The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-12-17
DIAMOND NUPTIALs.

DIAMOND NuPTIALs.
"A,.bian Nights" in South America Jen-
Tins who Can Double Discount AL His
Fellovs-Where's Sharon Now.
The hour 1. midnight, and | have ju.t
come in q uife j.ded, but, before retiring, !
uurr o-e while YET The facts are vIylc ID my
mind 10 give YOU some account ofa wedding
I.I,ended this evening 1t was wedding,
make bold 10 say, the like OF which wa
-, celebrated on either Continent. The
L;ob ccp,rac. ing parties to the marriage
wei. Malta, only daughter OF De Souza "a
bral,
THE GREAT DIAMOND KING
of South America, and Georse Arthur
Tho kmorton. native If Kentucky,
IJoit.d States OF America, who, for the past
use wears, has been successfully engaged IN
rsilro.d,ng in TIL. country, With hescquar-
tor. a, Ri, Janeiro. De SJuza C,br,l Is
principal owner nine OF the richest q a
mond MINIS IN SoIIh America, and from
them, in The aggregate, he deriv.s an an
ruar income oil not lers Than S2O,OOO,oOO
HIS in,ere-Is in gold M mes probably amounts
TO as much more, and L am cognizsnt OF the
fact thai last August he sod a on.-t-nth in
trre,t in the Celebrated Bahia MIne-oi
which, until then, he had been the so.e pro-
prie or,-for So. 10000, gold. He diamond
in,.r--t- 10 South A RIGA and Siberia he
LATELY e tiulsted under "a b I'm soue legal
proce, dinys before court in Min,- Gear
a, the enormou. eum of $50 100000. H
CT -
and was but Tee. ntly IN Ormed ty one OF
his sgentr, u thoroughly Trustworthy nf.n,
that Cabral's rentai- IL London and Gas
gov alone vie over sl50,J00 annually In
ls6S lie purchased The pa.eut Of machine
for making eyeiels, from poor fellow whom
he found starving IN q garrei at MsrAnbsn
for such a basale.le a. SlS3 To-day the
machine il extensively used all over tue
world, and Csor.i Grsss s., 90 day from
tnis source alone. And tIslp, there are hi
sewing -iDschine r"- a tI-- that yield him
something over s. 90 day, Tue couect-
Hees OF IN . asl Ilsm IL voached for by u
friend OF mine. who Is the manager OF the
leading srwing-msch:ne company in Brszii.
Indeed, il Il Easy TO tell what he is inter.s-
ted in, o hard to think of something that
il an thirg in which he j. not. Il would
be a puzzle to name a Leading railroad in
South America or England in which he ha.
not n stake. He takes in something over
81 ,500,0O0 year from his steamship stock,
and probably twice rs much more from
other sources. A cool, c.ear-headed MAN
Of 60, 6 feet high, straight as Az arrow, with
an .ye like an esg'e, judgment n unerrine
a. fate, snd decision a. quick as the light
ming, with superb nerve, uncoDquerabls
boldness, and an apparent iDcapecity fol
laundering, De Souxs Cabral stands to-day
THE wEALTHIEsT MAN ON THE GLOBE
He was lately asked by an intimate friend
in NV prssencs, if he had any conception Of
the sum total Of his possessions. He thought
Tor moment, and then quietly replied, 81
could not swear that / was not worth-pre-
sumipg tina, / could realize On all my pro-
terty-S50, 900, 10000" lie made this
astounding exhibit with perfect sang froid,
but must confess that Is be spoke felt
something very like pity for him. l could
not but think how specially difficult it might
be for him 10 satisfactorily solve the problem
OF the camel and the needles eye.
would not have devoted go much space
to the father of the bride OF this evening
were il not for the fact that otherwise the
account that followed Of the wedding nigh,
be received with incredibly. The bride
groom, young Throck morton, is descended
from one Of the Oldest and wealthiest fami-
lies of the "blue grass country" IS he loves
10 call il. He came to Brazil with matter
OF $500. 600 in his own right, and since has
proepered fsmously, 20 that to-day he can
rot be worth less than $4,000 600. But
poor pitiance in comparison with his fsther-
in-lsw's Overwhelmingly gigantic fortune,
bat still quite sufficient to relieve him from
the impu alton of marrying the fair Malta
Csbral for money. He met her first year
go at ball at Pernambuco and the result
WAS a case of love at first sight on both their
parts. (ar least, 20 They say') They make
an exceedingly progressing couple, he
tall, nroad-shouldered, yellow OF hair and
mou-t.che, and she tiny, grace'ul, lovely
faced brunette.
And now if but had the pen of a resdy
writer to describe to you in fitting terms the
unqualified and
of their wedding. But alas, cannot, and
"a cast about for a beginning of my MARIA
,ire am much embarrassed with the riches
rnat waits TO be treated OF. There were the
for instance. They were written
on parchment BY artistic hands, in quaint
text exquisitely illuminated. Instead OF
being inciOsed in paper envelopes they wer-
sent 10 their favored recipients each in a
dainty box of sandal-woOd. There boxes,
i 900 in number. we're Manufactured to Or
der expressly for this wedding at Canton.
Each one of them was furnished with lock
and key of solid gold, was exqui.itely carved
with Cupids, and hearts, and o her cetiyne
appropriate 10 the occarion. and cost $50.
Nv own invitation lies beside me as
write. and catch the delicate scent of the
sandal.
The residence Of the Great Diamond King,
at which the wedding took place. is situat.o
a little over half mile from Diamentina,
which is, you know, the chief town of the
district. / may attempt to desert
its magni6cence in another letter let it suffice
to gay row that the house is the complete
realization Of the ideal castles of the regula-
lion English novels, and that the Rrouod.
with it are the last expression of |
nature at her lovelies', reinforced by ar
At its consummate. This evening the place |
SEEMED A PARADISE.
Wax candles BY the thousands, each caught |
md held in place by bronze figure, flooded
he rooms within, and the miles of grounds
without, with a soft yet brilliant light Here
md there, on the green slopes. or in the
ustic bowers, or at the edge of some romsn-
ic ravine, large music-boxes, imbedded and
'ompletely hidden from view in mos., plsy.
d soft and dreamy accompaniment to the
-oice of the fountains. One hundred music-
,oxss were employed in this service, and
he tunes that were pricksd on their cylin-
ers were composed especially for the nup-
ial night by no les celebrated musician
han List. He received daft Of sos, 600
or his witching work, and vho shall ray
hat he did not earn ila Certainly no one
hat listened to the music, which WAS little
e distributed on the morrow among the
ridesmaids and other eueets of this even
ng. a unique remembrance Of the wedding.
ZACH one OF them was imported from Paris,
encased in mosaic. and elabo1tely finish.
in gold, silver, and . variety Of precious
loDes. Two hundred boxes cost ~ MANY
nousand dollan. The drawine-room in
'hich the Kentuckian and his dark Bra
i,ian bride. were made one flesh had one
,ature in it, adornment which elected the :.
lost fervent expression of delight and !.
from all Who were present. l
lude 10 the decorations Of the focr walls, !,
hey were one me0 Of full. blown white
'melhas from floor to ceiling, and good
szed diamond vas inserted m the center !,
each to cunningly counterfeit the dew :
rop. The effect vas eimply ravishius.