The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-02

theon, the Courts or Hall Of Consul. thu
two Forums, the Bourse, the Stabian
Baths, the Tragedy Theater and the
Comedy Theater are al vast In their
proportions. The Amphitheater was
capable Of seating an audience Of 70. 900,
and both the theaters were larger than
Ford's Opera House and the Academy
Of Music combined. The two forums
were very large, the Civil Forum and
adjuncts occupying as much space e.
two squares at Eutaw Place; while the
Bourse, or Stock Board, was twice ~
large A. the hall occupied by the Stock
Board Of Baltimore. In fact, here are
all the evidences OF great and import
ant city Of unbounded wealth, and aim
ing to rival Rome. The Forum was
ornamented on three sides by q broad
colonade Of Grecian- Doric architecture.
The Senate Chamber and 3Basilica was
22O feet long and 80 broaf. In vault
under its stairway used for prisoners
awaiting trial were found two skeletons
with their ankles manacled. The Pam
theon had also been most elegant
structure, having been used as a resi-
dence fer the Augustuses, rs well as for
religious purposes. The ruins Of the
house Of Venus and Mars are distin-
guished for well Of pure water, said to
possess medical qualities, not at all
affected by the changes it has UNDER
gone. In the Temple of Isis there is
also well about twelve feet deep, down
which can be seen . rapidly rushing
stream Of water. 1t Is the coolest and
best water we have tasted in Italy.
The wine shops seem to have been
very numerous, with marble counters.
in which were built up large earthen-
ware jars, each capable Of holding q
hall barrel of wine. The counters are
square, with an opening in
the center where the vender stood and
dipped out the wine as called for. There
are two undoubted restaurants or cook
shops, where articles were cooked and
sold across the counter. There is also
. butcher-shop, with marble block; a
barber-shop, with . stone block in the
center, on which the Pompeians sat to
be shaved. Signs on the walls indicate
that other shops were those Of MARBLE
workers or mosaic artists. A goat on
he wall indicates q milk-shop or dairy;
TWO men carrying large jug indicated
, wine-shop; two men fighting indicat-
ID q gladiatorial school; man whip
ping boy, hoisted on another's back,
indicated II schoolmaster, and checkers
denoted the door-post of the publican.
The ruins of a drinking saloon have nu-
nerous small apartments in the rear,
which served as drinking-rooms. One
If the walls contained announcements
If the public festivals of the day. The
hop itself contained furnace, steps
or displaying the glasses and marble
counter, which still exhibits stains of
he liquor or marks Of the glasses. The
igure Of Mercury was painted on yari-
'us parts of the house, and some Of the
walls are covered with proper names
cratched by the customers upon the
clustering.
The house Of the surgeon was found
veil supplied with surgical instruments
# forty different varieties. The public
'ake-house has four stone mills in it.
The oven stands in perfect condition,
'eing precisely in the style Of the ovens
4 the present day, and was full of loaves
4 bread when opened, some of which
re In the museum at Naples and some \
1 them in the museum at the gate. It \
as four stone mills in it for grinding I
rain.
The house Of Sallust was the most
magnificent OF the private residences
7ithin the walls. It seems to have at
sched to it real prototype Of the ORR
ntal harem, and was most elaborately
ecorated. In one Of these rooms was
1und the skeleton of q young female,
opposed to be that Of the fair being
Tho was enshrined in this retreat with
3 much privacy and magni6cence.
he had four rings on one of her hands,
st with engraved stones, five gold
racelets, two earrings, and thirty-two
ieces Of money were found lying near
or. Close ct hand were found the
keletons Of three other females, sup
osed to have been her slaves.
The villa Of Diomede, Immediately
inside the walls. judging from the ru-
Is left, must have been an extensive and
lagnificent establishment, decorated in
70 highest style Of art and embellished
ith statuary, paintings, fountains,
athing-rooms and gardens. Beneath
70 portico, and below the level Of the
srdens, was the wine cellar, long
rchway not less than 100 feet in length.
long row Of wine jars, encrusted in
Va, each about four feet high, stands
this vault. On the night OF the erup-
on the owner appears to have lost the
We Of kindred in his effort to save his
vn life, for his skeleton was found.
I'd that Of an attendant, near the
srden-gate, the one still holding in
> bony grasp the key Of the villa,
lille the other was carrying purse
'ntaining 100 gold and silver coins,
Id some silver vases. While thus en-.