, 1875-01-20

And then there are his sewing machine
royalties that yield him something over
$4,000 a day. THE correctness of this
last item is vouched for by friend Of mine,
who is the manager Of the leading sewing
machine company in Brazil Indeed, it
is easy to tell what he is interested in, but
hard to think of something that isanything
in which he is not. It would be a puzzle
to name a leading railroad in South Ameri-
ca or England 10 which he has not a stake.
He takes in something over O million and
a half a year from his steamship stock, and
probably twice as much more from other
sources. A cool, c~lear-headed man of six
ty, six feet high, straight as an arrow,
with an eye like ar eagle, q judgment as
unerring as fate, and a decision as quick as
the lightning, with superb nerve, uncon-
querable boldness, and an apparent inca
pacity for laundering, Da Souza Cabral
stands to-day the weaIthiest man on the
globe. He was lately asked by an init
mate friend, in my presence, if he had any
conception Of the sun total Of his posses
sions. He thought for a moment, and
then quietly replied: Il could not swear
that | was not Notwithstanding that I
could realize on all my property
$4,000, 900, 900" He made this astound-
ing exhibit with perfect sang froid, but |
must confess that as he spoke | felt some
thing very like pity for him. ! could not
help but think how specially difficult it
might be for him to satisfactorily solve the
problem of the camel and the needles eye.
TIL BRIDEGROOM.
I would not have devoted so much space
to the father of the bride of this evening
were it not for the fact that otherwise
the account that follows of the wedding
might be received with incredibly The
bridegroom, young Throckmorton, is dcs-
Cended from one Of The Oldest and wealth.
est families of the "blue grass county,"
as he loves to call it. He came to Brazil
with a matter Of half . million in his own
right, and since has prospered famouely, SO
that to-day he cannot be worth less than
Sc, 900, But a poor pittance in com
parison with his iathor-in-laW'a OverWlelm-
inoIy gigantic fortune, but still quite sut-
iicjent to relieve him from the imputation
of marrying the fair Malta Cobral for mo-
ney. lie met her first a year ago at ball
at Pernambuco, and the result was q case
of love at first sight ON both their parts.
They make an exceedingly propossessing
couple--ho tall, broad-shouilerad yellow Of
hair and moustache, and she a tiny, grace
full lovely-faced brunette.
The invitations were written on parch-
ment by artistic hands, in quaint 1t, ez-
ouisiteiy illuminated. Instead Of being
enclosed in paper envelopes, they were
sent to their favored recipients each in its
dainty box Of sandal wood. These boxes,
! 1000 in number, were manufactured to
order expressly for this wedding at Can
ton. Each one Of them was furnished
with o lock and key Of solid gold, was ex.
ouisitely carved with cupids and hearts
and other designs appropriate to the oc-
casion, ard cost $50. Ny own Invitation
lies besides me as I writo, andL catch the
delicate scent Of the sandal.
AN EARTHLY PARADISE
Tho residence Of the great Diamond King,
at which the wedding took place, is situated
n little over half o mile from Diamantiua,
which is, you know, the chief town of The
dinmond district. The house is the com
plete realization of the ideal castles of the
regulation English novels, and the grounds
connected with it are the last expression
of nature at her loveliest, reinforced by
art at its most consummate. This even
inc the place seemed q paradise. Wax
candles by the thousands, each caught
and held in its place by a bronze figure,