In consequence of his absence from the city for several days at Pittsburgh and Johnstown, Onahan lost sight of the doings of the conference in Detroit, of which he has had only the most meagre accounts. From the brief press notices the representation from the East was nil, except as to James H. Dormer ; and from the West only Henry J. Spaunhorst and Peter L. Foy . This is too bad. Unless the interest of the Eastern Catholics can be stirred up the convention will be a fizzle. He has not heard from Spaunhorst or anybody of what was done or projected, except two brief notes and a letter from John J. Hyde. He trusts the affair can and will will be worked up. He is not free now, as formerly, to devote himself to it, but he will try to do all he can from his desk. The duties of his present position are extremely onerous and allow him little time for outside work, nor can he promise himself more freedom in the near future. But no will try to take care of any correspondence imposed on him. He has not heard from Archbishop John Ireland Lately, and has delayed writing to him until he could give him a resume of what exactly was done. The Johnstown business has engaged nearly all his time the past ten days. He has had charge of the subscriptions raised here and was entrusted with the duty of forwarding them to Pittsburgh. $150,000 was raised in Chicago. :: III-3-c A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.