Father Hammer mentions an article in the Freeman's Journal concerning a so-called Persian bishop, who is touring the country, raising considerable funds for churches in Asia, and then decamping with the funds. The same person was in Louisville until yesterday, but suddenly left. Father Hammer encloese his picture, and says that disinterested spectators feel that he is a humbug. He is supposed to be heading for New York, which is why Hammer writes to McMaster. There is some doubt as to the authenticity of the man, although the bishops feel that his papers are correct. Hammer finds suspicious the fact that the Persian bishop has no papers from the Pope, authorizing his work. :: I-1-n A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.