Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-03-15
LOCAL.
Tl.e IsObcSOn OUtAaWS-b9sS Stf0n'
neatE-COnRrmadOr Evidence.


law. Boss Strong, one OF the dreaded Lowe
~ gang, at his house in SculllctOwn, by
Mr.. James Donahoe, on Friday night last.
A report Of the fact appeared in our Sun
DAYS issue. sr.- s..d
1t appears that when Mr.. DonahOe, alias
MCQUEEN, arrived at Moss Neck and ne
ported that he had killed Boss Strong, a
nalty Of citizens, headed by Col. Wishart,
were organized TO institute a scaII1l1 Tor The
body. Accordingly on Saturday morning
they proceeded to the scene Of the shoot
ing. Arrived at Strong's house they found
lis wife and another mulatto woman en-
gagged in the effort to wash out certain
stains in the floor, which, on investigation,
proved to be those Of blood, with some APP
pearance Of brains comminglcd On in
terrogatng, Strong's wife at first denied the
fact, but subsequently confessed that Boss
had been killed by The shot of the night
previous. IN answer to the interrogation
as to where the body had been removed,
she said, Andrew Strong and Stephen
Lowery had taken it away. The party at
ter further fruitless search for the body, re-
turned to Moss Neck. -.. ...
on the premises where Strong was kill
ed this investigating party found a quanti-
II of goods recently stolen from tho store
of Mr.. Pope, in LumbeIton.
There are some who are yet unwilling to
credit the fact hat Boss Strong is really
dead, but the evidence given above seems
to be abundant confirmation Of MI. Dona-
hoes avowal that he did kill this notorious
outlaw. The intriped Donahoc says that
as soon as he fred at Boss. Strong, Andrew
Strong extinguished the light then in the
house, thus preventing the accomplishment
Of any design on himself.
BALTIMoRA.-We publish with'pleasure
the following extract from a private letter
from medical friend i'll baltimore to the
editor Of this paper:
BALTIMORE, March s, 1872.
Maj. j. Il. ERgelhdTd. Wilmington, N. C.:
DEAR SIR As l have had several
letters within the past few days from
North Carolina merchants, who wish to
come to Baltimore for their Spring sup
plies, asking if we have all {" epidemic . of
smallpox here, II write to request you to
say to all such that we have only a fe,g
isolated cases in the city, not more than
we usually have in the Winter season, and
if it were not so bad in Philadelphia, the
few cases We have here would not be noticed
at all In the past four weeks We have
had an average of ttrO (2) deaths q 9rPek
last aceed: 9ee had bat one death from this
disease, in a population of 275,O people
There is not @ case az one Of our hotels,
nor is there one that hare heard Of an
tbs entire business part of The city. [ can
therefore say to any merchant who wishes
to come on, that he need not hesitate day
longer from fear of smallpox.
Very truly,
Z. j. b.
COUNTY COMNIIssIONERs.--E |
from the misunderstanding to pre-
vous notice the Board Of County Commits
sioners met Monday night and resolved it
self into a board of education for the coun-
ty, as provided by act Of General Assem-
bly,, when it was moved and seconded that I
A. r. Black, Esq, be appointed County
Examiner for the ensuing scholastic year.
No other business being ready for the
action of the Board, an adjournment was
lad until Friday evening next, at -
O'Clock.
The Board OF County Commissioners
then met and transacted the following bus
mess:
1t was ordered that the petition for q
bridge over Black River, at Point Caswell,
be built, under the supervision Of Commits
soner A. r. Black, at a cost not exceeding
$1,000 1t was further ordered that Com
missioner Black be authorized to contract
for the building of said bridge with some
responsible person at the lowest cash
price, and when the same IS completed
III accordance with the contract to the
satisfaction of the committee on ROADS and
Bridges, they are authorized to approve
the bill for the same, to be paid of funds
in the hands Of the County Treasurer, not
otherwise appropriated, when properly
audited and approved according to law.
It was ordered that the following COM
lnunication from the Clerk Of the Board of
County Commissioners of Brunswick cortn-
" to the Chairman of this Board be fur
nished to the city papers for publication
BRUNSWICK COUNTY,
SMITHVILLE, March Q, 1872.
DEAR SIR Il was instructed by the
Board of Commissioners county, which
met on the 4th inst, TO notify your Honor
that they refuse to pay the bill Of the City
Hospital, nor will they pay any bills in
future.
1t was ordered that the matter concern-
ing the Jail he referred to tho committee
On Public Building.
Adjourned to meet OH Monday night
next, at - o'clock, to consider the tax bill.
The ROBEsoN OUTLAWS-NOFURTH ER
PARTICULARs-We failed to gain any
further particulars from passengers by the
Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Rail
road yesterday afternoon, relative to Tie
killing of Boss Strong Of the Lowery gang.
The opinion generally prevails, however, in
Robeson and elsewhere, that this desperate
is indeed dead, and that the facts are as
Mr.. Donahoe reported them. 1t is greatly
to be regretted for the sake of the Slayer of
the outlaw that he could not have secured
the head and thus claimed and obtained
The price set upon it by the authorities.
IRON FOR THE W., G. & Il. +. R.-The
sclr. larry Not arrived i'll below yester-
day from Brunswick, GA, with a cargo OF
800 tons of railroad iron for the above road.
HE iron will be sent up the road imme-
diately, and will be sufficient to build the
road from Lilesvillc to Wadcsboro'.
CRY FINANCEs.-Statement Of Receipts