The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-06-21
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger
LLrrIR FROM PLAoUEMINH.
W. oRLEANs. SUNDAY. JUNE 81. 1874.

Editor Morning Star and Catholic Messenger:
The celebration of the Feast of Corpus
Christi was deferred to the following Sunday
when, it was announced by our pastor, Rev.
CIV. D1iemecourt, We would have an out
door procession in honor of the Blessed Sacra-
ment.
Accordingly on Sunday evening" the 9TH.
inst. our church was filled with a fine congre-
CATION at an early hour. Soon the strains OF
martial music were heard and in o few mo-
ments Bergman's Brass band" entered the
church, followed by .he pupils of St. Basils'
Academy and their teachers, the good Sisters
of Holy Cross. The young ladies of this in
stitution generally perform their part beauti-
fully in oil our religious displays, but on this
occasion being dressed in white and each one
carrying an Are Maria banner they attracted
unusual attention and added much to the ii ne
procession in which they took part
After brief sermon the procession issued
from the Church in the following order Cross
bearer and acolytes brass band the boys OF
the parish the ladies and members of the
arch-confrate the pupils of st. Basil ; the
gentlemen, and the celebrant, Father HHeme-
court carrying the Blessed Sacrament, sur
rounded by the members of the Militant I'm
ion, carrying lighted tapers, and all under the
aIshalship of Mr.. J II. Sbanks.
The procession moved out of st. Johns
square on to Main street, down Main to Eden
street, down Eden to Plaquemine up Plaque.
mine to Church street, down Church street to
beautiful repository erected on the side walk
in front of the Academy of St. BASIL where it
halted, and whence benediction given.
After this the procession reformed and marched
N n t.hurch Of fO .Jnl nj fhrouDh
which it filed into the Church where benedic-
ton was given from st. Joseph's Altar and
again from the grand altar, after which the
congregation dispersed, happily impressed
with the beautiful Christian demonstration in
which they had taken part.
TIE WATER
has at last begun to, fall fast throughout the
interior and LAND out" is the word with many
The land appears as the destructive element
silently disappears, but it is as clear and bare
of every spec of vegetation as the desert.
Myrads of dies and other winged insects
follow it, and deposit their Larvae in the
yet moistened Garth, and in few days it's
surface will teen with worms of every kind
ready to devonr every sprig of vegetation that
starts from the ground. After u time item,
twenty, sometimes thirty days, these will dis.
appear and the husbandman may then plant
his crop without fear but, the season il
nearly gone, ho cannot ait, and so must plan,
and risk and fight the worms. The littl,
ground which appeared last week has, in THU
section, been planted and the corn and seed
are up already, but the former has begun t,
suffer from the ravages of a species of but
worm, and there are indications that the eater
pillars, known here commonly as the "gras
worm" will soon be at work, and not only cut
down but eat up every blade of corn as it ap
pears. Troubles generally come in tiocks, t.
speak in American style. We have had tn.
overflow, and as it goes the worms gather ovel
the earth, but this is not for some the worst
In the Gross Tete country, where the water ha
been severe, those who have saved their stool
now find the Charlton in their midst mum
Der of horses and mules have died of this fat
disease already and others are sick. One poor
man on the Gross Tete lost all his horees last
year, and to begin this year he raked and
soraped from every quarter, and at the ex pense
of many little comforts for his home and
family, he succeeded in getting money enough
together TO get a good team for this years
work. The Charlton has again visited his
place, and he is now without a team of any
kind. Many others have Jared no better.
FINE SHOWERS
have fallen within the last week, and til.
dusty, dngy looking appearance of droughty
times have disappeared.
TEXAs AND FLORIDA,
as told you some time ago, occupy the minds
of many of our good citizens, several of whom
are now away prospecting fer new homes in
those States. Two of most successful
planters are in Florida, though the a. Lone Star
State" will, no doubt, get many of our truest
and beat people.
1t is sad indeed to contemplate a " break
APP" but many, very many of US are held back
because We have not the means to move away
To start into a new country with little or moth.
ing to go upon is stern undertaking, bristling
with hardships; Yet to remain in our once truly
prosperous and happy State lie to accept toll
and misery for years TO come, us far as human
eye can foresee. Too true is it that Louisiana to.
day is Paradise lost" Twenty years hence