The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-12-10

Ni''", near - itciillS, ana Inc editor
, OF the Times was one Of the party. This
mound is situated on the farm of Mr..
Price, some mile or more east OF
NonndsvlIle, and was partially opened
in 1862. they discovered and got out
a part OF stone covered with charac-
ters, similar to the enc found n e." large
mound, bat Of larger size. This por-
ton was sent to an institution al Rich.
mond soon after lis discovery and there
lost sight Of. The smaller stone found
in the larger mound, has not been care
fully preserved, and the eXi>tenrS Of It
with the singular characters thereon, rs
a relic OF past a5c and another people
than any with whom the English set
tiers Of tins country are acquainted, has
been denied by persons who have pub.
Ished voluHlinous works within the past
five years. The object OF digging into
this mound al this 'ime, was 10 find, If
possible, the remainder Of the stone, and
thus establish the fact rendered certain
to the minds OF all those who have seen
either OF those already found, v;z: THAT
alphabet, and could, by that, convey
ideas to the minds Of absent persons, in
/ language. 1t is well known that the IN
dams had 10 such mcans,-no written
alpFlah't. 1t is true, there are other
proofs beside these that there was ain an.
terror race, who occupied our valleys,
ana the OBJECTS now seen in the valley
at the mouth Of Grave Creek, Lead us to
he conclusion that th2t valley was once
densely populated by an intelligent and
warl'Ne people. The proofs are these
mounds, ANA the system wi,h which
they are made, the fact, that in the cen
tire OF them are to,Inh affairs and ashes
ornaments-among which wa a coppe-
ring, tn" braZing OF which could neither
be cut with file or diamond, the fact
OF the remains OF forts being found here.
laid off with mathematical accuracy, and
many other things of the same positive
character. In the valley at the mouth
OF Grave Creek are some twenty mounds
aud one trace OF a fort, while on the
W est side Of the river are two fortified.
The other on the plain. These are al
mlrablY adap'ed for the purpose of de-
fence and for observation, and are works
for which our Indians had no occasion
and which they never built. There is
no more interesting study than that ar-
forded by these evidences Of people
that have long since passed away, and
We trust it may be pursued by those
who have taken an interest in it, until
their character Is fully determined.
THE METHODIST CHuRcn PROPERTY
SETrLEMENr.--The New York Com
mercial gives the following details of
The settlement Of the Methodist Church
Property dispute:
The Commissioners of the Methodist
Episcopal Church retain all the proper.
ty belonging to the Book concern, in
GLIDING the repositories at Boston.
fittsburg, and Charleston, s. G., with
the papers at Auburn and Pit;sburg
and pay TO the Commissioners of the
Methodist Ep' sconal Church, South,
their pro rata dividend,
Amounting to the sum Of $6S,O62 80
And for their interest in
the above property of 1887 fl
Whole amt to be paid the
South $1oo,OO000,
The South retain their newspaper
presses with about $40, 900 IN old note
and book accounts, within the bounds
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South.
twill be remembered by those who
have taken an interest IN this unpleasan,
dispute, that there is another Methodist
Book Concern at Cincinnati, under the
control of two agents. A suit between
them and tn" Southern Church was
some time ago decided in favor ofthe
Book Room but appealed from. 1t is
hoped and believed that the gentlemen
in charge Of the Cincinnati concern
will see the proprirty OF an amicablp
settlement Ike the one Just consumma-
ted IN this city.
We have heard 1t intimated that a |
meeting Of the Methodist body will be /
held at Green street church early next |
week, to celebrate the settlement IN |
some suitable mancer.
Whatever be Il mans station IN life, |
whether higher or lower, public or prl-
vate, he will become better man. and
escape many a disaster, ifh he will listen
in due season to the voice of the ntelli-
gent and the refined among the other
sex.
SIGNIFIcANT.-A Connecticut minis.
ter having walked through a village
church-yard, and observed the indis.
crlnlnate praises bestowed upon the
dead, wrote upon the gate post the fol-
lowing line: Here lie the dead, and
H.,