Semple knows some facts which should be known in Rome, and in case they are already known his letter will still do no harm. Bishop John Quinlan, of Mobile, Alabama has confined himself to a little place on the Bay near Mobile and has not been to his Cathedral Church since Easter. Sometimes he refused to see anyone for days at a time and lets the most urgent business lay for weeks without action. Someone should be appointed by the Church to take care of his person and estate. Semple does not know the facts but suspects that Quinlan indulgences too much in drink. The present state of affairs is undoubtedly caused by indulgence in that practice. McMaster has probably heard of the contemplated proposal to retire Quinlan by appointing a Coadjutor with the right of sucedssion. Bishop Dominic Manucy of Brownsville, Texas was agreed upon but Quinlan finally refused to give his consent after first giving verbal agreement to the proposal. The Council of Bishops at New Orleans had recommended Manuey for the post in Galveston, Texas but this did not please the Sacred College. Other names propounded did not come from Quinlan but from a priest of the diocese of Mobile. Manuey was Semple's parish parish priest for many years and is a man of fine talent, sanctity, zeal, and charity but he has infirmaties of temper which make him ridiculous sometimes. It would be an error to say that Manuey should not be appointed merely for this reason since his priests are very striking and will vouch for his worth. Semple has nothing to do with the Galveston Diocese but thinks that if Quinlan were honorably retired and Manuey appointed the diocese would be regularly governed, proper discipline would be kept up among the clergy and there would be a new state of affairs for the Church in Alabama. This letter has not been written in the interests of Manucy but because of the diocese of Mobile. Some priests are a scandal because of their intemperance and their conduct in public, and other indecent irregularities. The Holy Father should know how badly this diocese is administered so that he can suggest a remedy. Semple is desirous of having true piety and regularity among the priests of the Church and writes to McMaster knowing that he holds the same desires. He is told that McMaster never answers letters but asks him to depart from this rule to send him some sort of notice that he has received the letter by mailing the self-addressed envelope he encloses. :: I-2-d A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo.