, 1866-05-31

| aluWnl OF harvard College propose TO ercc
some sort Of memorial, probably q hall, bu
ates who fell in the strneele for the supprcs
siou Of the rebellion. The amount required
for ths purpose is $10o, o,0G0; Of this, eighleel
subscriptions, Of 5000 each, have been Oh
tanned, and the twentieth !srendy whcncye
the nineteenth shall be sccared.
THE B9URGANANI-EATON CASE.
The Loteas Developments-Euterc
Personal he1nii,inceuces of MIS-
Ea1un-Aovv Cabinet was Dissolved
1 -HAOre OF 8our.atnnisk Kiu4ucteri8c
Secrets. dc.
From the New York Tribune, MAJ ss.]-
The recent remarkable elopcme1t Of: III
ltolian adventurer (who seven years age
welded the widow Of Ger: -Eaton) with Tie
grand daughter Of. his wife, has created a sen
sati1n in Political and fashionable circles
bot[ In this city and In Washington. II tas
also revived the public interest in the rnfor
tunate wife, who at one time may have beer
said TO have controlled the fate Of the coun.
Try, OF Mt least to EaTc heea the chief ca.1se
OF change in some Of the most important
4, political relations. It will be therefore ap,
4: propriate at this prese1ttime TO give resume
OF the leading facts in the biography OF ths
\ party In this singular casc,z with whom tic
PAONA AALA4A1Af tAGbk C0AE6EuGQ. nAuuE&Es
Madame Bourgananj, formerly widely known
MS Mrs. Gen. Eaton.
The father Of this lad2 was gentleman Of
wealth and position, and .he lady herself was
POSSESSED OF great personal attractions, re-
mains OF winch are yisftte even to this day.
She *as vel! educated, ard was gifted with q
eiueulo fascination of mauucr; while not the
least Important element in. her character was
strength OF will, power Of fixed deternin-
ation, hich has sustained her Throughout: all
the yfclssitudcs Of her eventual career. In the
height Of her triumph as belle ut Washing-
ton, she married member Of the TtmlcrlaEe
family, Who was purscr in the United States
Navy. The nuptials were: celebrated with
cc!a1, and the father Of the bride presented
her with well-furnfshed house (which In
utter days passed into the hnnds OF the Italian
draw Ing master Eonrgnnani). By her first
husband the lady had several children. Pur.
ser Timbcrlnkc was an intimate personal
friend OF Gen. Eaton. aud is said 20 have felt
prcsentimcnt that his life was not destined
10 be Of great duration, and also TO havc'cx-
cease, his widow would unite herself TOLLS
|, friend. After the death OF Timber1ake, Gen,
Eaton, iu due course OF time, forwarded. an
cpistlc to the widow, expressing bis senti-
ments Of admiration for her. having, as he cS-
pressed it,, "known her and appreciated her
alike as daughter, wife and widow.'' and dc.
string Permission to visit her. The permission
was granted, and Mrs. Timherlakc became
Alr-. Gen. Eaton.
Her second husband enjoying relations oi
the closest Intimacy with President jackson,
Ills wife in consequence assumed a high posi-.
ton among the female notabilfties OF the Ma.
tional Capital. She was received In the kind.
est maRner by the President, and WIS soon
numbered among the circle OF his most priced
acquaintance, while her husbands position
rs Minister Of War sill further tended to Gu
hance alike her uotoriety and her influence.
| According TO the usual law which governs
success in this world, Mrs. Eaton did not
escape scandal. Runor busted ITSELF with
her name, and President Jackfo himself did
not fall to receive his share OF social gossip.
The opposition newspapers Of the day could
not afford TO dispense with such excellent op-
portnnity for sensational items, and the
sto,ies which s'linked in wrong !" the Prcsi-
dent and Mrs. Eaton began 10 assume polit.
lcal significance.
