For many years dissatisfied members of Catholic congregations in Lefevere's diocese have been sending complaints to Rome. In a letter of Aug. 13, Cardinal Alexander Barnabo writes to Purcell: "Referring to the Bishop of Detroit whom Barnabo knows very well, a priest is concerned who attributes the fault of all the misfortune of the diocese, not to the bishop but to his councillors. Whatever is the cause, still the injuries exist. While Barnabo does not recommend the aforesaid bishop to remove such councillors, he would desire to have exact account from which he can plainly perceive how affairs of this diocese proceed." Purcell can make no report such as the Cardinal demands; perhaps Lefevere can do so, either to His Eminence or to him, stating difficulties, if any; their causes, remedies, and the offences of those who are the authors of them. No news of an appointment for Marquette. He sent Lefevere's and Bishop John M. Henni 's letter to the Cardinal and Father Edward Jacker's . Rome is displeased at Father A. Ravoux 's refusal and at the council for stating in its notula that his health is good when he complains that it is bad. Archbishop Martin John Spalding, who was there last week, says Father James N.? Lancaster for unbecoming conduct, will not do for Covington. Bishop George Aloysius Carrell is non compos mentis vel corporis. Bishop Henry Damian Juncker, whom Purcell visited, will never get well. What scandals in Chicago ! Purcell does not like to answer such letters from the Propaganda and yet it was written in the same strain of Cleveland and Vincennes :: III-2-l A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo. 12