Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-22
A TOUGH CITIZEN.
A Soldier of Italy and the Gross OF
Jesus.

Washington Capital: "The Rev. John
Ceregheni, a Protestant missionary of Ital-
ian birth and Garibaldi principles, was
picked up very drunk at Cincinnati the
other day. As the matter is of some local
interest, weecopy part of the account given
by the Cincinnati Gazehe. Az the Gazette is
a missionary organ itself, it is not likely that
the account exaggerates or mistakes. The
Gazette says on his being taken to dungeon
cell: "In his pockets he had subscriptions books
and a number of letters from ministers re-
commencing him to christiaR people of all
denominations in America. He claimed to
be wholly engrossed in laudable endeavor
to evaDgelize his suffering countrymen; but
the reporter who conversed with him has yet
TO learn that one Of the steps toward the
consum 10 alton of such an idea is the filling
of ones hide with Cincinnati whisky, paid
for, probably, with money that he had col
lected from various people for the purpose
set forth in the following paragraph found
in one Of the letters:
worthy OF all consideration as a christian
brother, whose special mission is to gather funds
zia, Italy.
"The prisoner is a tall, rather slender,
but muscularly- built m an, with dark features,
side-whiskers and mustache. He was we'll
dressed in Prince Albert coat, trousers
to match, SLOUGH hat and vest
color. To get any connected statement
from him was literal inpossibilitY OH ac-
count of his unministeria1 propensity for
consigniug an Irishman in an adjoining cell
to the lowest depths of despair (Ihe listener
will not be certain, but he thinks the word
used was despair,) for calling him an Italian
Lszzaroni. Concerning the letters he was
very sensitive; said that he was a just man.
Garibaldi was the father of liberty and he
loved him, and you are Cd d-n liar
that to the son of Erin, who interrupted him
at that point to inquire solicitously after
certain banana transaction in which he had
heard that Ceregheni was at one time con-
cerned. 1t may be that John Ceregheni is all
right, but matters are very much against
him at the present time. Ii he had not
stated positively that he was a preacher the
boys, one and all, would have set him down
instanter as a pirate, and all on account OF
his command of language. The letters he
had bore every evidence of being genuine,
and if such should prove not TO be the case,
why SO much the worse for John. Following
is one, neither headed nor dated:
Il have some knowledge of the Ceregheni fam
iy and doubt not that this brother John is of the
veritable old stoek-a soldier of the unitcation Of
worthy Of tie coincidence aud aid OF The American
church. / trust in God horn may be wound
from lhe Alpine erests Enere 1hess people nave
christian liberty over all the fair plains of Italy
and. glsneing across the Adriatic reecho in Jeru-
salem itself
THAT letter, it would appear, was penned
by MIR. Sunderland, of Washington, ID. C.,
January 20, 1881. 1t was heartily Endorsed
by w. P. Harrison, chaplain of the Houfe
Of Representatives; Samuel II. Green, pastor
OF Calvary Baptist church, and John S.
Peale, pastor of Wesley chapel, all of WASH
ington."
1t would be we'll for the reverend gentle
men of cur city to bestir themselves, and
either reclaim this Protestant missionary or
take from him his Endorsements. 1t Is a bad
business to have money collected 10 enlighten
Italy in an evangelical way dispensed for
benzine at the Paris of America, or the c.
Of c.