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IE FINffi Bombardment of Santia T1 A. 1- - perplexity and irresolutiou of the government. " Wounded Men Arrive. The transports Iroquois and Cherokee arrived at. Tampa with 4 wounded men from Santiago. Senator Proctor 3Iakes a Talk. At thanksgiving services at Rutland, Vt, Senator Proctor made a speech, in which he said: "We are in the midst cf the war, but there are things worse than war. There are wrongs which cannot be righted in any other way yet devised, except by force. The American people decided that the long continued tyranny of Spain in Cuba most stop. The only way to make that sure was that her dag must leave the island and this war is the result of that j decision." and prayer in the nation's capita!. The President's recent proclamation was the basis of a concert of patriotic utterances from many pulpits. Thanks were given for the glorious victories of American arms and prayers were offered for an early consummation of peace. The Yellow Fever Vanished. Washington, D. C. (Special.)?Tho Marine Hospital Service gave out a copy of the telegraphic report from the surgeon in charge of McHenry. Miss., announcing the discharge of the last case of yellow fever. Spanish Naval Losses. Spain's naval losses have been twenty-one warships and twenty-one merchantmen, as against practically no losses on the American side. peath. Serious Charges Preferred. An Indian doctor has been arrested on serious charges at Greenville and remanded to jail to await trial. ? Crushed to Death. A wreck on the St. Andrew's Branch of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, near John's Island, resulted in the killing of E. O. Boyd, a brakeinan, who died from internal injuries received. The wreck wa3 caused by a tree falling across the train. State Press Association. The State Press Association, which reoently met in Greenville, re-elected the oldofficers. The sessions were replete with sparkling gems of wit and wisdom. 11 determination, if elected Governor, to enforce the laws and suggest to the Legislature such changes as would better them. Col. Watson claimed that ho had been the leader of the cause of the common schools. Mr. Featherstouo in a vigorous prohibition speech said that the enemies of prohibition could make fun of it and sneer at it, but ho would advocate it from principle on every stump in the State. Senator Archer said if elected Governor he would show the people he had a will of his own. Col. G. Wash. Whitmau furnished a barrel of fun. He '"exposed the trickery" of Watson and Tillman "these gray-haired men who are going to die soon; God forgive their duplicity." Governor Ellerbe replying to Crol. Watson's charge denied ti at his appointee as colonel of the First regiCol. Alston, had thrown down One of them had been sold to an Englishman. whose name was given in the letter. The pawnbroker, when the name was repeated, exclaimed: "That is the name of the man, who pawned the watch because he was penniless! I knew that he could not be a pickpocket." Nevertheless, the innocent man would have been convicted if he had been hastily arrested. The circumstantial evidence would have been regarded as conclusive. wncT THEY SI ABUT. Miss Palisade?I'm surprised you don't like him. Why, if h- had money he would make an ideal husband. Miss Summit?That's nothing ! So would any man. Senator Cameron, who is now in London, has cabled to Secretary Long, offering the government the free use for hospital purposes of his magnificent estate at St. Helena Island, opposite Pork Koyal, S. C. First Sympathy for Spain. London, Eng. (By Cable.)? The Observer's Vienna correspondent says: "The Spanish reverses have caused here a fresh outburst of sympathy with Spain, and there is a greater prospect of intervention now than at any previous period of the war. The North German Loyd steamer Poland sailed from Baltimore for Bordeaux, France, with about 4,400 hogsheads of tobacco. The whole ship's capacity is taken up with the tobacco, shipped government account. rrom cut - - < fun cm Geu. Miles Has bailed forC'uba?The A By the Russians?Thanksgiving at Delayed?Flags Hoisted on Trench* Washington, D. C. (Special) ?'The bombardment of Santiago has begun. " That was the verbal information obtained at the War Department Sunday (10th). Almost immediately three bulletins were posted, the most important of which was from General Shafter. This dispatch announced that Genera! Toral, who succeeded General Linares in command of the Spanish forces in Santiago, when the latter was wounded, had declined to surrender unconditionally, and ihat the bombardment of the town would be bepun by the army und navy about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. During the past week Gen. Shatter has received re-enforcements of both artillery