The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-11
THINGS IN xfw YORK.
A Church Building Mania-Real Estate
Trouble with n Prima
Donnu-Jyendell Phillips and Tilton.
rFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT


There is quite revival going on among the
Roman Catholics of this city as regards their
interest In the new Cathedral now building
on Fifth avenue. This noble structure has
now progressed far enough to give the visitor
to the place some idea OF its future appear
ance. 1t will be, by all odds, the most gu
pe-b ecclesiastical ediice on the American
Continent. Built Of white marble, in the fam
boyant Gothic style. it will in color remind one
of the great Milan Cathedral, while lis gene
raj outline will suggest the two-spired cathe-
drals Of France and Germany. This new
cathedral was the cherished work of the late
Archbishop Hughes, whose remains, In course
of time, will probably be removed to final
resting place beneath the new building. He
was not permitted TO live to witness its COM
pletIon: but his successor, Archbishop Nc
Closkey, Is now deVoting all MS energies TO
the task. Our wealthier Roman Catholic
cl,izens are contributing literally. Gifts of
money, in sums of from one hundred to five
thousands dollars, arc coming In freely, and
several individuals who have already given five
thousand dollars each are supplementing
their donations, by additions In the shape oil
thousand dollar checks. The work on. the
cathedral is actively resumed. 1t will prooa-
DIV be several years before 1t can be finished,
bit the plous llberality OF the New York
Catholics proves that there will be no lack Of
funds.
REAL ESTATE.
The CITY is lust now unusually free from ex
citing influences. Even Wall street Is undis-
turbed. Gold kecps in the Immediate vicinity
of Ill, the fluctuations being so small rs to ex-
cite not even the brefeSt sensation. Inc STOCK
market is also quiet. There is q considerable
activity in real estate, and the prices show an
n
lots Is almost killed, by the fact that this sort
of properLy-that is, In the vicinity of the Cen
trail Parks held by wealthy men who will
not part with 1t at any price. Above the> park
lots can still be bought at reasonable prices,
though great advance In their value is conh-
denly predi,ted.
A PRIMA DoSS1.s ROW.
At Fisk's new operahousc hns been pro-
.duced Il gorgeous specimen ot opera oouie IN
Les Georgiennes," the latest work Of the
popular composer, Ofl1nbach. It Is superbly
nut upon the stage, with all the effects otelab-
orate scenery and costumes. All the women
in the piece wear abbreviated male dresses,
and in one scene all the male actors dance
around in pelticoats. An elephant-a real,
live, menagerie elephant-forms, part Of the
procession, and Is accompanied by BABY ell
ephant, whose antics give the utmost amuse-
ment This young quadruped is really Little
Mac,r delormed young mar who plays the
monkey in BryanCS minstrel company.
Aimee and Persiui are the prlma don1as oil
the troupe. They are both pretty women,
and pleasing singers, und have quite taken the
place In popular regard OF Montalaad anu
SILLY. The latter Of these had regular ro"
with the management. During performance
she made use of some gesture Which inter
rupted the music and gave offence to the con-
ductor. She was directed not to repeat 1t; but
the next night she did the same thing. For
this the stage manager fined her twenty-five
dollars. This fine she refused 10 pay, and
appealed 10 Mr.. Fisk, the proprietor, who sup.
ported his stage manager, and poor silly, still
remaining obstinate, broke her enlargement,
shook the dust OF New York from her tiny
feet, and sailed back TO France.
WENDELL PHILLIPS
has lust given his lecture on "Topics OF the
DAY." at Stelnway Hall. before the Mercantile
Library Association. The proceeds love: a
thousand dollars) are to so to the relief OF the
suffering French. Phillips was listened TO Dy
a large audience, and saving an occasional
break I'm his voice, spoke with all his wonted
yjvor and elouucnce. He declared that intem-
perance, the labor question. and the woman's
movement, would be the three great issues OIL
the next decade. He took very strong
ground In favor OF the French side ol me re-
cent war, und stigmatiZed the German Empe.
ror as 'sthe blasphemous bigot Of Berlin" At
this ulliterative denunciaton there was some
Kissing, but it was drowned In applause. The
address was very interesting, but there were
occasional repeLilions, and even contradic-
tians, which would hardly be looked for in an
orator like Wendell Phillips.
THEODORE. TILToN
has lust issued the second number of his
"Golden Age" It is an interesting, bold,
spoken Journal, though it Is difficult to tell
what precise policy il will advocate The In
dependent, since. Titons wftharaWai, mas
the other religious weSklies OF the period.
It's number for this week reads more like a
collection of unfinished sermons than any
thing else. The Examiner is attracting some
attention by the excellent foreign letters OF
it's travelling correspondent, Rev. Dr. Burt,
but. otherwise, our religious press is parllcu-
Iarlr dull inst now. TRovATOR.