Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-06-07
THE NEW YORK ELOPEMENT.

THE NEW YORK ELOPEMENT.
Scandal in High Places Another Chap
ter of Social Life.
The telegraph has already given our readers
meagre account OF recent very extraordinary af-
fair in some of the upper circles of New York, in
which Mrs. General Eaton's nam0 was involved.
The New York News has full account Of the
matter. From its columns We take the following
additional particulars:
Those who have studied with any degree ofeire
the previous history of our country, will have no
difficulty in recalling TO their recollection the name
OF Mrs. Gen. Eaton. This lady was. in her day.
of the most fascinating women OF Washington;
she was active, intelligent, witty. full of lie and
animation, and possessed OF very fair share
of personal attraction. BY her social graces she
commanded the attention of many OF the leaders
OF fashion in Washington, and, rs al narratives
inform US. won the special favor of the great Cen
cral and President Jackson himself. In short.
she was at one .ime "the bright particular star" OF
the American Capital.
From our Republican court she was transferred
10 adorn the court of Madrid TO which place Gen.
Eaton was accredited Minister. She passed some
time both in London and Paris, and well sustained
the credit OF the American name.
After Gen. Eaton's death. his widow was left
the pessessor of an independent fortune, we'll in
alike for her good taste, liberaity and charity. In
course Of time she assumed the guardianship of
her two grandchildren, a young girl and boy, and
made ample provisions for their future life, set
Ting upon each of them a sufficient property.
Meantime young Italian BY the name OF B.
landed upon ou- shores. He was We believe, Of
respectable connection in his country, but
was certainly very poor-and for a considerable
space Of time. could procure no employment.-
Forced to be idle, and vet forced to live. his pres
poets were very dshearteniBC. But in his ramSles
he CHANGED % NEE. one of our leading musicians
who recommended him TO adopt the profession of
a dancing master for which he was apparently
well qualified. The Italian acted npon the friend
ly hint thus given, and met an encouraging degree
of success Among his dancing pupils were n boy
and girl-the grandson and grand daughter of
Mrs. Gen. Eaton.
B. was a man Of oily. insinuating m,nners,
rather handsome, though net preposs essing to
judge Of physiognomy; betraying in his tout en-
serble more OF the dancing master or barber than
ofthe gentleman-but such as he Was. the grand
children referred to, the boy and the girl, conceiT
Cd decided liking for him, and even went so Tar
one day to request their grandmother 70 allow
hir, TO visit at her house.
At rst Mrs Eaton was indignant at the idea
Of this social innovation; but finally consented
The rest can be readily surmsej Before many
months had passed it was announced in fashiona-
Die circles that the widow of Gen. Eaton and
BourgaEan, the dancing master, were TO be mar
Ted.
Now, mark the wor dly policy of the Italian
Step by step, by means of determined mind and
a smooth tongue, be cOntrvcd to obtain possession
of all the property Of his wife. He even prevail
cd upon her to annul her arrangements for the
maintenance of her wards (Of whom he proiessed
be the disinterested protector father, it
or, to speak more by the card, grandiather.)
and to transfer what was originally designed for
their future lives to the of his present needs.
He also rose in three months TO be the undispnted
controller of nearly one hundred thousand dollars
Bourga mani invested his newly acquired funds
in "bu.iness'-straw or millinery goods or some
thing Of the sort--and openly "worked hari,"
but secretly "lived FAST. Utterly destitute Of the
finer instincts of humanity, but familiar with all
its grosser desires, he set deliberately abou. &C
complishing a deed IS black--and as mean withaI
--as ever was conceived in the soul of scoun-
drel.
His adopted granddaughter, the blood relative
of his own wife, and one who bv her kind word
and introduction had been the original first cause
ofhis good fortune, quiet, rather pleasing.
naturally open-hearted young girl, easily infuen
ced and warmly attached to the italian, whose in
innate relationship to him gave him every facility
TO increase this attachment To the ruin OF this
young creature the former dancing master cody
and calmly proceeded. step BY step, with a caution
and stratagem worthy of Machivelli.
Last week BourgananI proceeded TO Washing
ton, where he remained several days. Meantime
The young granddaughter was observed to be very
restless, and evidently in i'll health. Gossip be-
gan 70 assert itself. Dame Rumor employed a
few of her thousand tongues; but on Monday night
last the italian returned New York. and all was
well. He, his wife and his granddaughter took
their seats at the table dhote in the fashionable
boarding house in Clinton place, and all appeared
10 the highest spirit.
On Tuesday the granddaughter left the house
on the plea Of visiting Ter sister and returned
more Tuesday night the poor wife waited for the
husband whom she was destined never more to
see. Wednesday afternoon there appeared In the
papers. and also in To e morning papers of yester-
day. line among the locals announcing the de-
parture for Europe of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bourga-
mani.
The next day came letter from Bourganani in
forming her 1.-THE loving woman to whom he owed
his all owed the very coat upon his back and the
very money with which he paid his passage in
the steamer, her who had given up the world and
the worlds golden god for HIM that al she kept
quiet" he having converted all her property into
cash and taken it with him. would allow her the
magnificent allowance of twenty dollars a week.
The law, we believe, cannot oyertate the guilty
pair, but at least the reprobation of society should
alike here and abroad, be directed on the head of
the Italian villain, while the heartfelt and most
practical sympathy Of the community, both here
and in Washington, should be bestowed upon his
unfortunate but most estimaole wife,