and infantry. Randolph's battery of twenty-four puns is now in position before Santiago, and as one of of the War department officials expressas it, "When these Loup Tom's of Randolph's bepin to talk, something will barren in Santiago." Genera Shafter has nearly fifty siepo guns and a larpe uttmlcrof 7-inch morMm ft# /! i: NELSON A. MILES. GENERAL "t-arfi "nAsitlAs li^hfc artillerv at his dis- ; posal. These guns, taken in connection with the worh that can be done by *he fleet will, it is believed, carry terror and destruction to Santiago. Gen. utiles to the Front. Charleston, S. C. (Special.) The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment and one battalien of the Sixth Illinois embarked on the cruisers Yale and Columbia and are now en route to Santiago to reinforce Shatter. The expedition is commanded by Brigadier General Geo. A. Garrettson. General Nelson A. Miles and his staff boarded the lighthouse tender Wisteria, and went out to the Yale. This was in accordance with previousl}' arranged plans. The Sixth Massachusetts is quartered on the Yale, while the Illinois men are on the California. The expedition numbers in all 1,720 men. War to the End, Says Blanco. Paris, France (By Cable). A letter i from Madrid says that General Blanco, in reply to the government's request for bis TjewB of the situation urges "war to the end," and asserts that the Cuban volunteers caunot be reconciled to the idea of the banding over of the island to the Americans, especially now that a great majority of the Cubans favor Spain. Why Peace Is Delayed. London*. Eng. (By Cable.) The Madrid correspondent of the Observer says: "The army is the obstacle to | peace. It is not willing to yield without further fighting. General Blanco i and the other military leaders are ashamed to ask for peace, without testing their fighting capabilities with the Americans. Jf they are deprived of the opportunity they will rise and fight in Spain against the government and in Cnba on their own account against the s n ro /Icro TKic to a at a! n ? /.r. BATTLE ON.! j go B?gun With Firing 5 Enemy. i S in fi IIHKK mcricans are Regarded u9 "Hoodoos" tlie National Caj ital?Why Peace Js 's-Day of Mourning in Havana. The Church is Blameless, Washington, l). C. (Special.)?The Senate committee on claims made its report upon the investigation made by tbo committee into the payment of the claim of the Methodist Book Concern, ftnti flta TMirmAnt Kr \fninr F R Ktfthl man of SlUO.tM) as an agent in getting the claim through. The report of the committee says: <"The testimony before the committee clearly shows that no part of the money received by Malilmyi was paid to Messrs. Itarbeo and Smith for their personal use, or to any Senator or member of Congress, or to any other person for corrupt purposes. " Our Loss at Santiago. WA^n'NoroN, 1). C. (Special). The W ir Department has received the follow .ng dispatch from Con. Shatter, giving in detail the dead and wounded, with the exception of t/ vi. Wheeler's division: In Lawtou's division there are ki'led. 4 ollicers and 74 men; wounded, ! 1 c?;cvi s and M17 me 1: tmssVV -v ?1 t M / O ' , COMMANDING THE AP.MY. ing, one man. Id Ken's diTision, killed, 12 officers aud ?7 men; wounded, 86 officers, 502 men; missing 62 men. In Bate's Brigade, killed, 4 men: wounded, 2 officers and 20 men; missing 5 men. Signal Corps, killed, 1 man; wounded, 1 man. General Wheeler's renort not vet received. The Americans as Hoodoos. London, Eng., (Special). The Press of all the continental cities is most actively discussing the prospects of peace, propagating various rumors to the general effect that the negotiations are all to very little profit. The Piussian papers are very bitter against the United States. The St Petersburg Xovosti characterizes the destruction of Admiral Cervera's fleet as "brutal slaughter" and accuses the Americans of employing "6ome kind of new explosive machine or bomb, contrary to international law." The Delaware Lost Oil' Baruegat. Atlantic City, X. J. (Special.) The Clyde Line steamer Delaware, from New York for Charleston aud Jacksonville, was abandoned off Barnegat, the steamer at the time being on fire. The passengers and crew were rescued by the members of the Cedar Creek Lite Saving Station, with the aid of the crew of the fishing smack S. P. Miller. Flags Hoisted on the Trendies. In front of Santiago (By Cable.) Orders have been issued that each regiment in the American lines hoist a flag on the trenches in frontof the position it occupies. This gives the Spaniards an excelleut idea of tho extent and location of our lines, but it also makes a very imposing appearance. Thanksgiving at the Nation's Capital. Suuday was a day of thanksgiving SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. THE HUG ("KNOT ClIl'KCU. A Bequest of .