The Nevada Democrat., 1862-02-15
A HIndoo Prophecy.

Three or four mouths ago, says the Mad.
ras Times, a missionary was preaching IN
one of the villages of Southern India, when
he was asked by one of the audience what
he and bis fraternity would do when Usun-
tha Ray,r made his appearance. The ques-
tion was casual one, but something IN the
manner Of the questioner, rather peculiar,
induced the preacher to think that II was
not utterly purpOseless and unmeaning.
Practcing a pious fraud which has our en-
tire approval, the reverend gentleman as
Eumed q knowledge, though he bad IL not,
and in the course OF conversation elected
he fact that there was in circulation doc.
.ment predicting positively aud circum-
stantialv the advent of parsonage under
the name just mentioned. He pursued bis
inquiries among bis native catcchists, aud
obtained from them confirmation of the
story, with the additional circumstance thai
the prophetic manuscript was then passing
from village to village. During the re-
mander of his tour through the district, he
found the people everywhere speculating on
the appearance Of the great parsonage.
The coming of Usuntha Rayer was a matter
of common talk. Stimulated by what he
had learnt, the missionary next set himself
to obtain possession of the mysterious doc
ument, in which after some time he was
successful. IL is 10 the Tamil language, and
is written OH cadjan, plentfully smeared
with holy ashes. In recognition of its sacred
character. The substance Of the prediction
is that ia two or three years-a chrOnOlog.
ical vagueness quite In prophetic keeping
q mysterious person, Usuntba Rayer Gbami,
will make bis appearance at the head of
vic torious army, will extirpate the British,
and establish bis own Raj on the ruins of
theirs. The blessings of the new govern.
ment will be reduction of taxes, while sa-
cred ashes will be sold for ten rupees
measure. The abolition of taxation will put
holy dirt within the reach OF every one,
The heads of every village to which one Of
the missive comes, is enjoined to make ten
cUples for circulation, on pain OF cOndign
punishment. The document processes to
have Issued from Benares, and TO have
traversed the country between The sacred
city and the south Of India. AS prophe-
cy would not be worth much without a
miracle, the lovers of the marvellous are
treated with the story that the Governor
General, hearing the fame and revolution
ary purposes of this Rayer. sent for him 10
blow him up with literal exactness. Treat
ing him as dangerous combusiible, Lord
Canning ordered him to be buried up to his
sacred chin in gunpowder, into which two
cannOns we're fred. To the confusion of
the wicked VicerOy, the Rayer escaped
unhurt; but Lord Canning, conscience-
stricken and horgifed at the sacrilege he
had contemplated. fed from the spot
where to, the document, which in this part
is historical, not prophetic, gives no infor.
nation. 1t adds, as a result of the miracle,
that the native chiefs in the Deighborhood,
convinced of the Rayer's mission, were
thro"ing off their allegiance. 1t is hoped
that the transmission of this prophecy thr'o
India has no analogy with that of tn holy
water or cake which preceded the mutiny
Of 1857. AT least the authorizes will be
alive now TO any such forebodings Of trou-
BILE.