Diamond beetle

( Zool.) A name usually given to Curculio imperial is, or Splendens, a beetle of the IMG:content-0601.png:[graphic][merged small][merged small] among coleopterous insects. It is of a golden-green color, with two black longitudinal bands on the thorax, and several rows of depre ed spots on the elytra ( wing covers), which exhibit a beautiful and sparkling green with intervals of black. Diamond Bluff, in Wis ., a p.-v. and twp. of Pierce co., on the Mi i ippi, about 10 m. below Pre scott. Diamond City, in Kansas , a village of Morris co. -In Mi ouri, a post-village of Meagher co. Diamond Creek, in Kansas , a twp. of Chase co. Diamond District, (The,) a portion of the dist, of Seno Frio, Minas Geraes, Brazil, noted for its diamond mines. It is a mountainous region, situate in the vicinity of Villa do Principe. Ezt , abt. 25 m. from N. to S., and 15 from E. to W. Diamonds were first discovered here in 1730, by a party of gold-miners. Since that time, immense numbers of these precious stones have been exported, and the supply seems to be inexhaustible. The stones are found in a sort of gravel, called cascalhão by the Portuguese, and cascajo by the Spaniards. This gravel is dug up, and conveyed to the washing-shed. The diamond mines are worked by the Brazilian government, which keeps very strict guard upon its monopoly, and punishes every infringement with great severity. Pop . abt. 16,000. Diamond Fields of S. Africa, were discovered in 1867. In 1869 the first large D. was found, wt. 8312 carats, and was sold for $54,504. The mines at Kimberly, 600 m. from Cape Town, are of exceeding value, and are claimed to be the richest in the world. The output of a single mine, known as the Kimberly, is $4,000,000 annually. The buying and selling of D. is controlled by the strictest government supervision. Within ten years this field has yielded some $58,000,000 in dividends. Diamond Grove, in Va ., a p. v. of Brunswick co. Diamond Hill, in N. C. , a P. O. of Anson co.-In N. H. , a p. v. of Merrimack co.-In Rhode Island , a P. O. of Providence county. Diamond Harbor, on the river Hooghly, 30 m. below Calcutta, of which it is the port for large ships. As the adjacent country is swampy and unhealthy, the spot is marked only by a few huts, inhabifed by pilots. Diamond Island, in the estuary of the Ba e in river, Burmah. It is 12 m. from Negrais, and abounds in turtles. Diamondize, v. a. monds To deck or ornament with dia Diamond Lake, in Illinois , a post-office of Lake со. Diamond Mills, in Pennsylvania , a village of Indiana co., on Two Lick creek, about 58 m. E. N. E. of Pittsburg. Pop . about 150.