The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08
A Dangerous Character.

A Dangerous Character.
Old man Henderson, Tom Hender-
son, viii Henderson, his sons, and
one John w. Jay, set upon John Buz-
Yard at Saluda @. H., or Saturday, the
28th of November and with pistols,
stones and shot guns managed to muir
der him. The details of the assault
are sickening and would Disgrace by
their cowardly features the lowest of
human creatures. The savage fea-
lures Of barbarism are usually re-
deemed by the virtue Of courage. The
assailants will probably prove that Buzz
zard was q dangerous man and there.
fore deserved death at their hands,
1t would not be surprising also if the
Hendersons and Jay didn't bring a
swarm of witnesses to swear that Buzz
Yard had threatened them and all the
neighborhood with death for the last
years, while they still went peacefully
about their business, The tender
mercies OF the murderers of Culbreath
at Edgefeld n the cultured Broxton
Bridge heroes are recalled. We only
refer to these brutalities that they
may be made shocking to the good
people of this State in the hope of q
remedy.
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Congress met on yesterday and heard
Mr.. Cleveland's message upon the
state OF the country. Tt will probably
be In the nature of an annual review
and suggest no trenchant or radical
Legislation. AS we have before sug-
gested nothing may be expected of
his Congress, but p~erfunctory legisla-
tion In the nature Of appropriations
The Congress dies on the 4th of March.
ANY relief legislation must come after
that date and unless Mckinley re-
solves upon an extra session Congress
stands adjourned until December 1897.
We believe that an extra session NAV
be expected, resulting upon the chronic
deficiency in the finances of the gov
eminent. Otherwise there must be
some awful skillful f~inanciering. The
republicans may, however, adopt the
waiting d%o-nothing policy OF the Demo-
Gratis, which has demolished them, and
the country must wait the financial re-
lief legislation urgently demanded to
restore confidence and consequent pros
perity. The country a%nxiously awaits
what Mr.. Cleveland has to say.
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~ The price Of wheat in New York is
now $I.00 per bushel. This is an ad-
vance OF rs per cent. in four months
Failure OF the crop in India and other
countries accounts for the rise. Supply
and demand. This, Notwithstanding
the gold standard. Cotton remains
stationary. This because the crop just
harvested is q million bales over the
August estimate and good crops in the
cotton producing countries. Southern
farmers r we'll to do who produce
their provisions, corn, wheat, hogs,
and molasses. But cotton is not to be
repudiated. A crop Of seven millions
will give q ten cent price. But fifteen
million bales can be made
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Col. Jno. r. Abney, OF New York,
was married on the 2lst OF November,
at Washington to Miss Mary Lloyd
Pendleton, daughter of the late George
III. Pendleton, Senator from Ohio and
Minister to Germany. Col. Abney Is q
SOC OF Edgeield, was Solicitor of thet
Circuit during Hampton's %administra-
tion, removed to New York, whore he
has become a leading member of the
bar, is president of the New York
Southern Association and socially
prominent. The Abneys In this State
have been forward In war and earned
prominence In peace. Col. Abney's
many friends in South Caro- lima will
rejoice at his good fortune.
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Judge Ernest Gary decides In O
Spartanburg case that "Magistrates'
are not Without jurisdiction. Judge
Earle decided adversely at Barnwell,
The Supreme Court must settle IL un.
less the Legislature which meets Jan.
uary 10th unravels the skein,
The House Of Representatives II