Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-10

riTi-ChiZeHs III HOT H'urSuIt a
the Eicnd.
A dispatch to the JOURNAL, received
here Monday from Laurinburg
stated that party of men had just ar
rived at that place i'll pursuit of {
: black devil by the name of Andrew
Crossing, who had outraged and thel
attempted to murder a respectable
Q young lady. The outrage was perpe.
trated near Clio, in Marlboro county,
: s. c., about 10 miles from 1.aurin-
burg, on last Saturday envening, about
dusk. Miss Quick, the name of the
; unfortunate young lady, who was q
beautiful girl of about Is years OF
age, was passing along the road to her
home, and, when not more than few
, hundred yards from it, was seized by
Crossing, who had evidently been
lying in wait for her. dragged into
the woods near at hand, her cries
smothered and her person outraged,
After tie preparation of the diaboii-
cal act, the black devil deliberately
drew knife from his pocket and cut
the Young ladv's throat, and left her
for dead. thinking 10 thus hid from
the world ali knowledge. AS to the pei
petrator of the Outrage. Bnt the
young lady was found shortly after
wards and taken to her home, where,
at the last accounts, She was towering
between life and death, with but little
hopes Of recovery. From .,nformat OF
received, but whether impaired I'y the
| victim or no., We failed TO learn, it be
came known that Crossing was the
author OF the vile deed. and II party
was at once organized COR his capture
| Crossing fled and the ipursuers arrived
| q vi r
him. From Laurinburg they passed
on down to Shoe Heel, since which
| time we have heard nothing OF tneir
movements, but hope Tat the dtll,o!
| cal crime has already been avenged
| A dispatch received here Wednesday
| from Il friend at Laurinburg, conveys
| to us the welcom" Intelligence that
Andrew Crossing, the black devil who
outraged and them attempted to mar
| der Miss Mary Quick, hear Clio, S. G.,
on last Saturday evening, and OF whom
one hundred citizens had gone i'll prlr-
| suit, was yesterday captured near Shoe
| Heel, on the Carolina Central Railway,
| and taken back to South Carolina At
least, his captors started with aim in
the direction of the South Clroiins
line.
We also learn that Miss QEicl, t;la
victim, is not only not dead, as was
stated yesterday, but that She bids
fair to recover. The accounts Of the
affair were exaggerated, IL that the
wounds in the throat licted by Cross
ling are not SO severe as was NJ first
reported.
County Co:ss,s.is.icncrz.
The Board were in regular session
on Monday night The following is
an abstract of Their procc edinGs
Petition Of DR.. Elijah Porter, for the
draining OF wet lands in Rocky Point |
township, was granted. Daniel Shaw,
James Garrison and J. j. Wolyin were |
appointed appraisers to assess the |
benefits and damages accruing t. the |
lands to be affected by the proposed |
drainage.
Commissioner Nixon reported ia
vOrably on the new bridge across
Rockfish Creek, and the report was
adopted. The Clerk Of the Board was
instructed to communicate with the
Commissioners Of Duplin county and
credit said county with &SI -, its
proportion Of the expense.
II was ordered that the report OF the
Chairman Of the Board relative to the
for the care of the insane in this
county, from July 1st, 1871, to Feb
ruary 1lth, 1874, be received and
adopted, and that the chairman be di-
rccted to pay over the amount of net
proceeds. as follows TO the Treasurer
of the City Of Wilmington the proper
tion Of net proceeds due it 81, $50 -,
and to the Comfy Treasurer the sum
of s! $50 OG, for its proportions; max
ing Il total sum Of s., 4SO 10, being the
amount received from Messrs. Jones
Il Jones, as collected by them from the
STATE Treasurer, less commissions.
Petition from citizens of Union town
ships. praying the Board to call an
election on the first Monday in May
on the prohibition question, was laid
over for further action, it not appear
ing 10 the Board that the proper mum
TIE Standard Keeper was allowed !
the sum Of so for rent Of Office from
April Isl. 1874, TO April lst, 1915.
The Sheriff OF the County was in
strncted 10 pay over all monies now III
his hands belonging % Nasonboro
township 10 the Clerk Of said TOWN.
ship. the monies referred TO being Il |
balance remaining IN his hands and
due to said township from tax collected
i'll 1873.
Tie Chairman and Commissioners
Morris and Rice. special committee,
reported tiyorabIy on the new build
ius- erected at the County Work Honse
by E.ossrs Mathis &, Co., recommend
ing ;hat the same De received and paid
:or Report adopted.
IT, +, Scott. Superintendent of tie
Poor House, was allowed compensa-
ton at tho rate Of fifty cents per day,
for the keeping and caring for of each
and every INSANE person cared Tor by |
him provided. that certificate shall
| G produced tC the Board OF the insan-
ity OF each person so ,red fO", signed
hv T. regular physician, as required by
law, to obtain compens alton from the
State.
The following were granted licenses
to retail spirit1Ious liquor George
Ticncken, L i Price, Henry Bremen,
ID J Gilbert, Herman Tetgen, H kok-
owa&v, John n Bremen, John Schroe-
der. j W Meyer, d Cortiohn, Martin
Muller, y Huta1r, Harry Webb, Henry
TIeitgen, Charles Murphy, John ID
Dosrhcr, FonvilIe & Watson, John L |
Helms. \ ID VESSEL, Mrs L NJ Wal
dron. Geo L Schultz, T. Schr1ilzen, Au-
gust DeumeIandt. VIM Bosch Christian
s:usaoll, Henry Gosh, T Martens. J &
II OIdeIlbutttI. Jos IL Nch, b Fl Z
Ahrcls, II q Iiashagen, VIM nj Col
Inns.
Tie Board then adjourned to meet
again at the call Of the Chairman.
=. 's'rrrI0!c Casually iycr:ed-An
.:i-s.tccn Foot Hail Form from. tl,c
ci1-lEIraculOus Escape.
Afcarful outrage was attempted onthe
line Of the VIII, Col. & Aug. r. r., on
friday night last. and nothing bnt
Il merciful Providence cJ,,iI iLIc
saved an entire train, with its cargo of
human lives, from utter wreck and
lisa.tar. As the passonger train bound