The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-01

We confess that things IN q general way
looking only at the dark side Of the
question, look rather gloomy, but few
warm showers and days Of sunshine, may
produce more cheerful prospect.
During the past week We have had
quite lively time here over the pursuit
and capture. oftwo young horse thieves.
The CIRCUMSTANCES Of the case as we are
informed, are about this: Some time
ago Scott Rains and man by the name
OF Ross, decamped witha couple Of horses
from near Spencer, and sold them on the
Kanawha below Charleston; then going
around by water to PTkersburg, near
which place they took TWO horses from
! Mr.. Page, and made their way through
this county. Mr.. Page got warrant
. and followed them to Spencer, where ne
offered reward of $50 for the capture of
the bor.es and thieves. Thos. A. Wright
! constable of Spencer district, went in
nursl,it with Mr.. Page, following them
| into BraxtOn county, where they over
I took the chaps, who were about selling
| the horses. T. \. Wright arrested them
and secured his reward. Soon after
| Rains made his escape. When Mr.. Page
| and Wright arrived at Spencer with Ross
aud the horses Mr.. Page made oath that
he heard Wright tell Rains to run and
make his escape, whereupon +. a.
Wright was arrested and confined in jail.
Soon it was asccrtaned that Rains had
stolen another morse and had returned to
his ,tep-tathcrs ;, near Spencer. Deputy
Constable Wash Huidleston. being duly
authorized and commissioned, and taking
squad Of men, he went for him.
| They soon found their game, who showed
! fight being armed for some time, but
soon fear lent wings TO his legs, and he
! fed to the woods, where, after good
| deal of skirmishng, marching and coun.
| ter-marching, he was finally captured
| and brought 10 town. He stated, under
OATH that he was to pay Wright two
hundred dollars for giving him chance
to escape. After Il hearing before JUS
tice of the Peace Rains aud Ross were
, committed and sent on TO Parkersburg
Jail for further trial. Mr.. Huddleston,
with sufficient guard, started yesterday
morning Friday 23d) with the pris-
oners for Wood county. Wright is still
in iai here. 1t is hoped that he
NAV be able to explain and prove HIM
self clear of this serious charge. Our
Burning Springs friends have been visit
ed with another fire. On last Monday
night the steam mill belonging to Isaiah
Lomon, Esq, was burned with all Of it,
contents. 1t is supposed to have been
the work OF an incendiary. The loss of
the mill viii be severely felt in Burning
Springs and surrounding vicinity.
We are glad to say that after so long Il
time the prospects now are favorable for
the construction of graded road from
Spencer down Spring creek to the mouth
of the same, which is at the head of the
present slackwater navigation of the
Little Kauawha river Distance from
Spencer to the Kanawha twenty miles.
John Clark, George Ball and John
Houchin are the commissioners IN be-
half Of Writ county, appointed to locate
the same TO the Roam line, and Henry
Hughes, Benniah Depue and Madison
Sargent, commissioners in behalf OF
Raanc county. This road when complet
cd will be of vast importance to Writ
ana MOUNT ttuIlt4to IOlNIn' 'O'NA 4NS't~
are West Virginia's greatest wants, and are
of more vital interest and Importance to
her than anything else.
Politically all is quiet along the line.
The most of the subscribers to the Re-
GlsrER in this community drew small
prizes, but old Uncle Tomcy Boggs was
the lucky one Of Roanc county. All are
well pleased Fl the paper, so look out
for big clubs next fall.
Now AND THEN.
AprH 24h, 1875, Rodne Co., ". Ia.