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Grey River Argus, Issue 115, 6 October 1866, Page 3

An American paper, the Portsmouth Journal, states that a young man named Seaver, on a wager of 500 dollars, walked recently in that city 100 miles in as many consecutive hours, without sleep. At the close of the first 24 honrs he was very weary, and felt a stronger disposition to sleep than he afterwards experienced. .It was driven off, but the result was a severe headache during the remaining days ; on those days he was drowsy, but so excited (probably from the strong tea which was his only beverage) that he could sit down without danger of napping. On the third hay his head was bandaged, and he stumbled much from weakness and weari-. ness, On the^fourth day it wag necessary to support him as he went his^Epurly round. More than once he fainted and fell. In every one of "the last four hours he was bathed all over with rum and alum. When he had dragged his limbs round the hall for the last time he Avas placed in bed, but it was considered prudent to awake him every hour, and he was under such strorig nervous excitement that at times he had, to be held in bed. He says no money would induce him to make the effort again. feat was per-, formed in ;Cali£ornm^' : since. In Baltimore/ it" 1 * "'1X"?" ... . \by a man who ■dicdino^-^ ---' -■ . 1