Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-06-20

nP The city of Paris is aot easily ou,dono
in The oddly Of It's novelties. The FrenCh
have no mysterious knockings;" but have
brought out in lieu thereof, more marvellous
demigod for the supers,ilious 10 worship, than
American fanaticism has ever engendered.-
Witness The following narrative:
A SINGULAR Wonders Will
never cease in Paris. discovery has lately
been made Of an extraordinary individual, living
at The Barrere d'Eute, who, by proclaiming
himself 10 The world as the heir and successor
Of Jesus Christ, has created The greatest curl
osily among the miracles hunters Of our capital.
This man is peasant Of Permond, about five
and forty years of age, of simple and unpreien
ding manners and homely speech He Is,
how ever, manifesly under some extraordinary
magnetic influence, for he has cured by his
touch alone, many hundreds Of persons who
have been 10 Visit him.
He receives all strangers who seek him with
The greatest simplicity, dlsciams any credit for
the wonderful miracles he performs, merely
repeating the assurance OF his appointment by
our Saviour, who appeared 10 him in dream
to 90 forth into The world and testify to The ruth
of The gospel. He is Of short stature, and
full, expressive cOunenance. His hair, parted
on The forehead, descends on either side OF his
| temples.
There would be nothing remarkable about
the person Of the man were il not for the clr-
cumstance which has ven rise 10 the wIliiui
lie or The unhappy delusion-w whichever il may
be ,ha, he thus openly advances-and the
extraordinary StigMateS on his hands and feet,
and the deep cicalrice in his side, whence
issued during the whole Of Passion Week large
drops of blood! Many people worthy OF belief
have told me that there is 10 deluslOn about
| this
| The hands and feet are pierced through. and
through, and The wound in the side is about Two
inches long and very deep; and they have seen
| tho blood ooze from these wounds slowly and
1! drop, for hours together, during the past week
Nand that during all this period Permond re-
IAains exhausted on his bed lying il were in
arance, without food or nouyishmen,, and TO
alHappearance dead After sunset he revives :;
Tho pleading ceases, he RECEIVERS his senses,
pafakes of some slight refreshmen, and pas
seq the whole nigh, in prayer. His dress con-
| siss OF short tunic OF white lieen, reaching
io the knee, with long full rowsers of the
ekme. On his head he wears white linen
urban Of The Jewish form.
+ He carries no ornament on his person save a
4 gold clasp, which fasIens the band TO W hich
his was. is confined. The police have been
most active in causing the slric,est investiga-
lions 10 be made into the history and antece-
dents Of The man bul as ye, nothing has been
] discovered which can any way serve as an ex-
cuse for moles,ing him. All that is known is
the fac, iha, ho has recently arrived from Gre
noble, where he had lived holy and religious
life much beloved by Ihs old peasant woman
who had reared him, and " ho even al The hour
Of her death, declared TO have found him ono
morning lying beneath hedge near her cottage.
No trace of his pareniage has ever been discov-
cred. He never s,irs abroad. and discourages
all meetings or assemblies al his house there
fore the aulhoriiies of Paris have nagh, 10 do in
his case.
Several physicians of eminence have al
ready been TO visit him. but none have as yet
been able TO solve the mystery Of the long and
fast, bleeding. DR.. c.. the great anaiomis,,
after remaining two hours in the room last
Friday. lef. in despair, declaring with an oath
"lha. The juggle TOO well managed for dis
covery !" and therefore the mystery, like the
ecs,a,ic virgins Of the Tyrol, remains mystic
ry, still.-Paris Correspondent Of the London
Atlas.