The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-20
NOTES FROM NEW YORK.
PROPOSED CONSTELLATION OF NEW
YORK AND THE SUBURBS.

A New Name Wanted for the imperial
NIetropoIis-Brooklyn to be Enlarged
Tho city Telegraph Wires to ne Laid
Underground-A Steam Engine In
Black CoaG-The Great Emotional
Preacher Taimage-Negro Hymns at
Steinway Hall.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, January l6.
A scheme is about to be introduced into the
State Legislature looking to the consolidation
Of New York, Brooklyn, Long Island City and
the numerous villages in the lower part Of
westchester County. This is not a new idea.
1t has been discussed In the newspapers for
several years, and Its consummation has been
regarded as one OF the probabilities of the
future. But Its realization at this time Is
hardly possible. When the great bridge Is
built over the East River the two cities will be
practically one, aud annexation as a legal
formality will necessarily follow.
The bridge will probably be completed by
the Fourth Of July, 1876. If consolidation
then takes place New York will be an impe.
rial city OF nearly two millions Of Inhabitants,
and the second city In size among civilized
nations. The question has been mooted II 1t
would noy be judiclous when that time arrives
to do away with the present inconvenent,
unmeaning and un-American name OF our
metropolis and call it something more appro-
priate-Manhattan for instance. The name
1t now bears was borrowed from little pro-
vIncial town in England, aud endless confu-
sion occurs because 1t is the same as that of
the State. The consolidation of the several
large and growing cities in this neighborhood
would seem to afford favorable pretext for
adopting new name for the whole.
In time when the marshes between Jersey
CITY and Newark are drained and the new
land covered with streets and houses, the
creation Of another enormous city by consoll-
daton will be in order, and possibly that may
be followed with annexation to New VOTE aud
the creation of q new State by Congress-a
fayorite scheme of Fernando Woods some
years ago.
A bill now before the legislature recon-
structing the municipal government OF Brook
lyn proposes''to enlarge Its boundaries to the
present limits OF Kings County, thus taking In
several suburban towns, and Increasing the
population oy 10000.
In consequences OF the general breakage ol
the telegraph wires 10 the city during the
sleet-storm OF Sunday Of last week, an ordi.
nance has been introduced In the common
council requiring that the wires OF all the
private telegraph companies, and Of the po-
lice and fire department shall be taken from
the tops OF poles and houses and laid under
ground. For torty-eight hours after Sundays
storm the city was without means OF spread
Ing FIRE alarm, aud If a great fire had broken
out we might have shared the fate OF Chica-
90 and Boston. The private companies may
oppose the change, but 1t Ia believed that al
ter the Hrst cost Of laying the wires IN the
ground is checked of, the expense of keeping
Them in repair will be much lesa. Besides It
will be practicable 10 use copper Instead OF
Iron wire, and the conducting power WILL oe
enormously increased.
The indomitaole Tulmage, whose dre-proof
tabernacle, In Brooklyn, was burned down In
fifteen minutes lew Sundays ago, and who
now breaches from the stage OF the Academy
OF Music In that city TO overwhelming au'
dences, Is making tremendous effort to
raise funds to put up new house. me City
OF Brooklyn Is districted, and the ladies OF
the church are canvassing every street, store
and dwelling. All the rich men OF both cities
are personally appealed 10 by the pastor. Big
collections are taken up at each service IN
the academy. Many sister churches OF d'ter-
ent denominations are contributing. DR.. Tai
mage is confident Of raising two hundred
thousand dollars In less than three montns.
He is clerical steam engine.
His tervid style OF oraLory Is attractive to O
large class of that doatlDg population which
will not be drawn Into church unless the In
ducements are extraordinary. They must
have their gospel sugar-coated or they will go
without. In the late Tabernacle, In addition
10 the pastors eloquence, the congregation
were treated 10 music produced by Morgan.
the best organIst In New York, upon the larg-
est organ in America, imported direct from
Glmore's first jubilee In Boston. The ser
vices partook very much Of the character OF
concer. and dramatic entertainment, aud In
deed the house itself was arranged like q
theatre. To give you an idea OF Dr.. Talmage's
style In the pulpit clip the following extract
fran his sermon on Sunday morning, at the
Academy Jf S..'aic, as reported In The daily
papers: o.,,
much II our brother Jesus wasn't there. rnere
would be very few peosle there. They would
all be off looking for the lost Cnrist, and alter
they had found him With loving violence they
would take Him aud bear Him through the
gates, and 1t would be the greatest day known
in Heaven within the memory of the Oldest
inhabitaut. Jesus never went of from Heaven
but once, and he was 30 badly treated on that
excursion they will never let Him 20 again
Oh, the 10y Of meeting our brother Josrph-
Jesus We will want some new term by Wnlcn
10 address Him when In The frat moment We
throw our arms around Him. l can think OF
what we shall do through the long ages oil
eternity; but what We shall do the first minute
L CaQQOG guess. LII LILO uool VI hlo OoupIo-
nance. In the first rush of our emotion, what
We shall do cannot imagine. On, the over
whelming glory of the first sixty seconds 10
Heaven Msthinks we will just stand and
louk and look.
To the sooer-sided church-goers ouslde OF
our great, restless, cosmopolitan metropolis
this NAV appear little over.efus!Ve; but there
ia a class which will be satisfied with nothing
else, and 1t can only be reached by emotional
men like Talmage, Hepworth and Beecher.
The Tabernacle, therefore, supplies want.
Among the new musical sensations IN the
city are the Jubilee Singers" at SteinWey
Hall. They are q company OF young negro
men and women from Tennessee, who sing
with great sweetness and strength OF lungs
the uiaiut end original religious melodies oil
their race in the South. Anybody who has at
tended O gathering of Methodist or Baptis!
negroes in the bdckwoods, will understand
what It Ia that thousands oil cultivated auo
refined New Yorkers are crowding stelnWay
| Hall to hear and enjoy. In last nights pro-
aranme The familiar pieces LET my peopie
| Co." "Turn Back PharUah's Army" "GWlne
| 10 Ride Up In de Chariot" liking Jesus RlQes
on Milk-waite Horse" aud "And Why Not
Every Man, we're sung TO the delight ana ap'
plauss of the audience. The Jubilee Sing
ers" are on q tour to raise funds for the en-
dowm.nt of the Fisk Universally 10 Nashville
| an institution for the training OF c0loreo
| teachers. MIN"
TIE TROUBLES OF FRANCE.