The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-13
THE CORNER LoUNaER.

Remember tonight, the 18th Of October"
said an Italian friend 20 the Loungcr yester-
day, 'and remember the place, Nick Mala-
tcsta's, ON Jefferson street" This was enough
Ia awaken whatever energy, mental or physic-
al was In man. The l2th Of October, the
greatest anniversary day Of American his
tory, 10 which the ith OF July plays but
second fiddle. Tho discovery OF America
to be celebrated IN Memphis was just the
thing for the Iounger, who. at the appointed
hour, repaired to the place selected and
found himself In tho midst OF the Italian
colony. Nick Malatcsia's dining room had
been deliberately decorated with flag, and
banners, notices and devices aud portrnits
Of the great navigator, Christopher Columbus.
Tho tables were spread, and upon them we're
placed the yinndS dcliracics OF endless yari-
ETY., ~ well rs what are known as. the sub
stantials. At a given signal from Pre,i-
dent Lorenzo. OF Ia Sooicta III Unoni
q Frainllanza ltaliano, the members of
the society and invited guests marched
10 the banquet hall and were seated after
being briefly welcomed by the president
There were a number Of dstinguished guests
present, among them President MADDEN. Of
the city government Judge Duliosc, 81 the
criminal court AtiDmcy-Gcncral Pet o..
sheriff McEcndon, Mai. y. whitmorc
Judgc Galloway, Of the probate court. and
many Others. Il was not long before de.
licious macaroni, cooked in Italian style.
and myioli, the famous national dish for
cplcnr's ana. ,ourmlnls, were served 20 the
delighted guests Thee were gotten up ns
only Nick Mal,osis aud few other. can
produce them, In a style a. for the god,
themselves. Then thcrc was clarrt and
burgundy wine Of The best vintage and white
wine Of famous rvori Wine maccaroni
and uyioli-whata trio ~ good thing, 10
please the inner man=to ny nothing Of
scores ~ other dclica,irs When the f-asthad
progressed for some time aud al had toasted
Ia their hearts content NJ.
A. Naccaro arose and announced
that an ndldrcs would be made
In the Italian language by Mr. Felix Picco.
who spoke at length upon the subject Of
Columbus, the di.coycrcr u America. lie
wa, followed by NJ Moulc,crdc In English.
aud la response to ca'l' short addresses we're
made by President liillcn. Joseph Monte.
donioo, VIM. Fiizv raid. Louis q. Fritz
Capt J. Harvey Mnibc. aud Others The
festivities were kept up 10 about midnight
when the feast CLOSED aud the society mcm.
beers and their guest, departed for their
homes, firmly believing that Columbus did
q good thing when Dc discovered America,
because President MADDEN In the course Of
his talk said' III Columbus hadn't disooy.
crcd America we would not be here to.
night"
Memphis Il beginning 10 loos like her.
self again now that ihs cotton bales arr com.
Ing in,' unmarked an Old resident 70 the
Lpungcr. why I remember we'll the time
when nearly all ,uio cotton came In on
wagons. There wcr no railroads then and
hut few steamboats, Ike to see the cotton
wagons even now" DE- added. "thcy remind
mo ~ oil times, Jusi look ont on the hluH.
there they arr wagons. mule, aud dogs a.
Of yorc. but all ihis hos been changed. but
few bales como IN by th, old way. al IL now
by river aud rail- hook them. there is
load with cotton bawdng wrapping instead
~ iutc. The days ~ The juie trust are 20.
ing aud after this scas1n there will be half
dc'cn substitutes, but from all signs At pros.
cnt the cotton backing will be the ia,ofitc
with the planter II will make a market for
Inferior grade, of cotton. wonderfully our
"lionccg Cotton Mills have not been turned
into q haFginy factory for next SEASON
Th'rc's money In IL iuio or no ju,c."
Chairman Slaughter IL an honest man, N
all who know him admit lie also trusts his
friends most implicitly as being like him.
self Whether - positively informed. or
whether II was tho way he understood the
statement Of snpt Mason, II tho
Nofk.houss, ho believed tho Story that cA.
Oversee Pass was largely responsible for the
NUMEROUS ESCAPES Of prisoners Accordingly