The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-01-28
THE TRIBUNE.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS OUTD0NE.
A Wonderful Diamond Wedding in
South America---And Jenkins
Whe Can Double-Discount AL
His Fellows.
Correspondence Albany Evening Journal
DT,,5-NTTA RraZil. Nov. 10. 1874.


lust come in a trife jaded, but, before
retiring, I purpose while yet the facts
are vivid in my mind to give YOU some
account of a wedding I attended this
evening. It was wedding, L make
bold to say, the Ike of which was never
celebrated on either continent. The
high contracting parties to the marriage
were Malta only daughter of. De Souza
Cabral,
THE GREAT DIAMOND KING
Of South America. and George Arthur
Throckmorton, of Kentucky, United
States of America, who, for the past i've
years. has been successfully engaged IN
railroading in this country, with head
quarters at Rio Janeiro. DeSouza Ca
bal is principal owner of nine OF the
,r.n.st diamond mines in South Amer1-
ca, and from them, in the aggregate, he
4 ,rives an annual income of not less
than $40, 900, 900. His interests in gold
mines probably amounts to as much,
more, and I am cognizant of the fact
that last August he sell one-tenth IN
t,rest in the celebrated Bahia Mine-of
which. until then, he had been the sole
proprietor-for $3,500,000. His dla-
mond interests in South Africa and 81
IBERIA he lately estimated under oath Tin
some legal proceedings before court III
Minas Geraes) at the enormous sum OF
$50, 200, 0OOl He has beside, a great
penchant for real estate, and l was but
recently informed by one Of his agents,
thoroughly trustworthy man, that
CabraIs rentals in London and Glasgow
alone Weld over ESQ, 900 annually. In
1863 he purchased the patent of ma
chine for making eyelets, from poor
fellow whom he found starving in
a garre5 at Maraham for such baga-
telle as $1e3. To-day the machine is
extensively used all over the world, and
Cabral draws $4,000 day from this
source alone. And then, there are his
sewiag-machine royalties that yield him
something over $1,000 day. The cor
RICHNESS 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
some thing that is any thing in which
he is not. It would be d puzzle to
name leading railrord in South Amer
lea or England in which he has not
stake. He takes in something over
81, 5OO,O 900 year from his steamship
stock, and probably twice as much more
from other sources. A cool, clearheaded
man OF 60, 6 feet high, straight as an
arrow, with an eye like an eagle, judg-
ment as unerring as fate, and decision
as quick as the lightning, and an ap-
parent incapacity for laundering, De
Souza Cabral stands to-day
THE wEALTHIEsT MAN ON THE GLOBE.
He was lately asked by an intimate
friend, in my presence, if he had any
conception OF the sum total Of his pos
sessions. He thought for moment,
and then quietly replied, ''I could not
swear that I was not worth-presuming
that [ could realize all my property
$50, 900, 100000" He made this as
founding exhibit with perfect sarg
froid. but I must confess that IS he
spoke I felt something very like pity
for him. I could not but think how
specially difficult it might be for him to
satisfactorily solve the problem Of the
camel and the needles eye.
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 followed of
the wedding might be received with in
credulity. The bridegroom, young
Throckmorton, is descended from one
OF the Oldest and wealthiest families of
the ''blue grass country" as he loves TO
call 1t. He came to Brazil with mat
ter Of $500, 900 III his own right, and
since has prospered famously, SO that
to-day he cannot be worth less than
Sc, 000,0 But poor pittance il COM
parison with his father-in-law' S over
whelmingly gigantic fortune, but still
quite sufficient to relieve him from the
imputation of marrying the fair MaEa
Cabral for money. He met her first, a
year ago, at q ball at Pernambuco, and
the result was case Of love at first
sight on both their parts Cat least, 50
s'they say They make an exceeding
l. prepossessing couple-he tall, broad
shouldered, yellow of har and NOUS
tache, and she tiny, graceful, lovely
faced brunette.
And now if but had the pen of ready
writer TO describe to you Ii fitting terms