The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-28

WluuufaWn, inc ReV. rather ballaStarS as
cendesl the pulpit and delivered brief ex-
request. all knelt and offered up prayers,
beseecl,ing the intercession of the Virgin
Mother for the soul of him whose mute and
stitched form lay before them. p. "a.
LETTER FROM PLAQUEMINE.
ILAQuEMINE, June %, iSsi-.
Editor Mo,,.il,. Star and Catholic Messenger:
Although somewhat late, it may interest
some of your readers to know how Corpus
Christi was observed here in the country.
The celebration of the feast was deferred
from Thursday to the sunday following,
when, 10y xix o'clock in the evening, every
thing was i'll readiness. Tile ladies of our
Altar Society had fixed mp three beautiful
Repositories OH the altar of the Blessed
in front OF the church, and another in the
yard Of the Convent OF Holy Cross, about a
square distant. After brief but eloquent
sermon by Father Dubernard, of st. TIA
briefs, Il procession was formed and issued
from the church in the following order:
Cross bearer and acolytes; brass band ;
about one hundred little boys, marching i'll
double file banner of the Blessed Virgin,
followed by nearly hundred young girls,
some of the larger OF whom carried a statue
OF the immaculate Conception the cOngre
CATION, followed by some sixty gentlemen
bearing lighted tapers after these followed
about a dozen little girls strewing flowers,
and after all, the blessed sacrament. After
benediction Mt the repository on st. Johns
square, the procession moved to the con-
vent yard, where benc,liction was given
from the repository erected there, after
which it returned to the church, where bene-
dictiOn was given from u repositOry erected
ON the altar of the Blessed Virgin, and. the
ceremonies of the day closed by the usual
.nssG IRf fInyv hn ali Hot-n
altogether, the demonstration on this occsl-
sion was truly beautiful, and as pleasing to
the congregation OF st. Johns as it was
gratifying to our worthy pastor, Father
D'HemecOurt.
Arrangements have been made to open IA
Catholic boys school here about the sixth Of
next month. y school for girls we have, the
Academy of st. Basil, under direction of the
Sisters Of Holy Cruss, but boys school we
sadly need, and in the efforts now teing
made to get up u good school it is to- be
hoped our Catholic citizens will nobly do
their part in the good work, and make it a
complete success.
pleasant showers Of rain throughout this
section OF country, and the crops, at one
time seriously threatened by drOuth, now
look well, and win turn out good haryests.
The water has at length begun to recede,
and will, we. hope, soon have disappeared
1lOu oilc luNcIlOI VI Jul EStAI1SkAsT HVSo WHO
have lost their crops will not, however, be
able to plant again with any hope of real-
izing anything for their labor, unless this
year prove different from the many similar
seasons which have. preceded it. IA Corn
planted within the next ten days, in over
Howed land, would make, but the, ground
generally swarms with insects, which either
destroy the seed or the plant, thus render
ing the effort to produce a late crop useless.
This summer we hope: some effort will be
made to secure the levees along the river,
and thus protect our country from yearly
flood. -f-29 lesl-
The people of ,your city, it seems to me,
have concerned themselves but little about
the opening of Bayou Manchac, a project 80
strongly pushed forward by the people of
Mobile and ST. Louis, Louisville and Gin;
cinnati Thefmpracticabi litypf this scheme
may be evident enough TO ns, but unless
we take the proper steps to shew this TO
others, our silence may be. regarded either
as favoring the enterprise, or Being indifer-
emit to its accomplishment rather attempt,
neither of which we should permit. The
project is not only impracticable, but it's
attempt would beFaihous to thousands Of
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