The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-24

place is very clean and well kept. There
ID need OF clothing and shoes. The Leg's-
lature withheld the pittance doled out to
these orphans.
St. Joseph's Asylum:- This institution is
for children Of both sexes; corner of
Josephine and Laurel. 1t is governed by
Mother Mary Jacobini, aided by several
Sisters. There are 200 children. Buildings
are unsuitable. The necessaries OF life are
wanted. The Sisters do all the work.
Everything is clean and orderly.
st. Elizabeth's Asylum.-Corner of Maya
zine and Josephine streets. This Asylum
is for advanced girls. 1t is under the care
of Sister Angelica. They have 1876 girls
industriously engaged in various domestic
arts. The dormitories are clean and airy
and the cooking arrangements excellent.
The asylum is in debt.
Sixth Precinct-Asylum for Girls.-Na-
poleon Avenue, near Prytania street. This
is branch Of st. Elizabeth Asylum. 1t
has only recently been established. 1t is a
model OF neatness, order and taste. The
clean, and receive great care. They are
taught useful arts, etc.
Louisiana Retreat for the Insane.-Upper
Magazine street. Uader the superintend-
ence of Sister Severina, this institution has
attained emiuence. Sixteen or eighteen
three insane people, and give the greatest
satisfaction. The ladies are obliged to
make many temporary arrangements to
meet the ever-increasing calls upon them.
They have at least twenty more patients
than they can conveniently provide for.
They give their services gratuitously.
Respecting the Charity Hospital, the re-
port says:-The total number of patients
is GIG. The number of patients variously
employed in the hospital about 40. The
building and grounds are kept in the most
perfect good order. Economy is evident.
The Sisters of Charity continue their in
dispensable ministrations and conduct the
culinary and domestic affairs of the hos.
pital in most creditable manner. There
is low per cent of mortality and q COM
paratively small number of patients under
treatment. The hospital is in a condition
to receive and treat as many as even our
severest epidemics may send within its
| wards
Parish Prison, Orleans street.-Captain
johnson, with seven assistants, in charge
of 303 inmates. This institution is in a
highly organized and satisfactory condi-
ton. There are few inmates awaiting trial
partment is under the snpsEsision of DR..
Cooper. The Society of st. Vincent de
Paul has established a small library, to
| which citizens are invftea~to add a few
more suitable books. The cells are clean,
and all the inmates show that they are not
stinted for food. The separation of the
prisoners into two classes-the unconvicted
and the convicted-is recommended.
Parties having suitable books, which
they may wish to donate to the charitable
work above alluded to, can do 80 by giving
them either to the members of the several
Conferences of the Society of st. Vincent
de Paul, which exist in almost every parish
of the city, or by sending them to this
Office. Books in all languages will be most
acceptable, as amongst the inmates of the
prison, for whose benefit the library is
established, are men of all nationalities.