Edes thought it just as well not to answer Corrigan's last two letters while he was in Baltimore. She made a row over that "German panegyrical article" in the Osservatore both to Jacobinetto Msgr. Dominic Jacobini and the editors. By means of statistics in Corrigan's letter and others procured from Father Dougherty and the directory, Edes wrote the article in the Osservatore. She insisted it should print the retraction. The article was presented by a most excellent German religious here, not in Baltimore. Edes concludes it was one of the C.SS.R.'s from Villa Caserta. Edes does not think they will try it again. She expatiated on the stupidity of accepting information on America from people who knew nothing of it and who injured the cause in America by thus insulting the Irish element. Edes has them all in a proper state of terror. Edes was assured that they have a proper dread of the Cardinal McCloskey and Corrigan. The secretary begged her to draw up something about the Council so she did what she could. The Marquis Crispolti, editor of the Osservatore, came to ask Edes' opinion about inserting a "sunto" of the Cooper Institute meeting. He remembered the row Edes made over the article inserted by Ulysses Mori which caused him to refuse any further dealings with that individual. Edes gave him a synopsis of Corrigan's sermon at the Requiem Mass. Edes is waiting for the Catholic Mirror. She is doubtful of the report of the New York Herald, the only one publishing any sort of text of the decrees promulgated. Edes cannot get along so fast as when younger. Corrigan should not fail to send Propaganda an early copy of Pamphlet III of Father Patrick Corrigan . Jacobinetto said they would finally settle him and Edes will help them. Bishop Dominic Manucy gives up Mobile and returns to Brownsville. There are too many debts and too little money to meet them. Father Augustine J. Schulte keeps Corrigan posted about the College. Msgr. Ubaldo Ubaldi is very ill. They talk of removing a rib because of come fearful abscess. Poor O'Leary is pronounced hopeless with Bright's disease. They are all trying to get Ubaldi out of the College and put in one of their old Italians. Schulte is fighting hard over it. They tried the same game under Msgr. Louis E. Hostlot who would not hear of it. Ubaldi would be a great loss to the College. Edes believes the new Commissary Apostolic for Canada will be their friend Msgr. Louis Sepiacci who will be near enough to pounce on Corrigan in the U.S., if required. Is it not stupid to send another to further muddle matters. There are many remarks here made over the fact that none of the sermons to be delivered before the Council is on "The Pope," and also the presence as visitor of Bishop Timothy O'Mahoney of Toronto who they say should keep quiet and stay out of sight. The pamphlet with Bishop John Lancaster Spalding's sermon has just arrived. Edes hopes the Delegate Apostolic will appreciate the compliment Edes paid him in No. I. Miss Sedgwick always muddles things. Miss Metcalf is with her this winter. Miss Dana sends enthusiastic postals from Baltimore. What a disgraceful speculation that of the Catholic Mirror. Anyone can see that the illustrations are those of the Second Council. Edes had a long letter from Msgr. Benjamin Cavicchioni . He is terribly lonely and does not admire especially the Secretary. He sends regards to Corrigan and Bishop McQuaid. Enclosed in her handwriting is a passage about the Germans in Italian. :: I-1-i A.L.S. 6pp. 4to. 16mo. 12 Photostat from Archdiocesan Archives of New York