The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-12

| l. a McCOrd Of Laurens, has been
| granted a patent on a contrivance tor hold
ing wrapping paper and printing wheel,
whereby the business card Of a firm can be
printed on the wrapper while wrapping up
a bundle
There are 40 patients in the lunatic
asylum, a large mere Sc since last fall, and
/ the supply shows no indication Of reduction.
lmbeciles Of 50 years. who ought to have
/ care at home, are being sent 10 the asylum.
but their papers are regular and nothing
can be done.
The Aiken Journal and ReUietg says:
Candidates for office Of governor are
cropping out. s. far suggested are the
names: Gov. John Peter Richardson, Col.
JOS. H. Earle. Gen. NJ. L. Bonham, Jr.,
Hon. James II. Rice, Col. j. G. Haskell,
Col. &. s. Mccall and Hon. John e. Shep-
pard."
A letter has been received from T. z.
Horton, the state agent at the Paris expo
sltion, reporting snaJ he had perfected ar
rangementS for the distribution Of such
printed matter as he could prepare, and
that he would have about lOO,J0 small
pamphlets descriptive Of South Carolina
| properly circulated
From the office of the secretary of state,
friday, two Commissions aud one certid-
cate Of charter were issued as follows:
commission for Incorporating tine Alliance
| drenouse Company of Woodruff,
capital stock 81, 0OO, divided into 400 shares
OF par value s. each commission to
Dekalb cotton factory OF Camden, capital
STOCK 100000, divided into 1000 shares of
20 each, purpO-es spinning, weaving, dye
ing, printing, etc, all kinds of cotton or
WColen goods; charter issued to Piedmont
Foldlng Crate Company OF Greeuville, on
return that ali Of the ~, 500 capital stock
mas 0een subscribed and Is per cent. paid IN.
The declaration of the Charleston Oil
tennlng Company was filed in the secre-
tary OF states Office at Columbia tuesday
The corporators are Cornelius j, Hugueuin
george A. Wagner, Andrew b. Murray,
and John l.. Sheppard, all Of Charleston
The capital stock Will be 5000 in shares
OF SlOO each. The general purpose and
nature of the business of tho company is
declared to be purchasing crude oil from
cotton and other SEEDS, and from other sub
stances, and manufacturing refining, and
selling che refined oil and otner produces of
crude oil and other substances. - A com
mission for the organization of the com
pany was issued.
Thursday, Gov. Richardson received a
slgnlncant message from Pittsburg written
on the margin of a copy of the Pittsburp
Post of Aug. 2. The following editorial
paragraph was heavily marked ''What
OF all this clamor about race prejudice
barring a negro from a white mans chancea
IL was not half the trouble to take the
Caucasian prince Of pugilists from freedom
IN New York to jail in Mississippi, tnat it
was to take South sCarolina darby from
prison IN PIttsburg to prison in Columbia"
by way or comment upon this publication
Ihls sentiment was penned: please take
1900 more. We are getting tired of them.
enough votes without them Republican
Voter" The governor had hearty
laugh over this frank declaration.
There comes from Red Bank, a little ham,
let near Lexington, a story which is indis-
putable evidence of the tickle ess of woman
kind under certain circumstances The
young man who was worsted has become
confirmed skeptic, and says it will
be impossible for him hereafter
to have full confidence in any
thing. He was engaged to be married on
Wednesday to a beautiful girl, and had
made every preparation for the event.
Nothing had been forgotten. The mi lister
had been engaged, attendants selected. and
arrangements completed for a sumptuous
wedding feast. But Sunday a change
came over the scene. An employee of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad
appeared on the hill, engaged a preacher
and was married to the young mans
would-be life'e treasure. He escorted her
to the train and they boarded the train for
Leesville.
The particulars of the fatal affrav he
tween Barnett Langston and John Lang
ford, which took place at Langford, a sta
tlon eleven miles from Laurens, on the
Spartanburg and Augusta railroad,
wednesday, are as follows Langford had
heard slanderous reports against his eldest
daughter. He traced the reports back to
Laugston, who, when confronted, did not
deny the charge, whereupon Langford re-
pied that no mau can say that about nv
daughter and live" Just then Langston
seized Langford by both wrists He
released his grasp aud left the store, while
Langford attended to mis- customers. In
half an hour Langston returned and asked
TO see Langford, VINO was engaged
IN unloading lumber. Lang ford tlld him
ne was busy. Ii seems that Langston came
| several times, and about the third or fourth
time Langford told him he was ready.
Langston asked u friend to hold his horse.
ana the two men walked back few PAGES.
just what passed is not definitely known.
but Langston picked up piece Of scantling
ana started toward Langford, VINO fired
once and then fired again, aud Langston
dropped the board and they came together.
Doth falling. 1t was then found that Lang
ston was mortally wOuaded and he died in
fifteen minutes Until a few years ago the
men were partners in the lumber business.
They were quiet citizens and generally CON
sldered the best of friends