Glasgow Courier. — 1844-07-04 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

MMEMMEIM HORRIBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE AT WORCESTER. Wonuest ea, Juez 25.—This city was this morning roused into • most painful state of excitement by • rumour, which W generally circulated, to the effect, that • murder had been cornmilted in the course of the night, end that the murderer bad subsequently made so attempt open his own life, which, it was feared would be bet to effective. The rumour proved, unhappily, to be but too true The following are the particulars of this horrible bitted, :—The name of the murderer is Jabs' Hooper, a man moving in rather • respectable sphere of life, and having • decant competency for his subsintence. Hefollowed no trade. Forums days put he has beeo indulging in exoessive drink, and this M supposed to have impaired his faculties, and led to this dreadful transaction. It seems that last night Hooper who lives with the family of his brother, retired to rest at his urinal hour, one of his brother's children sleeping with him. About three this morning the family was aroused by • noise proceeding from the bechfoem of the murderer, and on proceeding thither, Mrs. Hooper (his brother's wife) found her son lying on the floor of the room wet' in • large pool of blood and quite dead. Assistance was .aunediately called, and the neighbours and polio. rushing in, found the murderer also lying upon his back in the same room, , with his throat ant from ear to ear, and the instrument with which I this double murder had been committed (a razor) lying in a pool of blood. It would seem, from the appearances presented in the bed-room, that the child was lying on his right aide in the bed when his inhuman murderer committed the horrible aet which put an end to his short life. On the arrival of two surgeons, Mr. Lodbrook Bed Mr. Griffith., the wounds in the neck of the wretched murderer were sewn up, and he Is still living, though it not expected that be can recover. It is said that symptoms of insanity have developed tbeenedves in other meabersof the family of Jabs. Beeper.  1 tering ._ i lams!littaly  i wretched  immensity  ing—MlU spas it. After an otieded in drawing the body up the It took a oable thirty-six fathoms in le to the workhouse, where it was soon , of s poor man named James Chartres, wl Square, and who has been missing for the was about forty years of sge—bas left • • drea ; and before be left home was In a Item long Illness and inability to  IMEDING  HOES=  W/Tl2 i&'  •O•o6 , bins  charms, et heroes aad I hem elites strongwith raw potatoes to of giving them _ in very dry weather, each as we have at present, as also fodder In.. ezesedingly dry state. When horses are brought In from the field at told-day, if allowed fall satisfaction, they will incline to drink a large qnantity of water when in • warm state. This they are very often allowed to do, after which they are tarried , tato the stable to consume a half, and in many instances, • whole peel of potatoes. I have seen too often the bad results flowing .from this injudicious mode of feeding, and I have always laboured to show whenever I have met with such cases (and lean ware -ot seldom occur) that the transition from beat to application of chilly food to the stomaeh when a heated state, is too sudden, and that from meet arise, nob u cholim better kuown , ',lspuder, grease, swelled legs, lie. lie. may that my owe practice In feeding my own horses in Ivy , such as the present, is—whet they oome in at dines* time they get a drink, a feed of oats, and dry fodder. In place of giving them another drink in going out, a. some people do, I give a feed of potatoes, which I find to answer the same and. I would advise my brother-farmers never to give their horses potatoes after they have bad •5U of water. Regular feeding and exercise, and, above all, • proper regard to the constitution of the animal, will often prevent many bad consequenom—Correspondentofthe Ayrshire Agricat Its rise.  to t... cattle,  -gear4  quantifies,  144  sjiiem  The Treasurer of the Royal Infirmary has received from Mn. Meallejohn, Middleton Ilene £2O, as a donation to the funds of that institution, per Dr. Ritchie. Mr. Alston, Treasurer for the Asylum for the Blind, has received from Mrs. Meiklejohn, of Middleton Kane, £lO, for the use of that benevolent institution. Port-Glaegow.--On Sabbath evening last, a very excellent address was delivered in the Port-Glasgow Parish Church, by Mr. Robeii Penney, of Glasgow, on the importance of Sabbath Schools. The exercises of evening were commenced by the Rev. Mr. Moffat, minister of the parish. The statements made by Mr. Penney in his address were illustrated by several interesting and impressive anecdotes. Many of the children attending the Sabbath school were present, together with some of their parents, and a good number of the members of the congregation, all of whom listened with marked attention and much seeming interest to the address. Notwithstanding the long vacancy in the parish of Port-Glasgow, we are glad to be informed that there are in attendance in the Sabbath school, in connexion with the church, 260 children. The dead body of a young child was, on Tuesday *tier. noon, discovered by the police officer on the station at Ore. hame Square, Gallowgate, lying in a pond of mud water In , that locality. JAccident.—On Tuesday morning, about 8 o'clock, one of the workers in Mr. Wm. Nelson's quarry, Kelvin Street, North Woodside Road, full fromir of the rock on iT, which the workmen • was me dangerously injured that his life ••••• . ... ... • .. Police Court. —On T , a number of shopkeepers, dealers in gunpowder, a at the bar of the Court for conveying powder along t O streets of the city in an improper manner. They were enjoined to conform to the terms of the am, and dismissed. The powder has been lodged in the magazine. At game time three disorderly women, all bearing the most indubitable proofs of war and battle on their faces, were put to the bar. They were covered with blood, and amongst the three there were six -black eyes. The fight bad not been with nails, but with-omm and really they seemed to have been made good swot The most guilty was sentenced to 80 days' confinenient. The others were sent home to take care of their erienods.