| Show Tin nN In Circles fur Cor I Jr Literary Now Nel York Yacht June 1 The Herald says Tomorrow will occur the tho funeral of ot William A it tIme the sacristan of ot tire the Homan Catholic church ot of St Benedict tire the Moor The sacristan was known throughout the tire United States Status for fol Ii his learning mint literary attain attainments ments It U was ivas tire the great greal object of ot his urn lift to become a n priest His father ather ivits n a slave and lived on a I plantation at Mount Vernon adjoining the Iho home of ot ofden then Gen Washington Young was In Washington lon I 1 C for tor or a 11 few tew yours rs and then through the tho Influence of friends who Impressed by tire tho aptitude Ich he ire showed In study was Vall sent sen t to Home He lie was about 20 years nars old In iSIS 1856 when lie 11 arrived at Home Ho studied In the tha propaganda for tor several years Mr VII Wll ras In hr the same ame rinse class ass with Arch ArchbIshop bIshop Corrigan When his hum grace Tace via 11 lied the tho church of or St Benedict the tha th Moor ho Ire always met the tho sacristan and talked to him In Italian of the tho days ot of o nom Home Mr Ir was une In lou Home In the time days da of Pope Plus IX He lie II was known as us the th Dopes loIes little lilak The outbreak nf or time th war made rna e It Impossible for tor torr Mr r to 10 return to this country na nit a n priest lie He was never lOver ordained Ho lie Hoal yaw saw al that It would be a tm mistake for tor him hint hintI to III I attempt to 10 take orders Ho lie decided to devote his iris life to teaching and to literary pursuits He HI Ii spoke Latin Italian and ond French with fluency Several years were spent by him as 01 assistant librarian of ot the time Pratt library In lie He was afterward sacristan tan Ian aim and assistant librarian In the Cath Coth Catholic olic university In Washington His ser Eer vices ns as sacristan at the church of at St the tho Moor Ioor extended over oe eight years rea Mr Ir was regarded by of 01 iris his race as DB an all oracle He Ito knew w all alt almut the old alti families of ot the tho f and an thir history It IH t thought that among hit his papers will be found round many man docu doeu documents ments which will prove of literary lIl and an historic hl value aille He lie was n a Irl con cnn contributor to magazines and church pub The Fire journals devoted to this tho of the negro rare race In mm this country Comm coun try tr contained many contributions from tile his pen mn Concerning his hili age there seems to be ben bea a n ContUsion confusion of ot dates lie He said he was 61 GC years esar ura but It is believed he lie was a little older ider old r lUg JIlt Liberal In III K g sev London June 1 IJ J A liberal has ball as b benm en elected circled to tn w m nt for the tho North division In of 0 Essex 1 uc Ar Armine r nine mine t liberal cr l Ills HM majority wu waa A iM a lIS as agaInst ag n a Majority of ot at fit the else elec election ion tion imms Plair London Jnue 1 Lord Falm won the tue hate fit Of f 1000 oae at lit the th M 1 meeting today lod P I 1 ard arils A morel II H Mahor Jahr up was s slid we e md lid and War Paint owned by br Lord third Ten horses ran Inn mu on runt London Inn on June 1 IThe The H itt He v John Watson t on lien dan Ma ra laren who last year Wit t raI i moderator of or the b eisa nod was all b by a A n taU of the uhe An ts Pr 1 M for or Irk hili I of o the tine American to r re ra ls ie 1141 the th He Many tan Mn on thIs Ihl tide side of fI tit n the ire art glad to know that their 11 ur urIan Ian an Rn brethren III In the United States lire iro K oe e to the It Is i an wonder onder but would be Im Imby In roved by a I reduction In size lite and an on 01 Li |
