THE DEATH OF AN ITALIAN MESSIAH.
The fuller story received this week "of the strange Italian fmatic< who perished last Sunday week (August 18) in a mad attempt to assert his Messiahfehip against the Italian policej seenis to illustrate how deep at theV present biomerit is the vague unrest, even latnongst the most credulous of Italian peasants. David Lazzecetti, or David the Saint, was a native of Arcidosso, in the province of Grosseto, in Tuscany, born about thereat 1830 of the humblest parents. He learned to readj but" was early taken from school to drive a cart. Nevertheless, fed his mind on all sorts of dreams, and is said to have served as Garibaldian, and also to have [For remainder of news see last page.]
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Kumara Times, Issue 679, 30 November 1878, Page 3
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