The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-18
FER FROM PENSACOLA.

&gsAcoLA, FLA, April 5tb, 1875
<ssar:
Stial season has passed. The days
81 sack-cloth and self-abnegation
IS have glided by, and with them
&be patteripg rain and moaning
hich this portion of the country
be disagreeabiy familiar. To the
ese who are ever on the alert for
elemental agitation which accom-
brty days just past, may have sug-
ional motives for acts of mortifica-
p as it may, however, it is worthy
the "Stations and Masses were
ring the whole of Lent by unpre-
rongs of devout Catholics.
ch edifioe is by no means small, and
erected, shortly after the war, af-
b accommodation for all occasions,
ent inadequacy is strikingly notice.
ather Bergrath, the energetic pas
u have to make some provision to
mbers who now attend Mass trust
for their accommodation. From
p of this difficulty, one may infer,
eligious sentiment has wonderfully
shis community, or the number of
Hts has multiplied to an encour-
Inference is perhaps the true one.
progress and development are OBJ
all sides; the bay is crowded with
g vessels, hurrying men are seen
at she streets during business hours,
es the pu fling of steam-tugs and
emotives are heard, mingled with
answers of some six or eight
sdores, and the results of emerge
are seen on all sides, singularly
18th the dead stagnation that
aAed over rything in Pensacola.
fens to have at length attained
ereat municipal corporations are
be puerilities of townbood and
nposing appurtenances of young
D ct she is without gas wor ks,
q street railroad, those three
u virility, the frock coat, silk
young manhood, but their in:
eubtless now a question of q
The indisputable prosperity
spite many complaints of hard
national malay, scarcity of
. remarkable contrast to the
village aspect of Mobile, or the
4lence of your own "Queen of the
other Indications of Pensa-
en of the fact that she has At
sfity, we were last week treated
. parade of "mystio society"
aone day to rival in attractive
*mons organizations of Mobile
ns. Like some of the latter
nown 10y a title that imports
the uninitiated. They style
o. r. Society, doing homage
narch King Boabdil, and in
similar to tie "Cowbet-
stick Krewe." They differ,
khe most important point of the
ich they exhibit the mselves. On
ok Eater Monday our streets and
ee eEowded' with people of all |
aspEs and conditions, eagerly an
ayent of the mysterious mon
rain. Conjectures as to the
Expected display, as varied as
no formed them, were heard
q there were not wanting,
mid of our colored brethren,
Ted the fearful idea of Ku
ate, however, if any were
were quickly dispelled
~ Ppointed hour by the ap.
~ eriliiantly lighted procession
nRproach to the central thor
eley. As it paused at Palafox
e keys of the city the spec
neEOpportunity to observe the
eets and study tho DESIGN.
eoDpanied by Roman knights
rsemeD, arrayed in steel he'll.
Hates aud gorgeously colored
aux were seen elevated on
and representing prominent
in the career of Anthony
All of the shakespearean
gre, with clown, soothsayer
and on one float was seen
2 OF the unfortunate Queen,
Ft1an oarsmen and conveying
sqysrs and their effeminate reti-
sntatiOn closed with octayius
stendants, the former seated
ltgenee on q golden throne, I