The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-28

| disagreeable fact that Simeon knew a,
much about tia duties of a fnanca
agent as he did Of differential calculi, sc
II was decided 10 call in the assistance O
a newly-formed friend, one Begley, who
as he had the privilege of lifting his ba
on rare occasions, on change, TO one o,
two of the moncd world, was looked
up TO by the worthy pair as
THE MAN ITO DO IT."
Begley strutted his short period nay
even succeeded so far, strange to say, nj
10 induce Hartmont to become his part.
| ner, and the firm OF Hartmont IL Co. wa;
duly established at No. 0 Great St. Hell.
| ems, London. Now, rs in this country, SO
| In London, it is not an uncommon thing
for two or more parties TO occupy the same
rooms in business, and No. had long
been in the possession of one j John Ogle a
shipbroker, (wbo, must not omit 10 say,
was very great croDy Of Begley's) Oi
course, Ogle was soon us con versanL with
the details Of the proposed loan as any OF
them, and Hartmont soon found that the
only man amongst them who really under
stood what he was about was tho willy
shipbroker. Ogle saw this, and he went
In Ms sleeping partner, and tho lot uni
ted TO Gust poor Simeon, who,
hnding no other road open
to satisfaction commenced
SUIT IN cHANcERY,
Which, doubtless, is in as advanced a
state at this present date Us chAnccry
SUITS usually are.
Osle now took the helm of tho sinking
ship and went vigorously to work.
Messrs, D.. Il w. Sharp, well-known men
in this line of business, were appointed So
licitors to the company, ana in very
short period they succeeded in inducing
PETER LAWSON q SON,
The celebrated seed and guano merchants
of London and Edingurgn, to take hold oi
the loan. We have now arrived ut tho
month Of December, 1865. The Lawsons
were in earnest. Hartmont had not
trolled in vain; fish was ON his hook.
Alas how many slip 'twixt river and
bank, as we soon shall see.
A commission of five were sent out to
examine the securities offered for the re-
payment of the loan especially the bait
laid to capture the worthy seedsmen, at
the head Of which was Henry Lawson,
one of the partners in the firm Hartmont,
an engineer, u chemist, and naval officer,
who arrived safely at their destination
(the city of Santo Domingo) in the early
part of January, 1869.
THE SECURITIES
Consisted of the revenues of the country,
in the first place; secondly, of rich de-
post OF guano said to exist upon the island
OF Alta Nela, aud thirdly, OF certain gold
mines, etc, etc.
: A few days saw all the party, except
Hartmont, on their way to examine the
guano deposits, and the moment their
backs were turned Baez and his agent
drew on the Lawsons for good round sum
of money. The month Ut March saw
Henry Lawson back in London firmly
persuaded in his own mind that all the
securities offered were worthless. Never
theless, on his arrival he found that very
large sum had been sent to Bsez on falls,
made by that party, and
ut the earnest solicitation of the knowing
shipbroker. There was nothing else for
1t, they were
SUCKED IN"
To regain what they had lost they must
30 on, and at last the loan was quoted on
WV TWIN IA
several Of the newspapers appeared, and
finally twas withdrawn. Inc Lawsons
{ who really were victims) wrote several
explanatory letters, but ali to no use the
San Domingo loan was voted swindle,
and all VINO had hand in it suffered
more OF less.
All this happened whilo Hartmont was
still in San Domingo; in the month of
June hs returned as colonel in the Domi-
can army, and again breathed the breath
of life into his half dead associates by new
and still more subtle ideas. Paris had
been tried and failed, London was no
better, now lot US try the pulse of Uncle
Sam, says the little lsraelite (Hartmont is
q German jew, Lrwsons make their
last throw by supplying him with funds,
and of he starts for New York.
Is HE COL, FADESs?
For two years he sticks to the president,
but finds that horse won't ride; at last,
after an enormous amount Of scheming,
the present SANTANA bay scheme comes OUT.
Now, would be inclined to say, wha,
next, my worthy little Col. Fabens, alias
alias Hartmont?
Before concluding this letter think /
will take the opportunity Of expressing an
opinion respecting
THEIsLAND OF SAN DOMINGO.
AS stated in former portion of my let
ter, 1t 10 little short Of an earthly paradise,
l have, during my life, been consid cradle
OF a traveller, especially in the tropics, but
nothing that ever l have seen approaches
1t in beauty Of scenery. The foliage is
magnificent, and the mahogany cannot be
equslled in any part of the known world :;
it also supplies more lignam vitn to Eng.
land and this country than can be obtained
from every other source.
Fruits, especially the oran &c, lemon and
citron, have not their equals under the
sun, and sufficient could DO produced in n
few years to make them cheap luxury ON
every table in the land.
The sugar cane grows larger than any
l have seen elsewhere. l have some
growing in back yard in tho city, three
and half inches in diameter and fifteen
feet high.
The whole of the eastern half of tho ISL
and is fiat, and is, in consequence, desir-
mated the slanos it is covered with long
grass, and in some places brush, but there
Is nothing to prevent its being easily
brought into cultivation.
SANTANA BAY
Is the third finest bay l have seen, Rio
de Janeiro being first, and Port Jackson,
in Sydney harbor, being second all tho
navies in the world could anchor in it, and
find room to swing at their anchors. deep
water even close to the shore in some
places IL abounds in fish, and the slanos