The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-15
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
The Little sisters of the P0or-The Sick
ness Aiming the Clergy of New
akrleans md Suburbs.

Orleans and Suburbs.
A reporter of the DEMOCRAT started on a
tour of investigation in the First, Second and
Third Districts among the asylums and
churches of these portions of the city, to find
out whether any sickness reigned among the
inmates of the said houses of refuge.
The first visit was paid to the Little Sisters
of the Poor, at the corner of Galvez and La
peyrouse streets. The sisters have in charge
a large number of destitute persons of both
sexes. There are at present in their asylum $50
old men, eighty men of middle age and eighty
women. There are fifteen sisters in charge Of
the inmates, and their labor is indeed one of
love, for they have to attend to all the physi-
cal wants of the inmates who are
FOR THE MOST PART
incapable TO do anything. Owing to the I'M
lucky state Of affairs in the city, and in view
of the large number of persons housed by the
sisters, it Is almost impossible for the latter
to provide all the necessaries for the destitute
old men and women contained in the asylum.
Blankets, clothing. shoes and food are needed
to supply the INDECENT inmates of the Little
Sisters Of the Poor. and contributions from
sympathetic persons will be gladly received.
FATHER JOS. KoEGEL,
rector OF ST. Boniface's Church, at the corner
of Miro and Lapeyrouse, was next called upon
to furnish information as to the health Of his
district, which extends from Canal street to
Elysian Fields. Father Koegel stated that his
health. only twenty-five persons, mostly
grown people. being sick Many poor famil-
les will be glad to get some relief from any of
the charitable associations If opportunities
are afforded to Father koegel to relieve them.
THE SEASON IS SO VERY DULL
that many heads of families are deprived of
work and, as a consequences, their families
GIIfprInp
disease are obliged to ask for aid both
medical and pecuniary. To show the extent
of the present sickness and its effect on
parents we will state that the school Just
opened by Father kopgel. which was attended
this spring by fully 200 pupils, now numbers
only seventy.
THE SISTERS OF ST. BONIFACB BENEDICTINE
CONVENT,
on Lapeyrouse, between Miro and TOnti
streets, all foreigners, now enjoy good health.
They have a school for little boys and girls.
which is we'll attended.
FATHER CUsTAROT,
pastor of the Church Of Notre Dame du Sacro
Cpur. at the corner OF Claiborne and Annette
streets. is sick with the yellow fever, but is
doing we'll.
Father Piperni, of the Italian Church, at the
corner Of Rampant and Cont streets, has had
touch Of yellow fever, and is Improving
Father Palmpro, at the st. Louis Cathedral,
is also sick with yellow fever, His condition
is considered critical.
Father PIOtin rector of the Academy of tha
Holy Angels has had q touch of the prevail
ing disease.
Father Massardier, of st. Theresa Church,
Is ILL., but doing better. He had
OVER SIXTY CASES
to attend to, and the great fatigue he expert
enced Frustrated him. 1t is to be hoped that
he will recover, and this is the fervent wish
of his parishoners.
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT
the malignant disease has killed Father
Beecher. OF st. Patrick's Church Father
Allen who was on his way North, came back
here Immediately to fill his place, and he is
alone to attend to the spiritual wants of his
pariShiOnerS.
IN JEFFERSON CITY,
at Saint Henry's Church, the Sisters of Chris
tian Love have been attacked with the dis
ease. These Sisters of Charity are all Ger
mans and have been In Louisiana only for the
last five years. Sister Colombia is very sick
of the yellow fever. and three others are
slightly i'll with the same sickness.
IN CARROLLTON
there is a great deal of sickness, mostly of a
light type. One Benedctine Sister IS sick but
doing well. The Catholic schools have opened
in Carrollton with very slim attendance,
owing probably to the prevailing sickness.