$12,OOO From u Lady of i Philadelphia. , The Uu^uenot Church, of Charles- 1 tou, Las been the recipient of the j;ift of ; S-,00'") from a trenerous laJy of l'hila- i ileiplia. The donution, so acceptable . in itself, is made more so by the cir i cumstances of its bestowal. A plan has j deen formulated aud is being carried | out to place this shrine of sacred memories upon an abiding foundation by securing for it an adequate endowment. Its vested funds were greatly impaired by the war, like most vested sums elsewhere. and it has been thought that the church as the only remaining one in the United States which represents the forms and faith of the French Protestantism which has leavened American life and character for more than 200 years, should be placed beyond all the contingencies, which could menace its perpetuity. To this end a committee of the corporation has addressed an | appeal and sent a brief history of the church to Huguenots elsewhere. Hut of this plan the munificent giver of the present contributieu had no knowlledge. Love Conquers Obstacles. Miss Emma Hough, an attractive looking young ? oman from Columbus, Ohio, called at the police station at Charleston and stated that she wanted a license to marry Lewis Henckartt. of the Fourth Ohio lteginieut, which she expected to arrive early that night. She stated that they had intended marking at Camp Alger, but that the chaplain would not marry them without a license, which they did not have tinio to get m the confusion of moving. lias a Ditlicult Task. Col. "Wilio .Tones of the Second regiineut is u little worried uud perplexed j about the outlook for getting up ilia ! two more battalions necessary to coin I plete the re.'imeut, and he says that j the lines havo been so tightened by j the government since the lirst regiment ] was formed that the task before biw ' Las been made very much more difficult. Festal Darkies and Warm Bullets. At a negro barbecue near Richard-j souville, Saluda county, a row occurred and some forty or tifty shots were !??! cmrilrp rOpnrpil HWRV there was one man fatally wounded and j some six or 6even others more or less j seriously hurt. A mule, belonging to Mr. A. S. Tompkins, of Edgefield, which had been driven to the 'cue by one of his hands, was killed outright. New Telephone Combination. A new telephone combination has been formed at Greenville, Georgo A. Browning, president of the Greenvillo Home Telephono Company, and his associates have organized the Piemont Telephone and Telegraph Company. The new company will have exchanges at Anderson, Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Alston, Newberry, Gaffney and Spartanburg and intermediate points. Reverses the Lower Court's Ruling. Mr. Ben Iseman, who, in 1890, presented a scalper's ticket from Charleston to Columbia and was ejected by the conductor, the conductor, changing bis mind, accepted the ticket, and who instituted proceedings in the lower ?ourt for damages, which was non' ' >' - J 4~ 41.A suneu oy me juuge huu wnou iu wo Supreme Court, got a verdict ordering his case to go to trial iu the lower court Fatal Accident at Columbia. A bad wreck occurred on the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens road at the Blanding street crossing, in Columbia, by which a well known negro, Georgo Drayton, lost his life. The place of this accident has often given the railroad trouble on account of sand washing on the track every tim there is a heavy fall of rain. Banks Consolidate. At a joint meeting of the directors of the two banks of Bock Hill the First National Bank and the Savings Bankit was decided that the two would be consolidated. This consolidation will go into effect on August 1. - PhrtQnhatft Shinmpiits HeirlnnIH2T. The phosphate industry of South Carolina, which has for a long time been in a dormant condition, is again becoming active, with the prospects of a good future business. Teachers' Convention. The recent State Teachers' Convention, which met at Lythia Spring, is said to have been the most pleasant and profitable meeting ever held by the association. ? Mr. Snelgrove Declines. The newly appointed quartermaster of the Second regiment, Mr. VV. 1'. Snelgrove. has declined the position tendered him by Governor Ellerbe. Run Down by Trolley Car. Dr. E. B. Utley, in the act of pushing his bicycle across the street car track near the Hotel Jerome, in Columbia, was struck by a passing trolley car, which knocked him to the ground on one side of the track, somewhat bruising him below the knees. -4*> Union's Treasurer Dead. County Treasurer James D. Going died at his home in Union. Ho was a very officienct and acceptable officer and much regret is exuressed at his MCMM Hot Words Between Commissioner Thomas and Gen. Gray. # POKES FUN AT CLEMSON. Col. \Yhitman Furnishes a Rarrel of Fun?Governor