The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1870-05-22
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"a .PLAoUEM1NE,s11 s11ay 18th, 1870
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Having . few moments sxtisy dispus
! hasten to turn them to sccountin penni
n you communication abcas matters al
n things IN the country. !, e'4ssy,sg1,f,
~ VIII be . pleasure to your mai
readers to know that the prospects of o
section OF Louisiana, particularly the COS
. along along the right bank Of our great b
, nyer Mississipp1 from Baton Rouge to Ne
fOrieans, for good crop are excellent, "a
with favorable season cannot fail to I
J realized to the content Of the husban dmaI
Inc seed cane put up last fall turned Cd
weil and good area was planted. It I
now coming up, and although the seaso.
mas oeen somewhat cool, the shoots ar
vigorous; and stand generally very goo1
and filling up" we'll. The stubbie. too
has come out finely, thus adding LARGELY n
the prospect of the delighted sugar planter
AS much may be said of corn, rice, DO
section.
Another fact worthy of mention ia Tho
Detter disposition manifested generally by
the freedmen. They have done better thi
season than formerly and as a conseouence
the genera! prospect is considerably inn
proved. There is, however, a lack oflabor
lions of our section. 1t is hoDed That onr
people will use their endeavors tonadd to
sne supply OF labor not only by encouraging
emigration to our Sta0e-a feasible and
certaln means Of securing the end in view
0u1 also ny the Introduction of labor
tne State Fair of last month Satisfied me
.1aC Gnere are many machines now in nae
and within the reach of our people which
nay De turned to profitable account hv
:aem whenever they choose to give them
Another very conclusive evidence If tho
teady improvements of our State. ia the
MounI OF building and repairing heinz
one throughout the old coast countrv
.ew buildings and fences are being put nm
~ :" ~ tne oio ones renewed. Notwithstand-
'g these evidences of improvement thara
not much real-estate changing hanJs
OF thls two reasons may be given . Onr
lra1 population are not disposed to mova
3ou1 while, on the other hand. those
no nave money and seek investments
em omld 70 ,:' .nink that Southern plantations
ould, like other securities,n decline in
ice. In this think they will be disan.
inted. Tie signs Of the times inclina r.
int that way. "0 W
Our parish is this week epiovino tho
nor ola visit from his Grace, Monsei1nenr
iiee % vhe he hss is shs guest Of Rev; Father.
aPel, some seven miles below this place
tae same side of the river. Monseirnenr
Eche' sometime las0winter, preached tho
'liee IN this place and Promised them
come some time this spring to 4" tha
'e at st; Raphaels, where he arrived
!, saturday, accompanied by Rev.
me- ner Grouvenot, and commenced his
DIS there the day following. He has
u aSsisted oy Fathers Dubernard, of ST..
'rie!s, and Dehemecourt, of this place
~ ns q pleasure to add, as we'll as a
! pnment to the. Rev. pastor in CHARGE If
IlaPhaei's, that his visit promises to ha
seq with good fruit. This copgrerat;o~
attered along the coast q distance of
e On miles, including some back settle.
.s, EN- oraclng the town of Bayou GouIa.
'.eu i.t some nve miles below the Chapel
although the members have shawn
lderable alacrity in attending tba IN
,elons given at the Chapel, it has been
rmined to divide these instruct;ons -
tne chapel and Bayou Goula, whera
ei aAee mas station for saving Masa
nope that the people of that yicinitv
os oS encouraged to carry out their ex.
.J ~ lneenI1on OF building church in
bert. o10" W oov. r.
aseelgneur oseg Perche will leave 81.
lers , this evening for Rayou GonI.
WIZ return to the chapel SatnrdaT
49, where, on the day following
u OF children will make their frst
union and a good number of old and
Will be confirmed ~ n
'ext Monday he will be the onos+ 20
'rthy pastor, Father Dehemecourt
tne least of st. John the Eyan1elist
u iron OF our church and school 10 ~
'orated that day, we NAV anticinoto
'ant time, after which his Grace ,,;s
to your city. WIZ