New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

DEATH OF "a Cincinnati MerChumt-HeHvy
Failure in BOstOn-Stcamship in Dis
sress-LOnisyille library LOttery-The
Capital Prize Drawn Indian War I'm
/ Oregon The Diamond Fields Swindle-
Statement of Cooper.
| CINCINNATI, December 7.-Samuel Fl.
| Pike, formerly well known merchant of
Cincinnati, died suddenly of appoplexy.
| Boston, December The heaviest fail
ure of the fire is Hunfeld, Wentworth g.
| Co, whose liabilities are over $2,250O0O.
| They propose to settle at the rate of sixty
cents on the dollar within q year without
| interest.
HALIFAX, December 7-The steamer
| Queen, from Liverpool for New York, is
here short Of coal and with sickness oa
| board.
| LOUISVILLE, December The drawing of
the Louisville Library lottery prizes COM
menced this morning Ticket No 6450
drew the capital prize of $4,000
| SAN FRASCIsC0, December 7.-The war
| with the Maluen Indians, in Oregon. con
| tinues. Two additional soldiers have been
| killed. Soldiers are marching from three
| points to the scene of conflict.
j. b. COOpers statement to the executive
committee Of the Lent Harpending diamond
fraud is to the folio king effect: | was book
keeper to the diamond drill company of
this city; have kTown Arnold for the past
SIX years; he knew much about diamonds
and wanted to Learn more from me about
the way in which they are deposited, the
nature and KIND Of ground, etc He
said he thought he could produce diamonds
ny artificial means told him that dIa-
monds were found in beds of extinct rivers
IN tropical countries, and in gravelly soil.
Arnold said that in Arizona he saw an In
dian chiefs wife with bracelet Of
sparkling stones, which he obtained
from her He said he would go
back to Arizona and look for the natural
deposits of these stones. On his return he
told Cooper that he had a big thing in
view, stating that Slack and himself were
the only persons in the secret, and offered
me great inducements to Oin in the scheme
In 1871, with Arnold and Slack made
trip to New Mexico, where we collected
quite a number Of ruhie3 and returned
TO this city, when we decided to get
the "ge capitalists interested; 0vertures
were made to Harpendng, gentleman of
high standing and cOnveraant with money
matters. Arnold then wrote to Harpending
at London asking his cooperation in the
development OF the diamond mines. Arnold
and Slack went to New York and interested
Barlow in the scheme. When Kent AMI
HarpendiDg reached New York from London
Arnold exhibited the gems and a council W.
held, the result of which was that Kent and
HarpendiDg came 10 San Francisco amt
IOFiuCu company. Arnold saw tnaL he
mast make a bold stroke. Taking $500g
1Ifn him he crossed the Canadian liDe ane.
sailed from Quebec for London. After ar
irving at the latter city he made the 80
quaintance Of two American sailors, rm
whom he paid 500 each, and binding thrnh
with an oath OF secrecy to- conceal the
business, ordered them to go to difereBt
jewelers. in London and buy diamonds.
In that way he got $37 900 worth and reo
turned to Quebec. From there he went t0
St. Louis and thence to Arizona, where he
bought large quantity Of rubies, garnets
and sapphires. He then returned to San
Francisco, where he counseled with myself
Roberts and Slack, the result of which was
that Kent, Harpending, Arnold and Dodge
went to New York to interest capitalists
there. But the Wall street men were shy.
and they did not meet with much hssuccess
there.
They wanted an expert in whom Newo
York men would place confidence. Janin
was suggested, and he was accordingly CON
suited and permitted to test some diamonds.
He accepted the offers to go and examine
the fields. Slack and Arnold went ahea9
freq Denver, from which place they were
TO pilot JaniR to the fields. Thence thew
went to Denver mountain, near which theyp
selected a few acres, and scattered dia9
monds and other precious stones with yecko
less profusion.
They then went back t0 Denver whence
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