Evening star., 1886-10-16

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| GEN. ALBERT PIKE.
( Gen. Pike, who has resided In this city for
number of years. is always q conspicuous figure
at any gathering which he attends though he
seldom is seen at public assemo oles. His figure
| OF commanding height, broad shoulders and
in graceful curves down over his shoulders,
| make him remarkable. His face Is ruddy and
unwrinkied, a. fresh as that of q child. his eye
and musical, though he was born u years
ago. He makes his home with his daughter
ner of Sd and E streets north west, and there,
surrounded by his books and birds, and curios,
Collected during many eventful years, receives
himself to promoting The interests of the order
of which he is the head, not Tor term OF years,
| officer OF the supreme couacil, Except the
gout." In one OF the halls in the temple
hangs a portrait Of Gen. Pike. painted by
| prime with sun-browned, ruddy face aud dow.
| lug hair and beard Of black. II was about that
time tnt men who are S ola Pow
Hymns 70 the Gods" or other poems oi
Homsric strain over the name Albert Pike.
| Though Gen. Pixies name is associated with
| t,,at Of the south aud southwest, aud tie reu-
| dered valuable service To the southern conied-
| eracy during the war, lie Is u native Of Boston,
naving been Torn in that city December -,
| lsO9. When he was four yea old his family
|
ward college at tne age of sixteen, but being
unable " support hiInself In Cambridge, be-
| came u teacher
-. HIS TRAVELS IN THE SOUTHWEST.
|, o1n the spring OF 1881 lie started tor the west
| ahu south. From ST. Louis he set out with u
Spnpany Of Iorly on AL expedition to Mexico,
| Ami remained year at Santa Fe. In SepteIn-
| ReE 1882, he left Taos with u company o. trap
pers, anu after visit u the heaawatcrs OF tue
| tted aud Braz,s rivers, separated with four
ota.ers from the party, aud Travelled 5vO miles
ON loot to Furt Smith, in Arkansas. Tne loi-
| lowing winner he spent in teaching. In the
| meantime lie had written poems Tor tue Ar
kltsas Aduocate, published ut Little Rock. OF
| wnicn he became part proprietor, and In 1o34
bought tbe wnO,e establishment. he euiLed
| the paper till 1886, and was then admitted TO
the Uar, after wulcu ne devoted hiinseh entirely
to tue procession OF law. Duriug the Mexican
| War he served with distinction voluntee
On tile outbreak Of the civil war he orsauIzeu u
Lody vi Cuerokee lndians, and iousut with
Lhen ON tAe conieuerate side In the uattle Of
Pc. Ridge. His cniei service to the eonfed-
i eri&y, however, WAS III making treaties WITH
taar Indians s4iirlinythe 4zsiIeuerats territury.
| Among the autographs preserved at the NJ
/ tIuii.,i Museum l., ,ae original OF u treaty exc
cuted NY Gen. Pike, representing the southern
coniederacy and Lie chiefs Of 1Ddian tiiues In
| TIE southwest. After Tie war, ior time, Gen.
Pike eaI.ed the Aempisis AHpeaL HIS legal en-
! ga. .elpentS then Drought ulln to this city,
| Wuere he has slnce resiued.
| HIS LITERARY WORK.
During all his lie he has engaged in literary
published by him In 1881, aud later
| volume Of prose Sketches and Poems"
| lie has besides edited number Of legal
works, aud done Vast amount of literary
WORK Tor the order In whicu he is su
em .nent and u wnicn his ripe scholarship has
| Enabled him 70 contribute many papers Of
value. During the past lew years lie uas been
Engaged III translatlny tue Rig Veua, tue Zend
| Avesta and other works In Tue sacred Aryau
/ Ii,er.lule. The result oi his labor is seen in
1T iiaSndsomely uounu 4u.rLo Volumes, stuuulnx
|
These vOiuines are LII manuscript, written in an
e,eeant iuanner upon nae paper. There Is not
u blot Or an erasurc from one eud to the otuer,
and tue writing done with u quill pen Of lue
| old.iasiliOueu kind, is like copper-plate. Gen.
| Pike, speaking 10 u STAR reporter, said he Le-
gan uIs stuuies OF Aiyau literature with the be-
| IieI that iie wsuld ind III II something that
would throw iisnt upon the mysteries of the
Sco.Lisn rite. In this ne admitted, lie nad been
uisAppoiDt ted The yinbolisIn vi the blue ige.
however, Was derived nom The Aryau uyste-
| ries, aud explained especially IN tue lend
! A,e<ta.
