Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-31
HE STORY OF a DIAMOND
which Aund ITS way Afaer 200 Years
10 Chicago.


Two singularly foe and rare diamonds,
owned by Maiden Lane diamond i'm porter,
have lately been interesting the trade in New
York. The stones have az eventful history,
and their qualities are such as to comm and
the most enthr sisstic admiration of experts
They are pale blue in color, aud reside them
pure white diamonds are dimmedby con-
tfasi. The gems are so identical in Weight
and color-eight and a half cirats eacN-
that it is the opinion of N any that they,
were never cut from separate steues; but
that they were always distinctive is a fact
prett, well established. Their age is myth
cal. as nothing like them has BEEN mined in
The past 200 years. Wnen Warren II sstings
was gJvernor-general of India they passed
into his hands, but they soon returned 10
native ownershiP',i9assd Of f'n he to light
ss,;. After this thsy we're carried
- -S1rope, and were bought bJ wealthy
Russian neblemau, who had them
| recUt in Amsterdam. The noblsman got
into political trouble in Russia, ald at last
left the empire. Ultimately one of the lew
els was lost at the gaming table at Monaco,
| and was held subsequently, by the fsniIy Of
| NJ. Blanc, who masaged the great gambling
| house. The other diamond passed tito the
hands OF Paris jeweler, and was aftrwsrd
purchased by the Duke of Brunswick, who
tried to find its male, but failed. A year ago
the mate appeared in Paris, with other i.w-
els belonging TO Nine. Blame the widow Of
the gamblinghouss msguxte. 1t was then
bought, Tor what sum ls not stated, BY an
agent Of tue New York diamond merch ant,
but several years before this the stone which
the Duke of Brunswick had owned had IN
turn disappeared, and the recent purchaser
OF the Blanc diamond, who knew of its ex.
istenc-, had no hope of discovering th'
much sought-for gem. About two months
ago a member of his firm made business
trip to the Western States, 10 ths course o.
which be visited Chicago. By mer'
accident he encountered there Ger
tain, wealthy pork-packer, md, with min
gled feelings of amazemynt and deilght
cav gleaming on his shirt-irout large blue
diamond, which seemed 10 be w0nderiu
matnh for the rare ssone locked up IN TIM
home Office. He telsgraphed imnediately
10 his partners here and, after the s1ehang'
of a lew dispatches trusted clerk FASTENED
feom New York to Chicago, bearing with hlu
the & anc diamond for the purpose OF com
parison, which, being made, showed beyon6
all doubt that The missing mae had bteI
l-foupd The dealer entered into ungotiatiou
for i,s purchase, and fually became its pos
SCISSOR for a sum which, though large, wa
much below its value as one OF he remark
able pair. The pork-packer had worn hi
diamond for several years, in e1tire ignor
| auce of It's history and OF the fact that il
exact duplicats had ever existed. During
visit TO England be bought it If HebreV
diamosd dealer in London. The news o
their reunion has excited some dIamon'
! merchants IN Paris who are ve'y anxious L
I secure Them, and have been sending cabl
t messages on the subject during the last fe'
: dats. 1t is not believed, however, that tn
genls will be permitted TO leavs this countr'