Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-11-12
HIS DEATH OCCURS SUNDAY.

the time, and friends of each had bs-
gun to hope for good until the fsta'
meeting to-day.
The d difficulty occurred at the Gov
ernment building, where the Post
office and Revenue officials are 10;
ed and was witnessed by but one or
two persons. The cause leading up
to the opening of the breach between
them can not be learned. The aggres-
sor in the affair, owing to the con-
dition of Col. Goodloe, may never be
known. Col. Swope was stabbed
l3 times, once in the shoulder,
once in the breast and over the heart,
the latter proving fatal almost in
stantly. Col. Goodloe is shot through
the bowels and is expected to live
but few hours. The first shot was
fired by Swope, which did not take
effect, when Goodloe attacked him
with a knife and stabbed him, when
Swope again fired, the ball passing
through the bowels.
Col. Goodloe was born in Madison
county in 1871. He was the thirt
son of ID. s. Goodloe and was de
scended from line of distinguishes
Virginians. He was educated at III
Transylvania University, and was il
the senior class In the spring of lS6
VIII II he withdrew TO accompany hi
uncle, Cassius M. Goodloe, 10 st, Pc
tersburg, Russia. While there h
acted as Secretary Of Legation unit
the summer of 1862, when he re
turned and entered the Union Army
and was appointed Assistant Adju
taut General of Volunteers by Presi
dent Lincoln. In January, 1864, b.
withdrew from the army and com
menc.d the practice Of law in Lex
ington. On January |, 1857, he com
menced the pu blication of the Ken
lucky Statesman. Iu the same yea
he was defeated in the race for the
Legislature. In 1868 he was elected
as delegate to the National Conver'
ton at Chicago that nominated Gen
Grant for the presidency. In ISL
he was elected to the Legislature
from Lexington, and was his party;
nominee for Speaker. In 1872 he
was chairman of the Kentucky dele
gates at the Philadelphia convention
and was elected Kentucky represent
alive on the Republican National
Committee. In 1873 he was elected
to the State Senate from the district
in which he lived, and IN 1875 was a
candidate for Attorney General. He
was also elected to every Republican
National convention since that time.
He was married in June, 1865, TO
Miss Mary E. Mann, of Rhode Island,
and they have six children. He was
recently appointed, by President
Harrison, Collector of Internal Rev.
enue for the Lexington diatrict.
Col. Swope was a native of Lin
coin county, but had lived at Paris
many years. His father, now about
eighty years old, is still living and
in excellent possession of his faculties
Col. Swope always took prominent
part in politics, and President Ar
thur appointed him Collector of the
Lexington Internal Revenue District.
This was not relished by Col. Good
loe and his friends, and a GOODNESS
soon grew up between them.
About three years ago Col. Swope
went ON a trip around the world,
and contributed series of widely
read letters to the Courier-J ournal.
On his return he engaged actively
in politics, and was a candidate to
the Chicago Convention. He was
to Bradley's candidacy for
Vice President, and this
gave great ofreuse to the other
wing of the party. The Bainites
also opposed him because in long
letter he announced his intention to
Sherman's candidacy.
Col. Swope was about fifty years
old and bis resemblance to Ingersoll
has been remarked by many. He
was unmarried.
GUoDLoE's DEATH.
IN Nal vUf11to r,al