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Rh property of the sitter for the price of $33. the artist reserving only a few pioofs of each portrait. With these proofs he formed two sets. and wrote upon each impression the name of the subject. These two complete collections were brought to this coun- trv in 1859. and one of them is now in the Corcoran gallery. Washington. I). C. While in this country Saint Mt'-inin resided principally in Philadelphia and New York. but made visits to other cities. tak- ing portraits. While he was in Philadelphia in 1795‘ he secured a proﬁle portrait of Washington. which is especially interesting as heiiig the last portrait of him that was taken from life. In 1811! Saint Mcinin returned to France. where he re- iiiaiiied two years. at the end of which time he set- tled again in this country. when he abandoned engraving and i'ollowed portrait- and landscape- painting. In October. 1314. he ﬁnally quitted the United States for France. and in 1317 he was ap- pointed director of the museum at Dijon. which post he occupied at the time of his death. Mathe- matics and mechanics were the pursuits he loved most to follow. the arts being merely a money-mak- ing adjunct : but we owe to the physionotrace and I gravei- of Saint Mcmin the preservation of the lint-aments of many distinguished citizens.

'''ST. OURS. Jean Baptiste de'''. Sieur D‘Es- CIIAILLHSS. French—Canadian soldier. b. in Cana- da in lﬁt‘ub'; d. in Montreal in 1747. His father. Pierre de St. Uurs. was the ﬁrst of the family to come to Canada. rendered great services to the colony. and obtained extensive grants of land. ' The son entered the army as soon as he Was ﬁt to bear arms. was made lieutenant in 1702. and a little afterward became gai'dc-marine. In 1708 he was one of the three commanders of the ex- pedition against Fort “range (now Albany). The Christian Iroquois having abandoned the expe- dition. the French \vere about to retreat. but St. urs appealed to the Indians that remained with him not to return without doing something. About 200 swore that they would follow him. and at their head he captured the village and fort of Haverhill. with its garrison. afterward leading his men back to Canada. having adroitly cxtricatcd them from an ambuscade. He commanded a com— pany in De Rainezay's expedition against the Eng— lish in 1710. In 1731 he was intriisted with a special mission to various Indian tribes by the governor, De Vaudreuil. He went by way of De- tmit. visited Lachine. and endeavored to put a stop to the liquor traﬁic with the Miainis. St. Ours also tried to bring about peaCe between the Sioux and their enemies. took steps to form the Creeks into a single village. and essayed to attract to that of Gamanistigonye the savages that were scattered along Lake Superior. On his return he was made major of Montreal. and he subserpiently became king‘s lieutenant—His grandson. Charles Louis Roch. b. in Canada in 1753: d. there in 1834. on his entrance into public life decided to support the English government in Canada. and was ap- pointed a member of the legislative council. In this post he endeavored successfully to give ex- pression to the views of his countrymen. IIe opposed an attempt to have the English language adopted. and also combated a plan for conﬁscat— iiig the property of the Jesuits. In 1774 he was appointed major of militia. and soon afterward he became colonel. The servicesthat he iendered the English at the head of the Canadian volunteers gained him the friendship of Gen. Carleton. who made St. Ours his aide-de-camp. Ile travelled through Europe in 1785. and was received with honor not only at the Engliin court. but by Fred- erick the Great and Louis XVI. 0n his return he took a notable part in the public life of Canada. where his inﬂuence in affairs was much increased by his moderation in debate and courtesy to- ward political oppoiieiits.—His kinsman. Francis Xavier. b. in Canada about 1714; d. in Quebec in 1759. entered the military service and rose rapidly in rank. He was one of the commanders of the militia in the attack on Fort George. and. although \vounded. he drove back a force of English at the head of a few Canadians. After the battle of Carrillon in 1758 he was one of the three otﬁcers that were specially mentioned for heroism by Mont- calm. lle commanded the right of the French army. with De Bonne. at Quebec. and was killed while charging :it the head of his troops.

'''ST. PALAIS. James Maurice de Long d'Aussac de'''. It. C. bishop. b. in La Salvetat. France, 15 Nov.. 1811: d. in St. Mary‘s of the Woods. Vigo co.. Ind.. ‘38 June. 1877. lie was descended from a celebrated iiieiliawal family. He studied in the College of St. Nicholas du Chardonet in Paris. and in 1530 entered the Seminary of St. Sulpice. to become a priest. lle “as ordained in 1335. went to Indiana as a missionary. and. on his arrival in Vinccnnes. was sent to a station thirty-ﬁve miles east of that town. Here he or- ganized a congregation. and built. St. Mary's church. The ﬁist scttleis of this country were. as a rule. very poor. but. by his ingenuity. which was displayed in some modest and sum-essfiil specula- tions. he found means to build several churches. In 1539 he was removed to Chicago. where he (le- Votcd a great part of his time to the conversion of the liidiaus. until they were removed across the Mississippi. T here had been priests in Chicago. prior to the advent of Father St. Palais. whose conduct had been bad; and. in consequence, he found his flock demoralized. and met with opposi- tion from a portion of them. They burned his lit- tle cabin. and for two years refused him his salary. with the avoWed purpose of starving him out. Ile remained at his post. however. aml with private means built St. Mary's church. which shortly after- ward became the ﬁrst cathedral of the diocese of Chicago. In 13-1-1 Chicago was created an episco- pal see. and Father St. Palais “as removed to Logansport. The hardships he underwent at this station were extraordinary. llc rode alniOst daily. sometimes for a hundred miles. without seeing a human dwelling. In 1846 he was sent to Madison, and in 1547 was appointed vicar-gcneral and su- perior of the ecclesiastical seminary at Vincennes. In 1H4S he was administrator of the diocese of Vincennes on the death of BishOp Bazin. and in the same year was nominated bishop by Pius IX.. and consecrated in 1549. He erected two ﬁne orphan asylums—one for boys. at Iliglilaiid. and the other for girls. at Terre Haute. He paid his epis- Copal visit to Home in 1849. and persuaded the Benedictines to send out a colony of their order to Indiana. Iii INST his diocese was divided. a new see being erected at Fort “'ayne. Returning from his second visit to Rome in 1859. he travelled thwugh France. Switzerland. and Germany. in furtherance of the interest of his diocese. lle vis- ited Rome again in 1N39. and attended the Vatican council. When he became bishop he had thirty- three priests to assist him in attending about 30.000 people. The number of Catholic churches was ﬁfty. although the diocese of Vincennes com- prised then the whole state of Indiana. At his death the diocese of Vincennes. although reduced from its original extent. contained 90.000 souls, 151 churches. and 117 priests. He established the