Kllcrbe Defends Ills Appointments?31 r. Feathcrstoue's Plea for Prohibition. KINGSTBEE MEETING. ihe garnering was a lairiy large one, there being between ?UU anil 4bi) perione present. The crowd seemed to manifest more interest in things political than at anj- of the preceding meetings. The proceedings were devoid of excitement or interesting features. Concerning Col. Watson's charge that he had weakened on the dispensary, Governor Ellerbe read a letter from from Gen. Barber, stating that he had never said that the Governor was ready to give up the dispensary. As for abolishing the profit feature, this was also the view taken b}' the father of the law ? Governor Tillman. Col. Tillman said he was running for Governor on an economical platform. He criticized Governor Ellerbe for raising theStato tax, and attributed the deficito t waste at Clemson. If the people would wipe out tho abominable tyranical dispensary the counties would not have to borrow money. Col. Schumpert said ho offered himself as a candidate for Governor because he believed he could give the people a better adiuinistr-itiontliau they are now barium. Cel. Watson avowed that he was a temperance man w ho had no uso for liquor, hi;1 th j people wanted liquor and the only tiling to do was to mitigate the evil. .Mr. Featlierstoiie's prohibition s; oech was very attentively listened to. Senator Archer said he wa- a candidate for Governor because South Caroline had never educated; tho masses. Six of the wou'd be railroad commissioners addressed tho meeting S'.an6ell, Evan.-, Gariis, Sligh. T) unasaud Gray. CaadidateG. lUinoan lkdliuger had the distinction of being couiplimentarily introduced by the chairman. The ottier candidates for Stat offices who spoke were .Messrs. Epton, liradham, Tompkins, Floyd, W atts, Mice, Mrown and McMahan. Mr. J. K. El lerbe and Congressman Norton, candidates for Congress in the Sixth district, made their first speeches iu this campaign. Col. William Elliott a. a candidate for Congress from the Fir t district, stood on his record. FLORENCE MEETING. Commissioner Thomas and Gen. Gray had an altercation on the stand which forebodes a personal combat. Mr. Thomas branded one of Gen. GAkv's statements as a falsehood and the latter promptly advised him that he would attend to him on the outside. Solicitor Bellinger said that while he was not au advocate of nrnhihition. liko his onnouent was. he was prepared to enforce whattYjr la\T9 were placed on the statute books. Col. Geo. S. Mower, of Newberry, made his appearance on the stump for the first time iu this campaign. He fovored prohibition because it wa9 right, expedient and best for tho people. Candidate Epton said that he was the candidate of his friends for comptroller general. His opponent came from the sixth district, which already had two-thirds of the State offices. Comptroller Derham retarded this as a compliment to the district, but declared that Horry had never had a place in the picture. Candidate Berry said that tho railroads looked after their own pockets, but if elected commissioner he would advocate measures to relieve tho people. Commissioner Thomas stigmatized Gen. Gray's statement that he had voted against the interests of the people, either as absolutely false, and he knew it was false, or he did not Have tue sense 10 compreuenu me matter. Geu. Gray came forward witb a pale face and tire in his eye. "I will say to this man," said he glaring at Mr. Thomas, "if he will accuse me of making false accusations outside of this court house I will make him regret it." Gen. Watts made a statement covering his tender of services to Governor Ellerbe, saying that he had made an unconditional otter. Col. Floyd declared that if Watts had been willing to tear from his coliar the stars and bars and enter the ranks he would have found the chance without having to apply to the Governor. Mr. Blythe made a dignified speech illustrating his militar}' training and education. Superintendent of education Mayfield rehearsed his official record and showed what strides had been made during his incumbency. Mr. Brown made a practical speech on the needs of the common schools. Mr. McMahan was witty and earnest in his treatment of the subject Col. Rice's speech was a gem, replete with wise and thouchtful suggestions for propagating education and building up the character of the children. "Uncle" George Tillman spoke in a spicy and interesting manner. It was false that he wished to destroy Clemson, but he made fun of the extravagance there. Clemson spent SUM',000 a year to teach boys to hoe and plough, and at the same time it had thirty three convicts between them and work, just as in slavery time we had negroes between us and the sun. He er.coriated the dispensary and was applauded liberally. Col. Schumpert's sneech was a