The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-03
From the New York Mercury.l

From the New York Mercury.l
Recent proceedings In the Hungarian
Parliament disclosed most remarkable
discovery which, were it no so ooncIus-
lively authenticated, would be almost
impossible to believe. The story, as con.
densed from the official reports, is that
two peasants, or rather shepherds,
from the village Of Iyan-Egerszeg, near
the ancient city of Vesprim and not far
from Lake Balaton. came to Pesth, and
to jeweler offered for sale some broken
fragments of what evidently was
VERY OLD, GOLDEN ORNAMENT FOR
FEMALE WEAR,
probably bracelet or band for the
upper arm. The jeweler questioned the
shepherds, and, their. answers being
unsatisfactory, he had the men arrested
ON suspicion of being thieves. On ex-
animation they told q tale which was so
astonishing that it was communicated to
the Minister of the interior, and this
funetionary ordered an investigation
by scientific officers. The information
of the shepherds was that in the woods
skirting Ivan-Egerszeg, where they had
some huts for shelter when out at night,
they had been digging at little hill,
wanting the earth for building purposes.
Suddenly they came upon what appeared
to be
A SQUARE STRUCTURE OF BRICK WALLS,
with a stone covering the aperture.
Removing this stone they found that
these walls inclosed an opening into the
earth, and resolved to sound the depth.
Lowering stone tied to a rope, they as
cerIained that the shaft, about three
feet in diameter, or nine square feet,
descended perpendicularly to- depth Of
over one hundred square feet. The peb-
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seemed like stone floor beneath, and
from the sound itself they judged that
this opening must lead to some large
SUBTERRANEAN CAVERN OR HALL.
They agreed TO keep their discovery a
secret and to explore the mystery. A
| day or TWO aftefward the shepherds
were again at work. They prepared
a small square board; freighted with
stones, and in the center of it they
placed three lighted candles. This they
let down through the shaft, and by the
| light Of the candles they saw distinctly
that the inner sides of the shaft were
smooth, and apparently ended in some
large apartment. AS the candles con-
tinued to burn all the way down, they
came to the. conclusion that the air
could not be vitiated, and that it would
be safe to go down. They next prepared
rope ladder of the. requisite length.
secured several lanterns, and then one
of them let himself down the shaft. At
the bottom he stood in wonderment as
he gazed upon
ALARGE SQUARE HALL,
the walls covered with faded painting,
chairs, benches and tables standing
around ornamented with gold and ivory.
and large heavy doors, hung on golden
hinges, leading to other rooms. The
shepherd climbed the ladder and told his
companion the discovery. Both OF them
went down together and, walking abuut,
found themselves. in q succession OF
rooms abounding. with elaborately-
carvedAtnrniture of O sty they had never
seen before. Lnssome ofthem were low,
large stands, evidently once used for
beds; there were also closets OF.
bureaus containing armlets, rings,
medals, coins, daggers, chains, swords,
shields and helmets. There were also
breast-plates, Of leather covered with
iron. and studded with ornaments. in
gold. Some OF the armlets, they Ioek
away, broke. them up and carried to
Pesth for sale, in which transaction
they were arrested. as above stated.
The officers of the Hungarian Ministry
OF the Interior began their Investigation.
under the ancient law which makes ali
such discoveries the property of the
Crown, and their report, as communicated
to Parliament, is still more startling,
Their researches clearly establish it,as a
TACT that this subterranean structure
was undoubtedly
AN OLD ROMAN CASTLE,
built many centuries before the, Huns
and the .Magyars left their Asiatic
Aomes TO Invade this mart Of Europe