Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-04-16

At Nashville, on Saturday night,
lack Cunningham shot and killed Harry
Goughrau. a school teacher named
Glenn had lost all MS money in a game
Of cards with Cunningham, on the pre-
vious night, and had applied for means
enough to take him home. Toe sports
made up the sum deemed requisite, S6o,
when Goughran, hearing or it, repre-
sapted himself to Glenn as a detective,
I'D advised him to demand more, say
90 He armed himself, and proceed-
10 IN where Cunningham was, caught
80 nv the arm and turned him round,
dscIsriug his readiness for him, ana at
ths anne time disebarging his revolver
- -vounding Cunningham in the arm.
The latter wheeled aud tired, ~ounolng
Gonobran in the breast. They scuIn5d
Cor some time afterward, until both fell
fuor, nttar exhaustion. Goughrani who
d;o5 in ten minutes after he was shot,
soid. Jack Cunningham hot me be-
o,nsa T tried to keep q mar from being
robbed,n but a Coroner's jury considered
il i~ustifable homicide, aud discharged
Cunningham, whose wound Is severe OA'
not dangerous. -,
"A negro who Was elected constable
in Many county, has had to resign &c
give bond.
From Giles, Maury spd Wilson coun'
| ties come the same unfavoFs6le reports
with regard to the damage done to fruit
bv the late frosts. In Davidson county
a lew orchards have been spared.
The National Division Sons OF Tenn
perance of North America, inclusive o
| Central America and Canads, will holC
It's next annual meeting in Nashville
beginning May 10Th. The Grand DivIs
ion of Sons of this State meets at Gala
tin on the 22d inst.
The following returns from Jackson
county gives Judge Barry $50, u Aaqef
222. Robinson has not yet made It's re
turns, but it is certain thst Judge Barry
reesived 8 majority Of about eighty vote
in that county. The total vote in tn
Seventh District viii he for Alqck lsQi
and for Judge Barry 1923. Lsuck's ma
jority (~so-ealled) $50.
The Banner of the 18th says : "0u
Governor does not seem to have hi
hands full witn tie KNOXVILLE Whig, ant
railroads, and militia, snq State Govern
ment and KukIux, and the United State
Sanate in prospect; he is dabbling il
obrrcb matters also.n And in this he i
ss falss, knsvish, malignant, hypocriti
cal and u~nbelleVesbie rs in other mat
tsrs in which he chooses to insert hi
hoofs and claws.
The Nashville Banner says: w
are sometimes asked what is BrownloW'
religion? One Or, PeaTne, the Hea
CenIre OF Northern Methadisp ia Eas
tennessee, the Governors man Friday
writes to their Church paper at CiRcin
natl. thatW. G. Brownlow is an humbl
Christian and an aeaeetabie member an
local nrescher in that Church tReave
help the sinner.l This may help to &C
count for it that Northern Methods
Missionaries and officials have, withou
law or right, taken so many cnurche
tbat belong to the NJ. E. Church Soutf
ia East Tennessee.
This s~candalous and notorious conduC
is going on in she neighborhOcd an
under the nose of the Governor of Tel
nessee. And this may help to aecour
for it, that Southern Methodist preacher
3 have been mobbed SO frequently and s
! cruelty in the neighborhood and undo
: the nose Of the Governor Of Tennesse'
In the vicinity Of BrownlOw such Law
iessDess has most prevailed, and does u
= prevail,