The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

what age will your lahyship please to DeI
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From the Bachmoodsman.
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES New.
Bouiing Green, Ky. Aug. l6.
The founder of this new city calls him
self JESUS CHRIST, but is the same
person who formerly went by the name of
Tailor by profession. lie IS
about fifty years of age, small stature, and
his head is somewhat bald. He has been
preaching occasionally in this place, for
about twelve months, the doctrine Of liring
forerer in this world in our present shape !!
lie says he is the Christ, because he was
the first that embraced the doctrine of
living forever on this earth--he quotes
many parts Of the Bible to shew, if we
have faith, we "slall never die," and
says "God surely will not lie," adding
that many of the disciples of the former
Christ never died, or that the Bible fur
Inishes no evidence OF the fact. lie takes
the Bible as his guide, and is conversant
with every chapter and verse therein g.
lie possesses good natural talents, but his
leducation is quite limited. lie was for
merly Roman Catholic. and some say a
priest; but the latter we are inclined to
discredit.
The centre of this New Jerusalem is
situated about half mile from our little
! Village, and the only building as yet is IA
4 little hut, built in the shape OF tent, with
'Ilitte poles about 2 or inches in circum-
ference and covered with dirt. Curiosity
prompted US a few days since to visit this
! humble habitation. We found the old
gentleman engaged in cooking his break
fast. He appeared pleased at the visit,
], and conducted us to a seat. He seems
: to live frugal lite--a large gourd of wa
eter compose his beverage, three or four
: Old boards afford him place to repose
: his head, and one or two more make him
a a temporary desk. lie appears quite
cheerful and communicative--he showed
e plan Of this wonderful City--it is to be
il fourteen miles square, and it is c0ntem
: -Iplated to erect one or two good brick hou'
a SOS this fall. As absurd as this doctrine
t will appear at first to tha reader, his as
a aItonishment will be increased when we in.
tIform him that twelve have actually de
d d|clared in its favour, and some of them com
i menced preaching The best of all, how
s lever, is that some of the converts ar,
t worth about or 500Ol Let us assnr,
y our distant readers that this +" Lire For
! oper" is not deranged man. His schemes
:Iintentions, &c we cheerfully leave to thu
= of others, without offering
a comment ourselves. All we feel disposed
T. to say, is that he is an inofensive OLE
e man; and if he and his disciples can liv,
0 forever, let them do it.
y "Poor old Robinson Crusoe.'--We lear,
h Says the Bulialoe Journal of Sept. 2s, tina
r when the storm Of the 9TH inst. commenc
ed, Major Keller, formerly of Onondag
county, in this state, was passing with
i daughter, e years of age, in an open boa
u from one of the Putin bay islands, to por
1t Lawrence.-When about 20 miles on thei
Ie way, the boat was wrecked on the "Wes
r. rn Sister," a desolate island, of about 10
,fIacres. With an old axe, the crew ho
nIlowed log to serve for boat-and whe
0the gale was over, two persons were dis
stlpatched in it for assistance. They n
II turned in time to save the lives of the M;
flor and his daughter, who had subsiste
er ted six days entirely on snakes and snails
ne Professor Lapostole, Of Amens, hi
y, discovered that straw possesses the qu
ID lity of serving as conductor to lightnlr
Iir and hail. Repeated experiments hay
o. convinced him that straws united tog
is thcr, serve equally we'll as the iron rot
ny now fixed upon buildings for the form'
ri, purpose, at the same time that they a
ed not attended with similar inconvenience
ng In consequence of this discovery, Il
r common buildings may be secured fro
to the effects of lightning in the most ec
nd nomical manner; and even crops on Il
fe, land may be protected from the ravag
ng which they sometimes suffer from hail.
n. London paper.