Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-07

Col. Beaum mont I'm search of
VOLTS Hole by the
Bloody Moon.
A Base Ball Club Mistaken
for the Shrouded Breth-
rem and Arrested.
A Huge Practical Joke.

| trict, sailed forth by the light OF the
bloody moon, last night, in search of the
mysterious brethren OF the X. X. K, who
we're supposed to be in session at VOLTS
Hole or Serpent's Glen. In yesterdays
LEDGER was published the following ful.
mination from the man in the moon or
his first cousin in Memphis
Beal street-Eight and half o'clock.
SKULL, Supreme Cyclops.
This doubtless led the Superintendent
Of the Metropolitans TO believe that the
Grand Cyclops would assemble his
masked legions somewhere on Beal
street, and hither, therefore, the Super
iatendent repaired to gobble his Supreme
Highness, with all the littlo highnesses
under his wing. Seeing light
in the hall in the third story
Of the brick building at the corner
of fernando and Beal-the happy
thought flashed across the mind of the
Superintendent that this must be no
other than the rendezvous of the X. KS.
In fact, so certain was be of this, that
stationing his men atthe foot Of the stair
way leading from the hall, he prepared
to gobble TIE masked brethren one by
one as they descended, aud appointed
special squad to take charge of the
Great Grand Cyclops, who, it was sup
posed, would be the last out. This was
about ten o'clock, and only a few mo-
ments after the opening Of . door above
signalled the breaking up Of the council.
Footsteps were ext heard on the stairs,
and very shortly the first Ku-Klux
emerged from the building, and was
grabbed by a stranger in azure uniform.
Other Ku- Kluxes soon followed, and
we're received in a similar manner; aud
at last the Great Past Grand Giant, who
stands 8 #. 8 in. in his stockings-more or
ss-emerged, and after desperate
struggle was secured, bound hand and
foot, and borne off on the shoulders OF
half dozen herculean pstrolmen. The
whole squad of little Ku.kluxers, with
the old grandfather Ku-klux himself,
numbering some twenty in all, were con-
Quoted to the lower station, taken into
the captains private Office and searched.
And then for the first time came to light
the startling revelation that what had
been mistaken for the X. K. KS, was
none other than the Pride of the South
Base Ball Club. But, 10 and behold, on
searching the person of the individual
mistaken for the Grand Cyclops, the fol-
lowing blood and thunder document was
found, and again it occurred that it was
the Ku-Kluxers who had been arrested
after all:
The name of this den shall be the Su-
preme Cyclopean Council, and its officers
shall consist of Grand Cyclops, Vice
Grand Cyclops, and a Secretary. All
funds coming into the association shall
be under the control of the three officers
above named, and two directors to be
elected, who shall act as a supervising
council and their decision upon all
questions shall be final. The meetings
shall be called by the Grand Cyclops,
when he deems it necessary, and shall
be done through the papers in the cipher
of the organization.
The object Of this organisation is for
the purpose of protecting the people of
the South from the band of murderers
and robbers now preying upon them, even
to the last resort-assassinati and we |
pledge ourselves one to the other that |
nothing shall be allowed to deviats us
from this noble object.
Entrance to the lodge room will be OBJ
tanned through the medium of two raps in
quick succession, to be followed by two
slow ones. The inside sentinel will say
"our trust" the outside applicant will
answer, sis in God" 10 will then be
admitted, and upon giving the grip as
detailed in another place, be can take his
seat
All candidates shall 90 balloted for in
open council, and if any applicant re-
ceive three black balls he cannot be ad-
mitted. As soon az candidate is
elected, he shall be introduced by
brother appointed by the Grand Cyclops.
The members of the Lodge, all shrouded,
will rise and receive him and conduct
him into the middle of the room. Each
member of the order shall have a
drawn dagger or other weapon in his
hand, pointed toward the candidate,
and each member will be required, in the
presence OF the candidate, to swear that
should said candidate prove recreant to
the oath which he is about to take, that
he will kill him, and make it his special
duty to do so on the first safe oppor-
tunity. As soon as the shrouded brothers
have taken the above oath, the following
charge and oath shall be administered by
the Grand Cyclops, or, in his absence,
the Vice Grand:
"Here in the presence of this skull
and the members here assembled, |
solemnly swear o.be true TO the Order,
to its members Individually and collect
lively, and should ] ever, by sign, word
or deed, betrsy a secret, or member Of
the Brotherhood, that the skull upon
which | now look may be a counterpart
of mine, and hope that all the social
relations which | now enjoy may be sun
dered, that honesty in the men or vir-
tue in the females may not be
known in my family and generation, and
that all who own my name shall
be branded as dogs and harlots. ] fur
Their swear to obey implicitly the orders
of the Grand Cyclops, regularly issued
through his Council, and as soon as re-
ceive an order to fulfllit. | again swear
that should member of this order be in
danger, that. even at the risk Of my life,
/ will defend and endeavor TO save him;
that will give no outward sign or hint