Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10
MiscellamenMs.
A BRAZILIAN ROMANCE.

A BRAZILIAN ROMANCE.
Diamentind, Brazil, Cor. Albany Journal
The hour is midnight, and have just
come in triae jaded, but before retiring
| purpose, while yet the facts IRE vivid
in my mind, to give you All account of
wedding | attended this evening 1t
was wedding, make bold to say, the
like of which was never celebrated on
either continent. The high contracting
parties to the marriage were MALTA, only
daughter of DeSouza Cabral, the great
diamond king of South America, and
George Arthur Throckmorton, IA native
of Kentucky, United States of America,
who for the past five years, has been
successfully engaged in railroading in
this country, with headquarters Rio
Jancirn De Souza Cabral is principal
owner Of nine of the richest diamond
mines in South America, and from them,
in the aggregate, he derives an annual
income of not less than $40, 200, 900.
His interests in gold mines probably
amount to as much more, and am cog
infant of the fact that last August he
sold one-tenth interest in the celebrated
Bahia Nline--of which, until then, he
had been proprietor, for $500, 900,
gold His diamond interests 10 South
Africa and Siberia he lately estimated
under oath Gin some legal proceedings
before court in Minas .Geraes) at the
enormous sum of $50, 200, 900! He has
besides ponchant for real estate, and |
was but recently informed by one of his
agents, thoroughly trustworthy man,
that Cabraps rentals in London and
Glasgow alone yielded over $780, 900
annually. In 1868 he purchased the
patent Of machine for making cyelets
from poor fellow whom he found starv-
lug in garrett ut Marranham, for such
bagatelle us 1888. To-day the ma.
chine is extensively used all over the
world, and Cabral draws $1,000 day
from this source alone. And then there
are his sewing machine royalties that
yield him something ever $4,000 day.
(The correctness Of this last item is
vouchcd foI by friend of mine, who is
the manager of the leading sewing ma
chine company in Brazil.) Indeed, it
is easy to tell what he is interested in,
but hard to think of something that is
anything in which he is not II would
be puzzle to name leading railroad
in South America or England in which
he has not stake. He takes in some
thing over million and half year
from his steamboat stock, and probably
twice as much more from other sources.
A cool, elear-headed man Of sixty, six
feet high straight as an arrow, with an
eye like an eagle, judgment az uner-
ring as fate and decision as quick as
the Lightning, with superb nerve, un-
conquerablc boldness aud an apparent
incapacity for laundering, De Souza
Cabral stands to-day the wcalthiest man
on the globe lie was lately asked by
an intimate friend. in my presence, il he
had any conception of the sum total Of
his possessions? lie thought for a mo-
moment and then quietly replied II
could not swear that | was not worth
prcsuniing that could realize on all my
property-$50, 900 900, 900 He made
this astounding exhibit with perfect sang
(roid, but must confess that as he
spoke | felt something very like pity for
him. could not but think how spe-
cially difficult it might be for him to
satisfactorily solve the problem Of the
camel and the needles eye.
| would not have devoted 80 much
space to the father of tho bride Of this
evening were II not for the fact that
otherwise the account that follows Of
the wedding might be received with
Incredibly The bridegroom, young
Throckmorton. is descended from one Of
the Oldest and wealthicst families Of the
"blue grass country" as he loves to
call it He came TO Brazil with n mat
ter of half million in his own right,
and since has prospored famously, 80
that to-day he cannot DO worth less than
So, 900, 900 But poor pittanco in
comparison with his father-in- laws over.
wholmingly gigantic fortune, but still
quite sufficient TO relieve him from the
imputation Of marrying the fair Malic
Cabral for money. lie met her first u
year ago ut ball al Pernambuco, and
the result was a case Of love at first
sight on both their parts, at least 80
they shy" They make an exceeding
ly prepossessing couple---hc tall brond-
shouldcred, yellow Of hair and moustachc,
and she tiny, graceful, loyely-faced
brunette.
Aud now il | but bad the pen Of a
ready writer TO describe to you in fitting
terms the unqualified and unreasonable
pomp and circumstance Of their wadding.
But, alas cannot, and az cast about
for beginning Of my narrative | am
much embarrassed with the riches that
wait to be treated Of. There were the
invitations, for instance. They we're
written on parchment by artistic hands,
in quaint text, exquisitcly illuminated.
Instead Of being inclosed in paper en-
yclopes they were sent 10 their favored
recipients each in its dainty box Of
sandal wood. These boxes, 1000 in
number, were manufactured 10 order ex-
prcssly for this wedding at Canton. -