Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-24

| FROM BAINEsYILLE.-frOm q correspondent at
Painesville we hear Of the doings in that pleasant
village as follows;
PAINEsv1LLR, Saturday May 81
DEAR LEADER AS you are aware sundry
hiuts and myster, US warnings have been sent
forth through The papers Of events expected TO
"come off" last night Let me give you a little
idea of what did happen
It was generally understood that the Sons of
Malta were at the bottom OF any extra proceed.
ings that were to astonsh the people and during
the day many rumors were anoat of the route OF
the MYSTERIOUS procession, the costumes to be worn
and all other prominent features of the exerci es
During the early part OF the evening, boys
crowded the street in front of the Lodge Room,
and, like voices from the pit Of theatre, called
| for the actors to "oOme out" The night was clear,
the clouds during the afternoon which threatened
rain had been scattered, and the stars shone forth
with unwonted clearness, probably sparkling the
more in their eagerness to see what was going on
in our quiet village. The afternoon had brought
numbers Of your Cleveland "brOthers" down, and
on the arrival of the IL P. NJ train smother large
delegation appeared The excitement upon the
streets at this hour was great, Horrid stories of
NHS n"hsuA PlabbONn VI blb OlutL W uitu WOuu
be performed upon the street. sent timid old ladies
to their beds, sorrowng Tor these degenerate times
while the same stories whetted the appetite Of the
boys and girls to "see if these things were so"-
At length at half-past eleven, the sound of martial
music came down the stairs from the lodge room,
ard as the first platoon of night capped and
gowned Sons stepped upon the street, you should
bave heard the cheering. FIRST came the martial
music-sthen the Sons in the form OF a oross-the
'Sss band occupying the junction of the arms of
- Nss. Before this band were carried signal
=" and all through the procession each
f0F no outward sign or regalia
hotroro5 w tSn soy,,o salghted torch. The figures
.oa5 ute alternately, and the
effect Of the flaming light OF ~ f'F4'
over the ghouIs was startling, Az .
the procession signal blue and red ligu, "''V
borne should have said that near the head
the procession, the officers waked,in their splendid
robes, crowns, sceptres and jewels.
The procession marched through many of the
principal streets of the village, being everywhere |
followed bya very large crowd of men, wcmen, |
boys and girls whose remarks and explanations !
OF the passing scenes were amusing enough to
hear, as Of course those who knew nothing about
it could tell the most 20 others.
The door yards, DOORS windows and porches
along the route were full ofeamest gazers on the
silent throng, and the moon casting her bright .
rays aslant over and about them made the whole
scene very impressive one. Not a word was
spoken in the procession so far as l could hear
with commendable pride for our village and her
Institutions, say that have BEEN told our pro-
cession passed Off better than yours in Cleveland,
but must say that good as it was it could hardly
be descdbed after the manner of the advance re
port ofyour morning cotemporary of this morning, |
which description, by..a singular coincidence, tai
lies word for word with that which the Buffalo
Curious, isn't it, but our PROCESSION, hkea Min
Gus Connecticut apple, was "None such"
After the procession, (Which by the way was
erected with minute guns, fired by the artillery |
souad) the faithful took lunch at the Cowles |
House, (your Cleveland boys say there is no house
out of Cleveland so well kept as the Cowes) ana
retired lit is supposed) te their virtuous couches
And when the Sons again do march
May C thure to see,
Yours FELIX.