The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27

The "aneieat and honorable order OF tn
Sons OF Niita, which Is represented be
tuS "aneient because the memory OF mai
kaoweth not its origin, and honorable becaas
the great and WISE OF every age have bee'
nutDoared with its firm and steidfast sup
porteTs, came TO coma piete. IL not ingiorio,s'
end. this forenoon. The furniture of Fro "a
fria Lodge, the largest, most thoroughly
equipped and most famous in the Ohiied
States, was sold ~ auction, under morts'.se'
at III O'Clock, together with All tue Iessaii'
and warlike implements, which saen 10 h'aNe
entered largely INTO The iniiatofy Sei'iNo9 VI
Tins mystic brotherhood.
Gua 4; IL occurred! al the lodge room, n spa
cious aall ut si+ Broadway, the hfst moor
from the roof aaa the nth from the earta'-
Tho n All " a. fitted up ia pecaiitF sUle Oh
elegance rne floor was raeniy carle'ett, ana
the room " ~ surrounded ny loAs SOILS, while
ths walls were decorated VITA t~ehty -ionF
kui~nts in armor, VITA tapestry, aud with The
red cross OF 81. Joan, whiSti appears 10 nave
been the symbo! OF tue order
The articles sold were classified as follows
LIST; the useful III, the instrumental; 81, TN
ornamental and mystical. Under the nrSt
head, were sola the sofas. chairs, trpcts, &c
Oh OF the carpets containing three hundred
arb aud selling Tor seventy eeats the
vsrd, hall what it cost Under the second
head were sold An Alexandra organ, which
was started At So, and sold At so Also,
Chinese gong, which, tae . brothers assert,
was formerly owaed by the Emperor Chow
CHOW. ani which brought sll An Immense
tin trumpet anl = quantity OF horns were al
80 sold, for srife.
UnIer tae tnird head were sold FIVE blood
lass swords" When the auetIoneer reached
these articles. one OF the Untitled called out
al the top OF his voice, NOW let the stranger
feel the height of the sword Now, stranger,
be strong aut brave, and leap with ali your
might, for this VIII put your courage 10 the
test! '-whereapsn, those who appeared 10
understand ~ laughed heartily, and on tsiers
concluded that this must have been part of
the initiation ceremonies.
Arc ha nrflS
were " made OF ID IN tssus steel and used in
the terrible wars of tae knights of Malta,
with 20 tst beef aud pnm puddIng, eisatcen
hundred years before the deiuye," and :" were
prAsenta to PRO PdtTII Lodge by Alexander
the Great" among them was said 10 De the
celebrated sSor.i winch was suspended by a
s.A-.a lule.,i. The purchasers, however, did
seem TO be impressed with their GREAT
Ytl1"- tor the Ave swords only brought five
dollars.
.4ru there were five terrible tin spears,
wni1h we're sold in a lot for tour shiilinss.-
Ia-G seven helmets, SAID 10 have descen led
from the Crusaders, uu Ter Peter the Hermit,
with viZorS complete, wer" also sold IN Il lot
for the slme mount. TRen ctne the n Ill
aud arnior, which went OF like easy terms,
i've or six shilIings paying for the whole
Next were -oIi eight rusty muSaete, with
lxcI btyonets, four shiiinss r1ch. Several
hundred domIhocs, Witl cows, black ana
white, Were sold At twelve tud fifteen cents
apiece. -" The Ragged PLta" was not Sold
but ini,ins from ats appearance the " strtn-
gers VINO pissed over II must nave ll.td Il
TJaSn Journey over tne rollers.
Alter tIP furniture add Other articles named
h,d been sold, the lucttoneer Withdrew 10 he
buck room. aud proceeded 10 sci! rcsIlil, Wnicn
ie iii must exposed To tA- :, OF the
ualuitlIted. Ihe mystic volume, sud- 10 b.
q lsrse illustrated octave worA, was sold uA-
seen.
Tnp sacred bath, however, was dis played
20 the crU Wi Il sold i0c 81 80, and appe trcd |
- BE- nothing more nor less than Il large pancn
bowl
III conclusion, the "b~others " joined in a !
soAg, 10 tae tune of Aud Lang oyne,' be- |
G!-.alnS-
When old Miltesis dTst was born
The crowi dispersed and thus ends the |
n ;stIc urJtlArh0 u Of tue /. @. >. Ny. \. |
4 ,tte.tjS- En- -