The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-09
STATE ITEMS.

phur springs, IN GreenDrier county.
Thos. Bond, of New York, bought, at
public sale, last week, $500 acres Of
coal land in Putnam county, in this
State, for S3O,050. 1t lies on Big Guiana
Greek, only one. half mile from the Ka-
nawha river.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD
The KaRawhd Republican, on July Sd,
says Major James G. Paxton arrived at
Charleston last Sunday; and he reports
that the people along the line are fully
aroused to the Importance of this great
work. The leading citizens of Rich
mond, including men of all shades OF
political opinion, the editors of news
papers, owners OF city property, leading
capitalists, &c have signed petition
to the City Council, asking that sub
scription of two million dollars be made
by the city of Richmond. The people
of Augusta, in public meeting, have
pledged their county for S5OO,OOO. All
the counties along the line are moving,
and Major Paxton is of opinion that
the counties from Richmond TO Coving-
ton will subscribe at least three mil
lions. Greenbrier will subscribe $780,
900, and Monroe the same amount. He
also thinks that the total subscription
from Richmond to Point Pleasant will
be six millions, and that from three to
four millions of stock will be taken by
the border counties of Ohio, the city of
Cincinnati. and the connecting rail-
roads.
From the Greenbrier Independent.
A YOUNG Man DRowNED.-Mr. Afford
Nutter, young man who resided at the
Hickory Flat, in Nicholas county, was
drowned in Meadow river, about three
miles above its mouth, on the l4th ult.
He was in company with two other
young men, who had gone with him to
the river to bathe. Mr.. Nutter could
not swim, and, unfortunately, went in
beyond his depth. His friends attempt
ed to rescue him, but their efforts were
unavailing. One of them, MIR. NJ. A.
McClung, came near being drowned
also, as the drowning man caught him
by the legs, and it was with great diai-
Guilty that he succeeded in extricating
himself. The intelligence of the disas-
ter was communicated to his friends,
and il was not until the next day that
the young mans body was recovered.
His remains were conveyed to Hickory
Flat, Nicholas county, and there in
tered.
GRADUATED.-We are gratitied TO OBJ
serve, in the list of graduates, AZ the
late session of the University of Virgin
ia, the name of Capt. Woodso1. A. Ty-
rec, of Fayettee county. Capt. Tyree
graduated in the scheol of medicine,
with the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
This was his first session at the Univer-
sity, and as the standard is very high
at this institution, he deserves the
greater credit for his success.
We have received the first two num-
bers of Hew Radical paper, recently
established at Union, Monroe county, i'll
JnlS ctdlc, ny tcoolS' - tNCNllh anu W.
A. Monroe 1t is a handsome enough look
ing paper-but does not contain par
ticle of local news.
HORSES RECovERED.-The Steuben
vile Herald, of Saturday evening, says:
On Wednesday morning last two horses
were stolen from the farm of Daniel
Potter, Esq, about three miles below
this city. On the same day Mr.. H.
BRIGHT, of Wellsville, who had received
a description of the stolen property by
telegraph, recovered the horses and ar
rested two young men named respective
ly John and William Miller, hailing
from Mercer county, Pa. They claimed
that they had been on a visit to their
sister ut Wheeling, and having no mon
ey, they concluded to "borrow" the
horses to facilitate their journey. We
understand that Mr.. Potter declines to
prosecute the parties.
From the Moorefield Advertiser.l
SIXTY-THREE DAYS WITHOUT Food
We are called upon to record most re-
markable occurrence: that of man
living sixtythree days without food.
Mr.. William Ayres, of Mill Creek,
Grant county, died one day last week,
and we learn, from gentleman of the
neighborhood, for whose veracity we
can vouch, that the deceased, who was
mentally deranged, Obstinately refused
4 IL, a,,t NF ly1n
cept water, for the long term OF nine
Tceks before he died. On former Occa-
sion, when laboring under temporary
fit of insanity, Mr., Ayres abstained
from food for the period of forty days.
There is something truly remarkable
in the case of Mr.. Ayres, which we
leave to the scientific world to explain.
We were assured that he was not pros
trated by disease, but voluntarily re-
fused nourishment, and literally starved
himself to death. The above facts we
have upon authority of a gentleman of
truth aud physician in good standing.
Wheat harvest is in full blast in this
section of country. From what we can
learn, comparatively little damage has
eDeucu lTOll IuSt SbuoSSi dhN th
abundant yield will be realized. The
heavy wind of Wednesday evening,
caused considerable extra labor and
trouble, by unc appiDg and capsizing
wheat shocks. Prompt attention is the
remedy in such cases.
STUNNED By LIGHTNISG.-We learn
that the house of Mr.. Isaac Dice, near
Franklin, in Pendleton county, was
struck by lightning, one day last week.
Mr. Dice, who was standing in the door,
was thrown into the yard and badly
stunned, sometime elapsing before he
could be restored to consciousness. Mr..
D., though badly shocked, was not seri-
ously injured. Twelve or fifteen other
persons were in the house ut the time,
all of whom were Knocked down, but
none injured.
From the Mason Co. Journal.l
We learn that Mr.. T. w. Lewis, liv-
ing some three miles from this place,
had twenty head of fine sheep killed,