vigorous avowal of bis arrus when ordered to go to Dar? lington. Watson criticised bim for ap[ pointing a Conservative, yet be bad re| ceived a telegram from W atson asking I bim to appoint Ihompson as colonel of I the Second regiment. The other speakers were Candidates Tompkins, Bradkam, Norton and J. E. Ellerbe. MARION MEETING. The crowd at this meeting surpassed ; in numbers all its predecessors, there j being nearly 000 persons present. Caa! dulate Brown, for the office of superin: tendent of education, met with a rousj ing cheer from his home people. He ! thanked them for the honors they had i heaped upon him. Mr. McMahan con| gratulated the people that the campaign gave them a chance to see tne i present superintendent of education, the light of whose countenance Ma! rion had not seen for manv moons. { Col. Iiice came next. He commentod , on the pleasing fact that Marion set great store by her library, an evidence that the people were eager for knowledge. Superintendent Maytiold wondered how long the patriotism expressed by his opponents had lain pent up in their bosoms, and he had come to the conclusion that the}* simply wanted the office. Mr. J. E. Ellerbe was greeted as a son of Marion. In passionate language he announced that he was in the race for Congress to defend his honor; he had been unfairly treated, had had lies circulated against him He begged, entreated and dared Gen. Norton to compare records with him. I Congressman Norton, another son of Murion, replied vigorously to Mr. Ellerbe. 8aid he: "If you say or intimate that I have circulated false reports about3*cu,youtell what is not true. Governor Ellerbe was greeted with rousing cheers. He was doubly grateful to these people of his who had taken him from the plow handle. It j had been asserted by one of the cauI dnlates that ho could not carry his | own county. i'Yo:ce: "Jle must be j crazy.'') Whether he could or not he i kuew that the peoplo of Marion woald i never crucifv one of her sons 0:1 false I charges. Col. Tillmun's treatment ot I the dispensary question was lively and i witty, lie ke11 the audience entertained and was applauded. The other speakers were: Candidates ]>erham, Epton, Evans, Carris, Sligh, Thomas, Gray, Stansell, Berry, Toinp1 kins, Brad ham, Cooper, Watts, Floyd, i Blythe, Schumpert, Watson, Featherstone. Archer, Whitman, Mowers and Bellinger. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. ?An Incident That Proves the Strongest Chain May Be Defective. A recent incident in I^ondcn serves to prove that the strongest chain o! cir cumstantial evidence may ne aeiecuvc. A visiter at the American circus exchanged comments with a welldressed stranger who sat by his side, and used his own opera-glass freely. Midway in the performance the stranger remarked. "I have been here several times, and know the best features of the show. I advise you to watch closely with your glass what is now going on in the farthest ring. It is one of the most interesting numbers of the programme." The advice was followed. The visitor watched eagerly the performance in the distance, and when it was finished. thanked his neighbor for the hint, saying that it was well worth seeing. The stranger assentea, ana auer momentary delay left his seat, saying that he would not stay to the end, as he had seen the show several times. "It is your first visit here," he added, "and you would better remain for the last act, which is the best of the evening." Not long afterward the visitor missed his watch, and felt sure it had been stolen by the stranger while the operaglass was in use. The police at Scotland Yard advised the victim the next day to advertise for the watch and also to open negotiations with several of the largest pawnbrokers.for its recovery, leaving with them a description of it. In the course of a week he received a call from one of the pawnbrokers. "This looks like your watch," re marked the dealer, "but I can't believe that it Is." A gold watch was produced and at once identified. It corresponded exactly in size and design with the missing watch. It bore the name of the same watchmaker on the inner case, and also the number and date. "I am certain that it is mine," was response. "Describe the man who pawned it." This was done. The description tallied quite closely with that of the visitor's unknown acquaintance at the circus. "You have bought it from the pickpocket." he added, "and must help me in having him arrested and convicted." The pawnbroker admitted that the evidence was strong enough to convict the man, but added that he had absolute faith in his innocence. He asked the loser to write to the watchmaker, and ascertain whether, by any chance, two watches had been marked with the same number. This was done, ana a reply was received, stating that, by accident, two watches had been marked with the same number and were exactly alike. 