Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-11-06
The Mound Builders of Tennes-


40 interesting lecture was recently de.
| livered in Nashville, by DR.. Joseph Jones.
Oh the Tennessee mounds and their build
ers. In many parts of Tennessee are found
large artificial mounds, the product OF
race OF people very different from the saw.
sges WHO we're familiar to the early settlers.
These relics have often excited the curios
I lty O! those who saw aUd examined them,-
Daring the war, when the State was 10 the
hands of the Uuion forces, tho excavations
made az Chattanooga, Knoxville, Murfrees-
boro aud Nashville revealed great many
curiOu> remaius, which were carried AWAY
10 the North.
DE-. Jones begun series Of explorations
year ago, aud has succeeded In collect
lug and classifying remarkable array of
relies and remains. In Giles county he dis
covered the remains Of great chief. hu
RED with numerous relics, and around him
the skeletons Of some Of his subjects. Diff
ing into the sides of the artificial mounds,
ashes, bits Of loitery, and bones of both
human beings and animals were found,
mixed up in QUE cOngruOus conglpmeration,
often Nlth beautiful specimens OF vases and
smell ornaments. lie also found large stone
Idols carved out OF a dark iron. colored rock
the largest some thirteen inches Ia height,
and the others perhaps four inches less in
stature. One represented . female with
tue hair gathered up behind sort OF water
fall, while In the longer specimen that of a
male, tue hair was represented twisted into
a sort OF cue, not unlike the style of our
iorciathtrs IN the Revolutionary times, In
thegreat mound near Franklin two remarka-
bic VASES were found, one not unlike a
chld'S loot, with the opening at the heel,
and the other surrounded with carved
head with helmet, having remarkable
resemblance to that Of spanish cavalier.
Here was also found the skeleton of a child,
the face OF which was covered with a curl
Gus she'll bearing occult hieroglyphlcs
among which could be distinguished per-
ioct triaugles.
Many uther curious relics were discover
ed by DIR. Jones, who argued from the ma
ture Ut these remains that tho aboriginal
race Of mound builders had come in con
tact with the Scundnayians explorers Of
this continent, aud also that they must have
had some communication with the later
Spanish missionaries. TIE Tennessee
mound builders, .he Dr.. thinks, must csr-
talniy have belonged to the great Natcheg
tribe, who, coming from the SOUTH spread
themselves throughout the Valley OF the
Mississippi aud its larger branches.
d.. J,ues will soon publish a b",d on ,he
antiquities Of Tennessee, ia which the OH
gin aud history If these singular mounds
WI be discussed in detail. M I. Post
THE CRowS JEwEI.s or SPAIN.-The Me
mortal des PyrtHeeS publishes the following
letter, dated Pau, Oao5er 9TH, ......
Monsieur de Directetr: Certain Paris Jour
nal., and emong others the Glylois, have
stated that tbe Queen of Spain bad carried
into France the crown diamonds and a sum
of twenty tight millions OF reals, which had
been cdyauced TO her 10y the Spanish treas
ury. can atlir that those two assertions
are pure cilumues and without foundation.
With respect to the swelS said 10 belong 10
the State the real facts are these: When
Ferdinand the VII rctdrned 20 bis capital
10 1923, after the French intervention, the
Grown regnlia was found 10 have disappear
ed. During the rest Of his reign the late
X ng purchased, wish his own resources,
precious stones which have since served to,
ornament the royal crown At his death
q icen Christina inherited the royal Jewels,
aud completed them by other purchases.
Lastly, at the majority " Queen Isabella,
tha q leep mother divided them between
her ~" daughters, and those diamonds 10
creased by fresh purchases, Queen Isabella
ha' now legHimately Ia her possession, with
the exception Of a portion which remain at
Madrid. With respee' 10 the sun of twenty
tight millions tue Queen Is said 10 have
DE- Aiued, 90 tho pr'jddice Of the Span'sa
treasury, nothing eau he more false. On
the o.htr Naat, the government owes TO her
Catholic Majesty her civil list for last month.
Too reaiincsswilh which such rumors are
given credence 10 aud circulated by this
press IL To he deploFed. Bsing sincerely
attached 70 The cause OF Der Majesty, have
thought hight 20 protest against these allie
cations, which will, unfortunately, b1 to-
aagerIS taken mp by certain people. havs,
&c, Yscount De Ia BARRE DE NANTEUIL.
Nav CAPrAIN GENERAL or CUBA.-Gen-
erai Daee, who his bren spp0 nted Captain
q neral &C Cuba place of General Lecsur.
"a, was formerly Captain General of Cubs,
aud more recrnly was one ~ he seven
general, who were hanished by Queen Isa-
bella. Tnc fact that tho Cuhaus IN Snsin
viii bee permitted To choose tao members NJ
che Jnura is a concession which indicates
that Cuba viii be invited TO send represen-
,tlycs 20 tho constituent assembly.