Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-01
Trom TIE N. z. Evening Post.
The I.auf Of the Sons Of Malta.

Nuo AaAlA N4 Nao 1uNl u NAHllus
Sale, Under Mortgage Of the Property Of Pro
Patrid Lodgs-Sw0rds, Spears, BGtils-A1el,
Helmets, Sh'slds, Crosses, Aifrss, oFo'sns
Scsptrss, Mtfi GoAgs, Spsgiilg- 7Ftim-
psts, Horns, Copas Of Homer ihs Sacred
Bath and aAly5he VohiRs, FtTRihEe
Rgatia and Symbols, UASar ne HamHsr.
The nancient and honorable order Of the
Sons Of Malta" which Is represented as being
ancient because the memory Of man know
eth not It's origin, and honorable because
the great and wise Of every age have been
numbered with its fam friends and steadfast
supporters, came 70 complete If not inglor-
ious end, this forenoon. The furniture OF
Pro Patria Lodge, the largest, most thorough
ly equipped, and most famous in the United
States, was sold at auction, under mortgage,
At eleven o'clock, together With ell the rega-
liza and Warlike implements which seem to
have entered largely into the inltiatory servi-
ces Of this mystic brotherhood.
The sale occurred in the lodgs-room, spa
cious ball at sl4 Broadway, the first floor
from the root and the fifth from the earth -
The hall was itted up in peculiar style OF
elegance The floor was richly carpeted,
and the room was surrounded by long sofas,
while the walls were decorated with twenty
four knights in armOr, with tapestry, and
with the red cross of st. John, which appears
to have been the symbol OF the order.
The articles sold were classified as follows
lst, the useful; I'd, the instrumental; Sd, the
ornamental an0 mystical. Under the first
head were sold the sofas, chairs, carpets, &c,
one Of the carpets containing three hundred
yards, and selling for seyenty-hve cents the
ward. half what it cost. Under the second
bead were sold an Alexandra Organ, which
was started at $50 and sold at $50. Also, q
| Chinese Gong. which, the brothers" assert
was formerly owned by the Emperor Chow,
and which brought Sll. An immense tin
trumpet and q quantity OF horn were also
sold, for 3 trife.
Under the third head were sold five blood
| less swords" When the auctioneer reached
these articles, one of the initiated called out
| At the top Of bis voice "NoW let the strsn-
ger feel the heighth OF the sword Now
stranger, be strong and brave, and leap will !
| ali your might, for this will put your courage
10 the test p'-whereupon those who appeared
to understand it, laughed heartily, and out
| siders concluded that this must have been q
| mart of the imitation ceremonies.
According to the handbill, these swords
were made Of Damascus steel, and used in
the terrible wars of the Knights Of Malta,
with roast beef and plum pudding, eighteen
hundred years before the deluge;" and "werC
presented to Pro Patria Lodge by Alexander
the Great" Among them was said to bG
the celebrated sword which was suspended
by a single thread. The purchasers however
did not seem to be impressed with their grea
value, for the five swords only brought five
dollars.
There were five terrible tin spears, which
were sold in lot for four shillings. Their
seven helmets, said to have deeended from the
Crusaders, under Peter the Hermit with
visors complete, were also sold in lot tor
the same amount. Then came the mail ar.
NOR, which went on like easy terms, five el
six shrlings paying for the whole.
Next were sold eighty rus'y muskets, witt
fixed bayonets, for four shillirgs each. Sew
eral hundred dominoes with cowls, black anC
white, were sold at twelve and fifteen cent
apiece. aThe Rugged Path, was not sold
but Judging from its appearance, the stran
gers who passed over it must have had I
rough journey over the rollers. After thl
furniture and other articles named had been
sold, the auctioueer withdrew to the bacl
room, and proceeded to sell the regalis, which
said must not be exposed to the gaze of tn
uninitiated. The mystic volume said to b
a large illustrated octOvO work, was sold un
seen.
The "Sacred Path, however, was display
ed to the crowd. It sold for $3.50, and ap
peared to be nothing more nor less than
large punch bowl.
In conclusion, the " brothers" Joined in
song to the tune of " Aud Ian Syne," beg
ginning
When old Maltesis first WAS born"
The crowd dispersed; and thus ends tn
. mystic brotherhood of the I. o. s. NJ.