The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-05-13
News Boiled Down.

Inc St. Lawrence Presbytery, in
connection with the Southern Pres
byterian Church, of Texas, has
passed resolutions condemning the
use of tobacco by ministers, and
directed the committee on Educa
ton not TO recommend any candi-
date for help in his education who
uses it.
DR.. John R. Goodwin, president
of the BrooKville (Indiana) Bank,
and n man of prominence, was shot
and killed by his brother, Col. r.
Nj. Goodwin, last week. The latter
acted as provost marshal at Nash
vile while Gen. Thomas was in
command of that city, and is a man
of bad habits. A grudge against
his brother, of several years dura-
ton, led him to commit the awful
crime. Intense excitement prevails
at Brookville where the murdered
man stood very high.
At Center Point, Arkansas, last
week, Sarah Stokes, a young girl
eighteen years of age, stabbed and
instantly killed Linda Stephens, the
daughter Of neighbor. The muir
deress rode horseback to the home
Of her victim, called her out and
after accusing her of uttering Sian
ders concerning her, plunged a dirk
knife in the poor girls neck, sever
ing the jugular vein and killing her
instantly. The affair created in
tense excitement, as both girls be
long to respectable families.
A lamentable tragedy occurred
one night last week on the farm of
DR.. V. Anderson near Knoxville.
His son William, with a loaded gun,
was watching for some dogs which
had been killing his fathers sheep,
when he thought he saw one on
the porch. He fired, and to his
horror discovered that he had kill
Ell his little brother Frank who
was sitting on the porch washing
his feet, preparatory to going to
bed. The innocent author of tue
tragedy is distracted with grief.
At the annual conclave of the
Grand Commandery, Knights TEN
plar, at Columbia Thursday, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: j.
II. Fussel!, of Columbia, grand
commander; w. d. Robinson, of
Murfreesboro, deputy grand com
mander; b. F. Halter, of Memphis.
grand generalissimo; w. Robertson,
of jackson, grand captain general;
ID. V. Sneed, of Chattanooga, grand
prelate; G. r. Gwynne, of Lebanon,
grand senior warden; j. B. Nicklin,
of Chattanooga, grand Junior war
den; n. S. Woodward, of Knoxville,
grand treasurer; and NJ. b. Howell,
of Nashville, grand recorder. The
next annual cOnclave will be held at
Knoxville.
Nashville Christian Advocate:
The Bishops are all in Nashville.
Bishop Paine is very feeble, but
meets with his colleagues, and, with
undated zeal for the Church of
God, gives his counsels and sympa-
thies to the work before them
Bishop Pierce is so Enthusiastically
improved in health that tie hope is
justified that he is now on the road
to complete restoration. Bishop
Doggett shows the effects of his
late attack, but is gaining strength.
Bishop Wightman is suffering from
hoarseness superinduced by severe
labor and exposure. Bishop Kava-
naugh is the picture of rotund and
robust health, ruddy as a peach,
and fresh as a rose. Bishop Keen
er is in excellent health and good
preaching-tune. Bishop McTyeire
never looked stronger.
The Tennessee Republican Con
vention met in Nashville last week.
William H. Young, colored man
of Davidson county, was elected
temporary land j. r. Diilin, of Ruth
erfOrd county, permanent chairman.
The latter is a strong Grant man
and his election was a triumph of
the third -termers over the Blaine
men. Judge Alvin Hawkins, Of
Carroll county, was nominated for
governor. The delegation appoint
ed to Chicago stands as follows:
For Grant 16, for Blaine Z, for
Sherman or Blaine l. The plat
form denounces reputation in any
form, but says any voluntary prop
ositicn from the creditors of the
state to take less than the face val
ne of their bonds should be CRATE
fully accepted. b. A. j. Nixon,
of Giles County, was appointed one
of the delegates to Chicago from
this congressional district, with II.
II. Thompson as alternate.