'km Id chiisI I ? A Great Outburst of Patriotism in the House. CLOSING OF SENATE QUIET. President Signs Many Engrossed Bills Senate and House Pass Resolutions of Thanks to Their Presiding Officers. Washington, D. C., June 8 (Special.) The end of this session of Congress in the House was marked by two notable incidents. One was sensationally partisan, well nigh resulting iu personal conflicts upon the floor of the House; the other was notably patriotic and swept away all signs of the former. Mr. Handy, Democrat, by moving to strike from the record a part of the speech which appeared as that of Mr. Eay, Republican, of New York, precipitated a dispute which brought on a closing incident of a sensational nature, during which a question of veracity arose between Messrs. Ray and Handy, and finally Mr. Cannon, Republican, of j Illinois, by denouncing the Democrats ; for delaying business by calling for I tellers on the motion to strike out, i came near precipitating a riot i At 2 o'clock, when Speaker Reed announced "this aecond session of the I Congrese adjourned witnout nay, a I great cheer arose and then began a scene which, while similar to the usual I closing scenes of sessions, far surpassed in enthusiasm and manifest good feeling any simiTfr epi.iude in the memory of the oldest member of the House. I The occtij ants of the packed galleries who had risen to go, paused as they heard a half dozen members begin ! singing "America." Other members hurriedly crowded around the Speaker's ! stand and joined the singers until within a short time it seemed all members | present were aiding in swelling the volume of song. Presently a voice her# and there in the galleries joined in, ! and it was not long until members and spectators were singing the patriotic hymn. Tho scene was a marked transition from the party demonstration which had been witnessed such a short time before. Democrats aud Republican* were now singing in accord a national 1 ? * I, Wlian tVin ?nno s?noaAd Kdm# I??U kUOUi. II uuu vuv w member proposed three cheers for the "nation's President," and the roar of sound ihat followed came from a united house. Then "North, South, East and West, a United Country !" was proposed, and then in turn came the heroes of the war, Dewey, Schley, Hobson, Sampson, and finally former Rer>resentative, General Joe Wheeler, who is now clinging, though ill, to his command in front of Santiago, was named, and the hall resounded with cheers of thrilling strength. Then the singing proceeded. Meantime Sergeant-atArms Russell had brought in 200 small American fiags and every members was now waving one. "The Star Spangled Banner" was sung, while fiags waved and the galleries cheered. Later followed "Yankee Doodle" and "Dixie," the latter perhaps for the first time in the House, joined in by members from everv section of the country. Cheer* for the Speaker were given. The patriotic demonstration continued a half hour, and then the members began leaving, saying farewell to colleagues. "Home, Sweet Home" and "Auld Lang Syne" supplanted the patriotio airs and impressed more strongly upon the hearers that another sasaic^ vtt ended. The hcnate's Last Day a Quiet One. * In a manner so simple as to be almost perfunctory the Senate, at 2:06 o'clock adjourned without day. None of th? dramatic and exciting scenes usually > attendant upon the adjournment of Congress were enacted during the closing hours in the Senate. It had been agreed, when the Senate convened at noon, that the House resolution providing for the adjournment of Congrsr.a at 2 p. m. should be adopted and that*n executive session should be held to confirm nominations in *be military and naval establishments. No other business except of the merest routine nature was to be transacted. The ar rangement was carried oat to the letter. Mr. Alien, of Nebraska, offered a resolution thanking Senator Frye,. President pro tempore of the Senate, for the able and courteous manner in which he had presided over the deliberations of the Senate taring the present session. It was adopted. A similar resolution was offered by Mr. Cockrell of Missouri, thanking Vice-President Hobart. and was adopted with a rousing aye. Vice. President Hobart then, the hour of 2 o'clock being indicated by the Senate timepece, formally declared the Senate adjourned without daj* For naorlr on hrmr nrevious to adjourn meat, President McKinley and all the members of his cabinet, except Secretaries Day and Long, were in the President's room, adjoining the Senate chamber. During that time the President signed a large number of engrossed bills, many of which would have failed had it been necessary to send them to the executive mansion for hia signature. A Patriot Indeed. WictiTwr.rnv T) H (SnsninI \ P!t.