The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-10-09
LETTER FROM THE PARISH OF ST. JAMES.
The IVeather-Crops-P Conner
SION and Happy Death-St. Nary Jefferson
College.

Editors Morning Star and Catholic Messenger:
The weather is never-failing topic. The
weather in St. James is, just now, magnifi
centLnlghts cool, days bright, clear, mod
the drawback. The drought is in every
ones mouth-literally, for cisterns and
| wells are completely exhausted, ard the
river has receded SO far that to be dwellel
| IN close proximity to the fevee is, in many
| Instances, to be half mile from the water
the Industrial pursuits of the inhabitants
In the employment of water-buckets, bar.
| rels, and one-horse carts. Strange and
anomalous it seems, that with such vol
ume OF water rolling past our doors, we
are hone the less obliged to trust to aqua
rus rus I; for our chief supply. So it is: alag
The crops are reported to be generally
good in this region, though from other por-
tons of the State accounts reach--us not
quite SO full of promise. Garden opera
tons are, of course, entirely defeated by
the absence of rain.
The political situation in this parish is
settled. That is, the 'colored citizens" be-
Ing Immensely in the majority, their Radi-
cal patrons deem themselves already in
office! They know that they are ''cock of
the walk" and are greatly exultant. Of
rather less than 1000 registered voters,
there are $500 negroes, and it is estimated
that about fifty of these may vote the DEM
ocratic ticket, if such ticket there shall
be. Thus far the Democrats of our parish
have neither nominated candidates., nor
given any other indication of q lively in
terest in the coming election.
We may record here, as an item of Ca
tholic news, the death of an old and uni
versally respected inhabitant, Mr.. James
Goldberg. A good father of a good and
large family, good neighbor, successful
planter, he happily found at last that the
Protestant "opinions" which he Inherited,
lacked that guarantee which gives comfort
in the hour of dissolution, and hopes of a
blessed future. Accordingly, a few months
ago, admonished by failing health, he fol-
lowed the divine injunction of sending for
the priest, and after a course of suitable
instruction and preparation, was admitted
member of the divinely constituted
Church.
Since that happy event, his life, we are
told, has been of the most edifying charac-
ter; and although the death of good man
is consolation to know that he died forti-
fed by the holy sacraments of the Church.
In the funeral cortege, by far the largest
we have ever seen in this parish, we OBJ
served many wagon-loads of the colored
populatiOn-an indication at least of the
esteem in which the deceased was held by
all classes.
After the mortuary Mass, and the usual
prayers, the remains were deposited in the
family vault, in the cemetery attached to
st. Michael's Church. Requiescat in pace.
st. Mary Jefferson College resumed it's
work, as per announcement, on the 4th
inst. The classes were partially organized
on the 5th, but it is thought they will not
be fully under way for a week or two, owing
to the absence of some whose parents have
their apprehensiOns of the pre-
valence of the yellow fever. They may rest
assured that nothing of the kind need be
feared for st. James. In times past, when
the malady was epidemic in New Orleans,
this parish was entirely exempt from it,
on account of the salubrity of the
or as q reward of the prayers and
devotion of the good Religious connected
with the Convent and College las some
nave thought) we are not prepared to say.
But that such is the providential fact, we
know from our own experience.
An accession to the College Faculty is
hourly looked for. The teaching force will
hen number about sixteen-men possess |
ng practical knowledge of at least all the |
European living languages as we'll as of
What are called the dead languages of all |
he sciences, too and devoted likewise
t is no exaggeration to say-to the practice |
If all the virtues. |
During the vacation, the College and it's |
have been thoroughly |
leansed, .whitewashed and painted; the
enlarged and furnished with
increased facilities for ablution and venti
alton, and the school furniture supplied
With every necessary convenience. Add
o this, an augmentation recently made to
he chemical department of an already
philosophical cabinet, and
'atholic parents can judge for themselves
7here their children may have health, COM
ort, moral culture and sound knowledge
ombined.
ANDREW BANNoN, GRoCER.-One bright,
redominatng quality will make q of business.
oets with almost creative powers, are the feebest
I'D most inefficient of mortals Statesmen can govern
ngdoms, but imbecile in controlling their own