Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
WHERE MANY RACES MEET
4 COSMOPOLITAN ryEIGHBoRHooD
IN AMERICAS METROPOLIS.
There French, Italian and Spanish
arc Mostly Spoken. and Strange
Dishes arc COncoctcd.


arc Mostly Spoken. and Strange
Dishes arc COncoctcd.
The Eighth Ward, or that portion OF
it lying west of the dry goods districts,
presents features. that are to be seen
nowhere else in this great city. 1t is Il
cosmopolitan ncighborhood. More diff
fcrcnt customs and habits are to he me;
with there than in any other part OF
New York. A greater variety OF races
and types of people are 10 be seen and u
wider conglomcration Of languages are to
be heard
What are called the Latin races abound
more so than elsewhere. French. Span
ish and Italian names and expressions
are very plontifully mixed with the Ger
man. There are greater number of
natives OF France located there than in
any other quarter, and i! is because they
and the Spanish-spcaking population OBJ
serve and maintain the customs and ways
Of their native countries as far rs posi-
bic that makes the ward characteristic.
Business signs in French, Spanish and
Italian are everywhere.
The butcher shops are designated as
"Bouchcries Franchise" boarding houses
bear the sign "Maison Privcc" and the
dry goods dealer calls himself II "Mcrcicr
Franchise" The bat "Chappclcric. =
1t is common sight TO see on the signs
"Bon Marchc, "NouvctcS, Lingerie, "
over shops. Blccckcr street, once the
fashionable place of residence of the
Lattings the Dcpaws and the Kcttlctons,
resembles Il rue of Paris or Gale OF
Madrid or Barcelona. There are all sorts
Of trade places even toa French American
fish market
Q The oyster saloon connected with it is
described rs Il "Dcpoi d'IIutrcS," and
'Frcsh fish daily in USE is ma'lc TO read
"Pousson, Erals, chaquc jour sur glaze. =
Beer, wines and liquors sold in the cafes
and cabarcts in the nci.hborhood are de
scrbcd by the signs ''Bicrc, Wins ct Iii
queries" The painter styles himself in
his cuisines card "pcintrc,' and schools
arc termed ''ccolcs
1t is in the Eighth Ward, too, tina; the
bulk of the Spanish-speakinS population
of the metropolis is settled. Like the
French they maintain the customs of their
hhtifC w SlNhN NNt'i'. nv
Spanish population is rcturitcd mostly
from the West lndia Islands, the Cubans
iprcdominatng.
Mixed with this population arc the
from the Danish and French
West Indies. They are of one color
,0black), but the types vary from the
shiny, ebony black to the saffron color
and mulatto. Their dialects differ and
il is sometimes difficult for the Cuban 10
understand what the other West Indians
are saying. They follow the trade of
cigar making TO large extent
A favoritc congrcgating place Of the
Spanish Eighth Wartcr is ii restaurant i'll
Blocker street, kept by n former slave
owner Of Cuba. Here former masters
and bondsmcn of the Spanish West Indies
meet and minglc, and lIayticns who were
lately opposing each other, either rs all
hcrcnts of the victorious IIippolitc or the
defeated Lcgitimc, shake hands, and
quailing Il cup of chocolate or other
beverage. converse ON the merits of the
past conflict. There are nearly rs many
colonies and majors to be encountered in
the resort rs nj a Missouri cross roads.
They SAW service in the Cuban war for
independence, aud spend much time in
talking of the exploits of the time.
The place is the only one i'll town, il is
said, where cooking after the Spanish
style is used. Green corn is known to
almost every one, but black corn is not
common here. 1t is OF purpish black
color and is very sweet. When in season,
it and black beans form some of the food
products of Spanish Eighth Wardcrs A
peculiar dish, of which they are quite
fond, and which is not found in the Del
monico menu, is the famous ola pud-
ding, or the oily pot. 1t is mixture of
black beans, rice and garlic. with oil as
the main ingredient. 1t is pa!atablc to
many.
Among the other unfamiliar foods and
beverages peculiar TO the Eighth Ward
is Chianti wine, an Italian decoction OF Il
ycllowish color, that comes in long, thin
ncclcd bottles in. glass castings. The sale
Of it is extensive. The Italian groceries
and bake shops, OF which there are many,
display novel sort of bread. 1t is very
long and crisp and not thicker than the
finger, and sells for sixteen cents Il
pound.
There arc many romanccs and strange
tales to be heard among the Spanish
residents. In Washington Place, near
Washington Square, is a household of
Cubans, in which there is Il girl who acts
as a servant, and who was brought by
them from Havana when slavery still cx-
listed there. She still works without
pay. Her master whips her sometimes
and she cannot be made to understand
that she is free to so or stay.-Ne'c YORK
-NemS.
"Hard- Winter" Signs.
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