Calhoun, ut that time, yice-Presidcnt and
President OF the Senate, was bitterly opposed
to the policy and person of General jackson,
and having tniled to share tho national conf.
deuce IN his superior by attacks on the man.
| ngcmcEt of the Seminole war, 1ookcdlaround
him for more available material. The Eaton
scandal was accordingly skiltully, though
dellcately manipulated by him. aud was
brought into practical shape. With the truth
| or fnlschood Of the scandal itself We have
naught 10 do !; neither is 1t our province to
undertake. TO decide what real crcdence S{r.
NaAi0Au ia Hl9 UAA 1u1uu aALuEuCu 10 L0G
report, Suffice it to record the facts.
Slr Calhoun, through the " female elemcnt''
In Washington. aud especially bg his inilu-
| cnce with the wives Of the various members
| Of the Cabinet, so arranged it that Mrs. Gen.
Eaton was socially i:nored by the ladies Of
the Cabinet circle, thus increasing the sean,
dal, and calling to its internal personal dig.
| seusions the uulavorable attention Of the nj.
tion. President Jackson, percrlying this,
Trote in his direct way concerning the mat
Ter 10 Mr. Calhoun, who replied by very
diplomatic note; stating that t5e 9uarrel wns
/ men could not successfully Interfere; that
| " the laws Of the ladies were like the laws oi
the A1edes and Persians, and admitted neither
Of argument or amendment;" With much
! more in a similar strain. On the receipt oi
| this cpistlc Cen jackson determined at once
to act He accordingly sent for sIr. Van Bu.
ren, then Secretary Of State, his political "a:
yorite, and, explaining his views. requested
him as personal favor 10 send in his resig1a-
tion. Mr. Van Buren, at once complied with
resignation was Immediately followed By that
Of each and every member Of the Cabinet.
It is stated that at one stage Of the pro-
ccedings the President was willing to com
promise with the enemies OF Mrs. Eaton
Withdrawing any claim Of his to the prirate
social recognition Of the 1ady, desiring only
| her public recognition at receptions md great
| OCCASIONS. But as this compromise was re.
jectca. he acted as We have above stated.
And thus Mrs. Gen. Eaton proved the direct
canse OF the dissolution Of Cabinet.
! Directly subsequent to this event, the Pres.
Gen. Eaton as United States Minister to Ma,
drid, and in O brief period his wife. directing
her social talents to the Old World, became
almost as noted there as she had already ren'
dered herself in the New. She VISITED Lon,
don and Paris, and finally settling at Madrid
established herself Us q decided tavorite. Va:
rious anecdotes are recorded Of her stay In the
Spanish Court, for only ole Of which we car
lind space. It seems to have been 8 Spania1
custom, when wishing to eyinee ad
miratton toz lady, to profe1 he'
some valuable preseot, merely Us Q matter o
form, The lady being presumed to gratefully
decline the ofIer. Mrs. Eaton was aware o
this custom and OF its meanins-or rather o
lis want OF meaning-but, being fond of {
joke, determined TO avail! herself Of IT, muct
compliment her. On one occasion being re
guessed TO accept n case Of jewels, she replied
that with the deepest gratitude she woult
do co." and forthwith ordered her attendnn
to convey the jewels TO her carriage. w
can imagine the surprise and chaarin Of th'
diamonds were returned ae1t day, bat no tu
ture opportunity was given to repeat tn
Jest Mrs. Eaton IS also. stated to have Intro
duced the American custom OF knitting anon.
the ladies ofthe Spanish Cou.t; But We mus
proceed to more serious details
Gen. Eaton died. and his widow hecame th
possesgor Of his large estate. She also as
snmed the guardianship Of four OF tye grand
children, WHO were, by inteEmasriage, closel'
connected with the Randolph family OF VII
q post in the marine service 0: the Unite
Sintes. Another. and the youngest, Is clerl
In the retail establishment Of A. +. Stewar
in this city. another has married coloue