Slattery thanks Hudson for the aid that he has offered to the missions. An occasional advertisement would be much appreciated. The Negroes of the South are a forgotten lot. Bishop John Joseph Keane of Richmond has offered the little aid he can get from the Lyonese Association. The collection ordered taken up by the Plenary Council will not be taken up until the decrees are approved and then it will be divided between the Indians and Negroes, thus it will not be enough. :: X-2-o A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.