Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-08-03

If the Lafayette Argus is reliable. the opera
tions of tae Sons of Malta in tina, city were
somewhat in imitation of the more ancient
order of Hugaggs in this city.
We are painfully apprehensive TIA. tie Ar
gus editor has been kiossd slightly by the
goat. himself The following is his account
of the proceedings:
Seas OF Ma,ia = First Nee'ias,-A Great Tim! !,
The Dera 10 Fay One "Creeney" nearly
Frightened 10 Death. DC, DC
According To previous announcement and
arrangement. the Sons OF Malta I.et Tor the
fir>t time IN aur city last evening. for the pur
pose of organizing Lodge in Lafayette. The
room prepared for their Lodge room Is the one
in Taylor's Block. formerly occupied by
Woods Varieties. corner OF Ohio and Maiu.
There was something like two hundred Nal
tas present from the nsighboring cities of In
dianapolis, Terre Hauie, New Albany arr Lo-
gansport
The Lodge room was we'll stocked with all
the --latest improvements" on Tuesday after
noon. consisting Of ten day loads .. every
thing calculated for comfort.
As tie lodge here, no doubt. will be the
largest In the State, as we understand some
$50 kindly" consented TO Join, their stock OF
equipments is very large-to start with. Que
" no pretends to know. says that he noticed
amongst this collection, 81 muskets. without
breeches:" 1903 horse pistols: l22 double
breasted bayonets 81 large gridirons; - cast
iron furnaces: 76 fout tined forks, (long hand
les 267 Jerusalem urdef'akers; cookstoves
- barrows; IL balancing poles; 90 gallons OF
melted lead: barrels Of sulphur; Ii buns.ss
of horse hair: II skunk skins designed for
The officers;) truss Of hay; IL brass drums
44 clarionelts: 3 barrels of tar; Ii bassoons
81 Maltese tom cats; he goats. g. rolling
pIns; > strings OF sleigh bells; tin horns;
anyils; ! .ledge hammers: 10 live nightmares
which were rode by the Grand COMMANDMENTS
aud large frying pans, with the initials OF
O.. 5 NJ. raised IN the bottoms. which. from
the Josrasiman experience. We learn Is used
IN marking" the members. We understand
that Libgle made such fuss under the opera
ton that the balance were deferred from the
branding. aud 1t was postponed until the next
meeting.
The initiation Of members ended about mid
night. and led TO an AMOUNT Of NOISE that
alarmed the whole neighborhood. Colonel
Ball says the melted lead is not 80 easy Ia
TAX" ss some supposed. Our friend Terrell
was kicked by the goat and bad The legs Of his
pants badly lscerated. The mutation flush
ed Up about half past twelve, aud closed by
the stronger members throwing the weaker
ones over the railing aud down the stair.
One gentleman had his ANGLE dislocaied. but
was 80 astonish,d at the thing" that he has
no idea no did IN. iDjury
After the confusion subsidized the host was
marsbaled according TO Gunter, for a grsDd
mid night parade.
First in order came the Grand Command
anita. numbering some ten or sfteen. mounted
upon ghosts IN the shape OF horses, dressed IN
Imitation Of "Donetti's Monkeys" and making
about a. good an appearance.
Next 10 order came the Malts's Brass Band
folleve ed by "six footsr" bearing his pole on
which were fastened the torch lights in the
shape OF Malta crosses.
Thea came some Msitss, dressed in long
gsrbs and cowls: then the banner, having IN
scribed upon IL IN 'low Dutch" which being
interpreted by an lrishmsn, means Death to
The Traitor
Next. brsss band. then more Naltas, dress
ed as the first, followed by sir pail bearers
having upon their shoulders q eoffin Of huge
dimensions. covered with a bed blanket. aud
having the appearance Of an enormous boz
Laying upen II was form 10 shape something
like Col. Orkey. Of indianspolis. with ghsst.
ly skull projecting from under the cover None
we're frightened al its appearance, though to
many II vas heart rendering.
Aft-r his came more Maitss "a mourners.
dressed 10 black. and. firm their walk. We
thought their very much sFscted and debili
lated by long watching With the der srtsd
spirit" followed BY az BIG crowd Of "gulled
men and Women, - we sver Witnessed at
nighs
The procession passed through all the prin-
clpal streets Of the city, returning 70 their
Lodge room about two clock.
Thus ended one Of The graBdes, Maltese dis !
plays ever witnessed in this eounny.