Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-10
THE GAZETTE.
TRYING 10 SELL A DIAMOND.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOvEs'a. 10, 1883

TRYING 10 SELL 4 DIAMOND.
The Bucyrus (Olio) Journal relates the
story of u farmer in that county, who found
one day beautiful specimen OF quar'z rock
which had all the appearance oi diamond.
lie took it to jeweller III BucyIus who, by
way of joke, told him it WAS diimond, and
offered him ten thousand dollars tor!t. The
farmer supposed it was worth mo:e money
--he had read Of the Koh-inccr, which Is
prized at millions-snd refused. He took 1t
to Pittsburg. and noted Jewei!er there toid
that BIO did rot know how much II was worth
but no house in the city was able to purchase
it. This completed bis intatuauon. lie tooE
it to other jewellers, who prCnouneeo u Do
diamond lie also rnok it to Phiiauelph'a
and New York. Toe Journal thus descfioe'
bis adventures there: - y,.,. 2.
Copfdently he walked into Ball, Back "
Co.'s, the eminent jewellers, ana ueI,ahueu
an interview with the prop'letors' IL wa
Granted and our friend was ushered lnio
nr;vate room, v hen he cCoily tuThel the Key
in the door, and to the infnite surprise OF
Ball, Black & Co., informed them that he had
in bis pocket untold wealth Bali, Black u
Co.. con graduated him and politely Tsqaes-
ted him tn inform them what earthly interest
that fact could be to them. lie answered
nothing, but slowly drew from the breast
poke, Of bis vest, tho stone, AID asked hcW
much it was worth. Ball, Black Go. az
swered that in q country where stone Was
scarce, it would DO worth 20 rEucn percn'
thsy had really forgotten the exact sum, bat l,
it would be any accom- odaton tbey would sepo
and INQUIRE, aud wound up by asking what
his business was with them.
Business" be gasped, why to sell TINS
diamond" They told Elm they he'd no oe'
sire to invest in that peculiar style Of d'-,
mond, and without attempting 10 conceal
their merrimept, bowed him out AT Iifa
py's, and all the other leading houses 10 that
line of trade, be met with the sane success
and tiually determined that the jewellers OF
New York, as vel! as those Of Pit:stusg aod
Philadelphia, were in league 20 swlDoie him
ont of the diamond; and SO he determined to
90 to Europe with 1t and among the brokers
Of Londop and Paris find market for 1t -
But fortunately, just as he was on the point
of embsrking he met with merchant from
Buoyrus who knew him and who finally sue
ceeded in inducing him to iorsgo bis Euro
peau tour Tor the time being at least snd
brought him to bis family. lie still believes
the stone to be diamond, and will, 20 doubt
start soon upon another wild goose chase to
dispose of it.
DR.. Mackenzie, in the last number of lie
psper. has an article called Great Mems
Descendants" in which he incidentally re-
views the married life Of the late Duke Of
Wellington, and that OF bis second sou, wht
lately died. The Dukes family did MOI
amount to much-seemed to have been ra
tier feeble every wey. The Doctor ther
goes on to consider the singular fact that very
many OF the great men of the earth have
never been represented by male heirs, and q
large number of them were altogether child
less.
We quote what be says on this head:
at is somewhat singular that very many
great men, in ancient as well as IN nioier'
times, have either left no male children, oil
are now represented through the female line
or by collateral connexions. Ia cur o"r
land, the pame of Washington stands lore
most. He was cbildess. So we've Mad'son
Jackson and Polk Jefferson is represented
through living descendants, only by hl'
daughter. Aaron Burr had daughter, cn
no son. Gen. Winfield SCOTT he'd daughters
only. President Buchanan, Washington
Irving. and many others, distinguished a:
statemen, soldiers, men Of lat,ers, DC, have
never married.
1t is the same way in France. Corneilie
Racine, and Moliere were cbildiess. Vol
taire was unmarried. Napoleon is represen
ted only By bis nephew. Guizot and There
have no children. In all other countries o.
Europe the same rule see ms 10 obtain. Shaks
peare, Bacon, Newton, ard Locke left NJ
male descendants. Millions family consisted
oftwo daughters. Ben Jonson left nc male
heir. Pope. Fielding, Smollett, Stcrpe
Steele, Addison, Bolingbroke, (St. john
johnson, Goldsmith, Hayley. Cowper, Johr
Wilkes, Chancellor Thurlow, aud long ar
raw of eminent literary and legal neu wer'
either unmarried, or had 40 ale children b,
their wives. The great Duke Of Marlborough
the Wellington Of his day. lost bis on y sol
early. and bis Duchy descended to his daugh
ter. by act oil Parliament, finally going to he
nephew, the Earl of Sunderland, when tb'
Churchill family thereby became superseded
by the Spencer. Lord Hips title descended
TO his nephew. Lord Nelson'- to bis brother
Lord Lynedock, Lord Beresford, SIR {. Ma
pier. and others, left no scps. Tie grea
Lord Gives titles have descended TO the Pow
is family through his daughter. And to'
newly.made Lord Clyde, better known as S'i
Colin Campbell, is an old bachelor.
In literary men, this want oil succession II
ycry apparent. To the nsmes already emu
merated here we easily could add others o
mark and note. Reginald ucher left no SOC
Both of Lord Brougham's daughter are dead
Lord Lyndhurst has no BOD. vi lhoma
Moore there is not now any descendant: Al
his Children died during lis lifetime. Byron
and Scott are represented only by the chi
drsn of their daughters. James Mon'so:"e
~ was unmarried. OF artists, the number
who have no direct descendants is unu>uai'y
large. Ii is the Same With statesmen. PIT, ant
Lord Liverpool we're never married. burke
ONLY con died before his father. Lord 81
lesley, Fox, and Palmerstcn had no legitimate
children. In truth, the principle seems very
general. We merely state the fact; these
Who have more leisure aud industry than WI
possess, may eudeavor to ascertain tb'
causes."
lust RECEIVED and Tor saie---
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