New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-04

need help from the city, which for a lonl
time has been withheld from them.
The Little Sisters of the Poor (havini
charge of the aged and intirm) corner
Lahsrpe and johnson streets.-lt Is q won
derful work that these Sisters keep this es
found it under the charge OF only hfteel
Sisters and vet it contains lao old men AMI
women, having all that could possibly 81
| desired for comfort and good maintenance
| No revenues but charitable contributions
No assistance from the State, and only $4Ol
from the city last year. Tnev owe $lO,OO(
on the new building, having 5000 due nex'
month. The ever generous Margaret re
| Gently presented them with liz new bed
| steads for the Occupantsl When We &c
| through this edifice aud examine the mar
velous work accomplished in such q short
| time by these humble, unObtrusive YET
| devoted Sisters, and witness the evident
happiness and content of thier aged
| charges, we can not refrain from the
thought that the hand of God is there.
House of Good Shepherd, Bienville street:
whom 100 are small girls of all ages, and all
in good health. The place is we'll kept
under the charge of thirty Sisters of the
Good Shepherd, who are also cOnsid.
erably embarrassed by debts on the
building and for provisions. The older
inmates are employed in sewing and
other industrial employments, the
younger in school. Included among these
are the girls formerly in the Girls House of
Refuge, and to whom the change has been
greatly beneficial. In their good work these
Sisters are also greatly in need of aid from
the city and charitable contributions.
St. Mary's Boys Asylum, Third District
Under charge of ster Mary De Desert,
eleven Sisters and three brothers Over $50
children are cared for in this institution.
They are in great need at the present
MERGERS bequest partly relieved their in
debtedness on the first Of January, but
since then they are again in arrears for
current expenses, having no revenue out
side of charitable contributions and city
appropriations. From the State, nothing
has been received for four years. Here too
We witness the same wonderful economy of
means and provident application of the
small aid the Sisters receive. Here too, we
with reverent affection, as of one whose
bounties never slackened.
Girls Orphan Asylum of the Immaculate
Conception, Third District.-This institu-
ton contains about 100 girls, and has
for principal eOurce OF revenue the Acad.
envy of Holy Angels. Considerably in
debted on Building, and for provisions,
$4,000 Received from the city last year
$500, and nothing from the State. In their
great need there is little hope of relief from
the school upon which they mainly depend
for support, the attendance in these times
being comparatively small. 1t is neatly
and orderly kept, and we commend it to
those charitably inclined as an object we'll
worthy their consideration.
st. ADnas Asylum, corner st. Mary and
Prytania street.-This asylum, organized
and especially adapted for the care of
widows and their children, now contains
sixty widows and twenty-five children.
They are comfortably lodged and provided |
for The building is nov undergoing Ie-
pairs. The matron being absent at the time |
of our visit, we failed to obtain necessary |
particulars. We were pleased to learn that |
. bequest from the late DR.. Mercer would |
perhaps give it permanent income 1t is |
neatly and orderly kept, and the aged occu-
pants seemed cheerful and content.
New Orleans Female Orphan Asylum, |
corner of Prytanis and Clio streets-This |
we'll known asylum, under the care of eleven
Sisters OF Charity, now contains LAG girls
frOm seven to fifteen years of age, all in good |
health, we'll attended and cared for. It is in
deed pleasure to record again the evidence
given here of the great cleanliness and
order for which the Sisters are noted. Like
the other asylums this is also in need and
IN debt for provisions. The city gave only
one contribution last year, but the State
nothing for four or five years.
st. vincent's Infant Asylum, corner Race
and Magazine streets.-This institution,
under charge of Sister Mary Agnes and
ner associates, possesses all the facilities
adapted for its purpOses-the care of small
children, of whom they now have about $50
title girls from three months to nine wears
If age. The whole interior of this ad-
nirably arranged building exhibits the
anne beautiful system of the devoted sister.
rood, and strikes the visitors as perfect
model OF order and good management.
md here again the hand of the good
Margaret is at work building much needed
addition to a part of the establishment,
indeed, the good Sister who conducted us
emarked, "What would we do without
1argaret,"
During our term we have ascertained
hat several witnesses in important or
apltal cases. necessarily detained in
risoD, are placed among convicts. This
oes not meet the approval of this
rand jury, and we urge that such
ersons should have other quarters and
reatnent, as neither waiting trial for
rlme, nor under con victiOn. The necessary
onfinement is sufficient hardship, and such
illnesses should not be lodged among Grim.
las.
During the early part of the present week
his community he's been appraised by pub ,
shed intelligence, over the signatures of
tate officials, that the appropriation bill,
assed during the recent session of the Leg
nature, had been tempered with, prior to
s PRONUNCIATION. While this grand Jury,
common with all good citizens, deprecafe
'ckless appropriation of the State funds,
nd in excess Of it's revenues, yet they
ould not pass over with Indifference the
hof IF Ia 7
assed and approved by the signatures of
le Speakers of both Houses, should. after
'aching the Governor in its proper form,
ass thence, through the hards of the Aud
or and the Secretary of State, and subse-
lently appear in the official Journal in such
tered shape as to startle even its trainers. q
wing to the short time before the expira-
on OF our term, we have necessarily given
10 matter q hurried investigation, and
Tough lndicting but one person whom q
g believe guilty, we have likewise cleaned :
lch information as to justify us in recon- !
endlng to our successors "a steady and | 1
,rsistent examination, by which they may :
,earth the guilty parties and expose the
hole plot.
Referring again to the needs of the various I
irritable institutions, we can not close
hich now weigh both upon the city and
ate, and deprecating the causes which
we led to prevention on the part of both
1m sustaining these dependent institu-
ms. IL is indeed marvel that they do
t on, and We can not but think that an d
teratlon in some laws might be made 40 +
TO provid moiety ''per CAPITA" to be
quarry PAID to them, and in preference
all salaried officials, for none are SO needy
these aged and helpless ones.
10 conclusion, may it please the court, we d
sire to express our kind appreciation of i
courteous attention of the officers with I
ION we have come in contact during our G