Gen. Pixies private library, one of the finest,
one vi the larges,, In the ountry' Is now in
| cuut.ins several Thousand BOOKS. many oI them
! very rare aud costly.
THE MOTHER COUNCIL.
| Although Scottish Kite Masonry was brought
| from Europe 10 this country, originally Amer.
| lea has the oldest supreme body OF the
Kite. The degrees were brought from France
| TO America. Tne Scottish Rite Council in
France was composed mainly OF Napoleon's
| officers aud adherents. Upon Napoleon's down
| .all these men were dispersed into exile. The
| council est. blished in Anerica-the same that
| will hold It's biennial session here next week.
proSpered aud served not only tU spread the or.
| der all over the western world, aud to carry it
across the Pacific, but 10 reestabiish the rile in
dent body, hut due respect Is shown " tue
| supreme Council oi the outhern Jurisdiction
rs the Mother Council: Lieut. Col: john
| t,onary War, WAS chUSen Grand Com MA nder
| when The Supreme Council was organized at
| by Frederick Dalcho. In 1875 Moses HolbrOok
| WAS exalted u Cue rank of Grand Commander
aud ril.ed the Office until 1s44, when Alexander
Honour oecame Grand Commander In 1865,
and the :, office i. was aeld ,or lew menshs in
Albert Pike was elec.ed " the ofice aud stiIi
| holds IL.
The active membership Of the council is lim-
tied TO thirty-three. apportioned among the
states in the south aud west, the Jurisdiction vi
tue council comprising vii the Old slave states
| mississippi river. The standard of this council
also has been planted in Japan and in the
sand w.en ISLANDS =. where King kslaksua serves
| five vacancies ia ths council
| THE MEMBERsHIP
The list of members Is IN follows: Grand com.
! mander Albert Pike, Washington D. c.: lieut..
| enant grand commander, james Cunningham
Ba,cheior. New Orleans, La; grand prior. Philip
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| celior, Henry Buist, Charleston. s. e.; grand
| minister Of state, Thomas Hubbard Casweif,
| San Fruncisco. Cal; secretary general, vacant;
treasurer general, Frederick Webber, Louis
vile, KY; grand almoner, Robert Carrei Jor-
dan, O;uaLa, Nen.; grand auditor, Samuel
Manning Todd, New, Orleans, La; grand CON.
x,.sbie, Erasmus Theodore Carr, LeavenworLh,
| Kuu.; grand chamberlain, Martiu Collins 81
| Louis, Mo-; first grand eQuerry, Odea Squier
| Long. Wheeling, w. Va: second grand eQusrry,
/ John Quincy Adams Fellows, New Orleans, La;
grand stAndard-beArer, vacant; grand sword.
/ bearer, John Lons.iale Roper, Norfolk, Va:
grand hera.d, Giimor Maredit,. Bal .imore. Mo;
grand tiisr, W iiiiaIh Reynolos Singleton, hon.
0rabis inspector general, Washington. D. G.
lhs other mem Oers are Theodore sutton Parvin
Iowa CITY, Iowas Achille Rsxulus Morel. Gat-
weston, Texas James Hmyth Lawson, Sau
Francesca, CAL; Dewitt Clinton Dnwkins, JacA.
sonville, Fla; A.chsl Eioi 0irard, vsrmiliioo-
ville La; Jonn Mills Browne. Washington, D.
e.; Robert Strxchan lnnes. MinneapU.is, Mum;
Henry Moore Teller, Central city, Co..; Cnxsies
Frederick Brown, SAn fnanciscu, CAl.: Buren,
hObinsOn SnerlnaD, DeS M0anss, Iowa; James
kud0lph Aaydens olympia, w xsh. Ter.; Rockey
Preston Earuart Hatvln, Ore; Eugene Uri.ssui,
i Kaieign, y. C.; Jauss uAAisl Hic0ardson, Nur.
4 iressborv, Tenn.
i Al u hss.e are sxpsoted p b present Nom
dAvs s1esDang k06srt G Josdans 6Anasl y.