The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-07

Recent proceedings in tho Hr

Recent proceedings Ill tho Hun
galian Parliament disclosed II most
e.; remarkable discovery. Tho story,
/ ms nondcnsed from the official re-
=. ports, is that two PEASANTS, from
the valley Of Ivan-Egerzeg, ncar the
ancient city of Vczprim, and not far
from lake Bnlaton, anne to Pesth,
and to ajeweller otlereds some broken
+ fragments of what evidently were
some very old golden orna,nonts for
, female wear, probably bracelet or
band for the upper arm. The jcw-
eller questioned the shepherds. and,
their answers being unsatisfactory,
he had the men arrested on suspi
cion of being thieves On the cx-
animation they told tale which was
: no astonishing thnt it was c,mnlnni-
Gated to the Minister of the interior,
and this frnctionary ordered nn i'll
vestigation by scientific officers The
. Information of the shepherd was,
thnt i'll. the woods skirting lynn
EgcrzeS, where they had some huts
for shelter when out ut night, they
, had been digging at IL little hill.
Suddenly they came upon what mp
pcared to be square structure of
brick walls, with stono covering
the aperture. Removing this stone,
thcy found that those walls enclosed
an. opening into the earth, and, re
solved to sound it's depth. Lower
ling Il stone tied to d rope, they as
certained that the shaft, about three
feet i'll dinmetery or nine square feet,
i, descended iperpendicularly to q
- depth of over q hundred square feet.
The pebble they had lowered reach
od what seemed like a stone floor
bcncat!,, and from the sound its.,,se
they judged that this opening must
lead to some large subterrancan
cavern or hall. A dayor two after
ward the shepherds; were again at
! work. They prepared n small
square board, freighte>l with stones.
and i'll the centre of it they placed
tmco lighted candles. This they
let down through the shaft, and by
tle light of the candles they saw
distinctly that the inner sides of the
shaft were smooth anl apparently
ended i'll some lurgc apartment.
They next prepared Il rope ladder of
the requisite length, securing sev
elnl lanterns, anl then one OF them
let himself down the shaft. At the
bottom he stood i'll wondcrmcnt rs
T., :;t:cA upon Il large Square h>.ll, the
walls covered with faded paint.no.. ~,
hSnS EhGS"n' ';GnhG5 SfnG56tEh h tql]tsif qltiH s5Yap s5trYapnE nE
ivorp. and large heavy doors, hung
Oh golden hinges, leading to other
rooms. The shepherd climbed the
ladder and told his companion of the
, discovery. Both Of them went
down together, and found thcm-
selves III II succession of rooms
Astounding with claborntcly carved
, furniture of a style they had never
,, seen before. In some Of them were
low, large stands, evidently once
used for beds there were also
closets, bureaus containing ann
| let's, rings, medals, coins, tlaygcrs,
chains sw urds, shields and helmets
,. There were also brcastplatcs of
leather, covered with iron and stud
dcl with ornaments in gold. Some
l Of the armlcts they took awav, broke
4 them up and carried them to Pcsth
f for sale, in which transaction they
I were arrested, as above stated. The
!. officers of the Hungarian Ministry
c of the Interior began their invcstign-
f ton under the ancient law which
makes all such discoveries the prop
c ty Of the crown, and their report, us
f communicated to parliament, is still
+ more startling. Their researches
= clearly establish il us fact that this
subtcrrancan structure WAS undoubt,
= clly an old Roman castle, built many
c centuries befolc the Huns and Mag
= yArs left Asintic homes to invade
this part Of Europe. This section of
4 Hungary was the province of Pan
t nonip Of the Roman Empire, and in
t the vicinity Of Lake Balaton there
was IL large permanent Roman camp,
IL the agricultural and military settle
o mcnts Of the Romans extending for
i many miles, and traces of this Ro
- man occupation, which continued
down to the sixth century Of the
} Christian era, have repeatedly been
y found. But how this vast structure,
q which is said to cover Two acres, and
c, built two stories high with massive
% wallis of stone and brick, was covered
C with earth to the depth Of more
than sixty fcot, over whicit forest
e of heavy timber had grown up-,
IS forest. too, that is mentioncl as OK
= listing in the -. ol,bst preserved
y chronicles OF the kingdom, the Off
~ GERS have SO far found, is impossible
~ to account for In one room several
II skeletons of humln beings hav,
he been found, but the bones We're toe
be much decayed to iatlcatc with ccr
.. tlinty the race to which they belong,
CT A thorough search of this wonlar.-
~ full building IN now proposed. Tho
liz shaft through which the first dis
II, covcry was made il believed to have
il, been either chimney OF IN obscr-
vatory or lookout, rs iron hook:
havo been fosind fastened to tn.
lh wall itisidc, to which means Of ascen