The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-30
From The Nashville Banner.

From the .NaShviup Banner.
ACTs OF VIOLENCE. A letter Of the
10Th ult which we have just received from
Alexandra, (Louisiana,) communicates the
unpleasant intelligence of the premature
and violent death of Dr. ]. B. Hopson, of
that city, late Of Hopkinsville, Ky. Mr..
Thomas NJ. Starr, also from Kentucky, we
understand applied to DR.. Hopson for the
payment of debt and was told that if he
would return book he had borrowed of
Hopson, the account would be settled. He
accordingly went for the book and handed
it to HOpson few steps from the door.
Hopson asked him if he borrowed the book
in the street, and insisted on his bringing it
into the office. Starr replied, warm lam
guage ensued on both sides, and ultimately
Starr shot Hopson with pistol, the ball en-
tering little above the left breast. Hop
son fell and died in about ten minutes
Starr was apprehended and instantly COM
mtted.
case of homicide also occurred at Lit
tie Rock, Ark on the 18th ult. Mr.. Isaac
Watkins, a useful and enterprisng citizen,
was killed by man named John Smith.
While Mr.. Watkins was sitting in the store
of Mr.. Milan, Smith came into the store,
with his rifle in his hand, and after talking
moment with Mr.. Milan, on some trivial
business. stepped back to the door, and
without speaking a word to his intended
victim, deliberately dropped his gun to
charge, and discharged its contents into
the breast of Mr.. Watkins, who was sitting
fronting him, at the distance of about 10
feet. The ball entered his right breast,
and is supposed to have ranged little up
wards, and lodged near the back bone
Mr. Watkins expired in great agony, III
less than an hour after receiving the fatal
shot
Smith made his escape, and although
many efforts were made for his capture, he
had not been taken at the last date. The
sum of 1872 was subscribed as a reward
for his apprehension, and the governor in
behalf of the territory, offered 5000 more,
making in all 1872. Smith, it is said had
been suspected Of being connected with
gang of horse thieves, and had been ac-
Cused by Watkins Of killing his hogs,
which was probably the cause of the at
tack.
SMALL POx. A writer in the Medical
Intelligencer supposes that great majority
Of persons have natural pre- disposition to
small pox-an infammable principle, which
the small pox infection kindles to flame
The pre-disposition, he says, must be ex-
hausted TO secure us against the disorder;
and if it be not entirely exhausted by the
first occurrence of the small pox, or cow
pox, the portion which remains will be en-
kindled when exposed TO small pox infection,
and mild disease will be produced, called
varioloid. This writer concludes from vari-.
Gus facts and observations, that of repeat
ing the operation Of vaccination, until it
ceases to take effect, the disposition to
small pox may be entirely exhausted, and
the individual protected from the varioloid,
as well as from the original small pox In
about one case in thirty, the COW pox will
take second time, and these are the cases
in which the small pox infection would have
produced varioloid, or modified small pox.-
Children should be vacinated second time,
and the operation repeated until it ceases to
take Hampshire Gazette.
ACCIDENT. On Monday night, the 21st
inst Mr.. Levi Wheeler, Of Boxboro, aged
~ years, was frozen to- death He had
been employed during the day in Mr.. Jer-~
emiah Vose's coal-pit but, suffering con-
oluCiupiy Win tolu, anu IeellHg uDdDle
through infrmity of age to endure the ia
tigue Of the night duty, he started for home.
He took a cross road with the hope of
reaching there the more speedily, but be-
came chilled, and persisted within fifty rods
of his own house. He was not expected
by his family, and his death was not dis
covered till Wednesday, when his body
was found fro2en.-Concord Gazette.
LEAP YEAR. The following is extracted
from an old volume, printed in 1906 emit
tied " Courtship, Love and Matrimonie" -
"Albeit, it is move become parte of the
Common Lave. in regard to the social rela-
tons of life, that as often as every besextile
year doth return the ladyes have the sole
privilege, during the time it continueth of
making love unto the men, which they may
do either by wordes or lookes, as unto them
il seemeth proper: and moreover, no mar
will be entitled to the benefite of the Clergy,
who dothe refuse to accept the offers of q
ladye, or who doth in any wise treat her pre-
posal withe slight or contumely."