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Thorpe thanks Hudson for the catalogue. Following Hudson's advice given in a recent conversation, Thorpe writes to secure Brothers of Holy Cross for the forthcoming school year at the Cleveland Cathedral school. Hudson writes a notation on this letter : Hudson hardly thinks the Brothers could undertake the charge. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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He thanks Hudson for the $25 he sent for their parish. Father Marine feels no one else at Notre Dame cares about the parish in the south. Father D is giving them trouble. He has complained of it already, but having sent him there, they do not like to call him back. He sent to France for two breviaries for Mother Ascension. He speaks of the severe winter. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He sends his thanks for the General Index to Brownson's Review . If Father Hudson comes across an odd number he should save it for Riordan. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She tells of difficulties that a group of nuns are having in maintaining a boarding school. Protestants are luring children from the school and trying times in Ireland make it hard for people to pay for the board of their children. An adjacent lot is for sale and a Protestant seeks to buy it and open a slaughter house thus forcing the school to close. Funds are needed too for upkeep of the present school, improvement and enlargement, or else all is lost for the nuns at Abbeyleix. They...

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Cosgrave once joined the Christian Brothers of Ireland, but left after profession. He taught in a Franciscan school in Brooklyn since coming to this country. Finally desiring to join the Congregation of Holy Cross he writes Fr. Hudson for comment as to reception by Holy Cross or at least employment. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Ryder talks of his ill health. In the event of his death, he wishes to give his effects unreservedly to Father Hudson. His only request is that Hudson burn all his correspondence not having a literary curiosity. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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She asks Hudson to send the Ave Maria to the enclosed address. Sister Mary Lucretia wrote for a Mass; she encloses her letter. Sister Ascensia finds no change in what she confided to Hudson. She had made no advance and there is none from the other side. No enclosure :: X-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12 mo.

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He thanks Hudson for the General Index to Brownson's Review :: X-2-g A.Postcard S.

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She returns the "Via Crucis" as received with only two slight changes. She sends some lines on the legend of St. Philip. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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If Hudson uses wood cuts in any of his publications, Shoppell will send proofs from which to make selections. He describes his cuts and the process used. :: X-2-g Printed Postcard

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He just mailed Hudson the manuscript of a prayer book. The prayer book business is monopolized; books are made for size, not quality, so he gave up the idea of getting out a book. Hudson should look at the volume of Tracts he sent. :: X-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Father Matthew Russell, S.J., answer to Jenkins' inquiry about his opinion as to Jenkins' position in regard to hymnal abuses. Russell is interested in the subject and wants Jenkins to get up a hymnal department for a prominent publishing house. Jenkins was also asked to collect hymns in honor of St. Joseph. :: X-2-h A. Postcard S. 1p. 32mo.

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Lambing's book entitled "Masses" will be much longer that anticipated. Research for it has kept Lambing's time completely occupied. He will not be able to fulfill his promised visit to Notre Dame. Lambing offers suggestions for improving the Ave Maria. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. Folio

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Reynolds was disappointed by Hudson's reply that her article was not acceptable. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Hill submits a sonnet. Tomorrow he will give a mission in a neighboring parish. He will return to Louisville, Monday a week. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

Scope and Contents On March 31st, Schlichter was accepted as an ecclesiastical student for the diocese of Columbus by Bishop John Watterson and he will enter the seminary to begin his studies in theology. He requests a copy of the Westmin ster Gazette, The Weekly Register and the London Tablet. Schlichter has called Father Joseph Jessing 's attention to these periodicals. Concerning the controversy between Jessing and a bogus community of Franciscan Brothers, whom Hudson was inclined to favor, Schlichter...

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Toner arranged an exchange of the Ave Maria for a Neapolitan journal devoted to Our Lady of Lourdes. He will forward several copies of the Liberta Catholica containing an account of the earthquake which struck the Italian village of Casamicciola. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Canedo forwards a copy of the Catholic Review with two marked articles about which she wishes Hudson's opinion. As for the article "A Memorial to the Blessed Virgin Mary", Mother Angela gave Canedo the book from which she made the translation for the Ave Maria. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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The "Gerta" contains numerous risque things. Egan doesn't understand Eliot Ryder . He asks Hudson to call Ryder's attention to a sketch of the "Folgore", which appeared in the last issue of Fortnightly Review. Some of Ryder's points were excellent. James McMaster was surprised at Hudson's calling with Egan and pleased. McMaster had thought that Notre Dame was hostile to him. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Knowles is a Catholic student who will graduate from Princeton College within a few weeks. He submits an article which he hopes Hudson will accept. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Phelan thanks Hudson for granting him permission to use Maurice Francis Egan 's poem. He requests the address of John Tabb. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Williamson thanks Hudson for the ticket. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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McDermott submits an article for the Ave Maria and asks Hudson's opinion of it. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.

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Kain thanks Hudson for the copy of the Ave Maria. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 32mo.

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Shoppell sends proofs of some Bible subjects. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Carrier remembers the enclosed being in his possession years ago, but how he got it he does not remember. He thinks Miss Rebecca Roberts, who at one time wrote for the Ave Maria gave it to him as an original of the great American author. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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McMahon sends some recent translations from the author of Golden Sands. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 16mo.

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Richardson sends a copy of the Index to the Dublin Review, volumes 1-104. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Mother Mary Magdalen Taylor has asked Collette to answer Hudson's letter. Taylor thanks Hudson for returning the manuscript. She would be glad to receive payment for her articles but since she has kept no account of what she sent Hudson, she can only say that her contributions for 1879 were not paid for. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.

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Dwenger sends the "Second Diocesan Report" as requested. He requests Hudson send him a copy of the article "Behold Thy Mother." :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.