Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-28

Of the Treasury Department, being named
as Secretary Ingham's friend, but on the
morning fixed for the hostile settlement
of difficulties, Mr.. lngham rode off to
Pennsylvania; and did not appear again
in Washington. 1t is said that he caught
sight of Gen. Eaton, and rode on horse.
back through the hall of his boardings
house on Fourth street, to the stable, and
thence by back street out of the city.
Two three other challenges were given
by Gen. Eaton, but none were accepted,
ard consequently no blood was spilled.
He was now appointed Minister to France
but owing TO the opposition of his wife,
who desired to have every SANDER against
her refuted, he declined the appointment,
as he did also that of Minister to Eng
land, which was offered to him subse|
quently When Mrs. Eaton heard of the
latter appointment she was attending a
reception at the house of the British Min,
lister, Sir Charles Vaughn, who advised
Gen. Eaton not to accept, as the position
was one which it was almost impossible
for a man of his means to hold without
| involving himself in ruin. 1t was about
this time that the celebrated "WyOming"
pamphlet appeared, in which Gen Eaton
gave to the public full history of his
marriage, the ISLANDERS against his wife,
and the refutation thereof The Mas
tional IntelEgencer, then q respectable
newspaper, conducted by Gales & Seaton,
published series of articles on this sub.
ject, which were bitterly answered by the
Telegraph and other journals of the day
Such a hubbub now arose that the Presi-
dent found it difficult matter to transact
the business of the country. He rea-
soned with the members of his Cabinet,
and urged them to drop the scandal of
the hour and unite with him in straight.
ening the affairs of the nation-but all
in vain. Every Cabinet Minister'S wife
was cabinet in herself Her preiudices
were her husbands, and the affairs of soS
cial life in the capital became to great
extent the affairs Of government Two
members of the Cabinet resigned-Yan
Buren, and Eaton-and the President at
once requested the others to go and do
likewise. This information came to Mrs.
Eaton while at a party at Gen. McCombs,
and when divulged, created intense ex-
element 1t was not until new Cilinet |
had been formed that tranquility could |
be restored and for years aiterward the |
Kitchen Cabinet troubles held a place |
among the staple topics of politicians,
diplomatists, and the "best society of |
Washington.
In 1896, Gen. Eaton was sent to Spain |
as Minister PlenipOtentiarY, and was ac-
cOmpanied by his wife. Before this he
had been appointed Governor of the Ter |
ritOry Of Michigan, a position which he |
declined, and which was offered to Gen |
Lewis Cass, and accepted. He was also |
for time the Governor of Florida.
Mrs Eaton has lively recollection Of
q large number of those whose names fig
ured years ago in our history, and who
have passed away She remembers WV
idly the commanding form of Andrew
jackson, with his keen eye, his coarse
iron gray hair, brushed back from his
forehead, and his voice so sharp and stern
in anger, so rich, and mellow, and kind,
when not annoyed by public cares She
saw Harry Clay Of the West in his prime,
before disappointment had furrowed his
check and Albert Gallatin, and eccentric
Sam Houston, first President of the Re.
public Of Texas. She knew Richard NJ.
johnson as a young man-him who slew
Tecumseh-the kind>hearted courageous
kentuckian and one Andrew johnson,
then Mayor OF Greenville, Tennessee. She
has shaken hands with John Quincy AID
ans, and at her fathers table sat such |
men as Samuel Southland, James Iredell,
VIM. L. Marcy, Edward Livingston and
Robert Y. Hayne; and she is one of tho
few now living who listened to the i'm.
mortal Webster in his reply to the naughty
South Carolinian in 1890.
Gen Eaton died in 1856 at the age of |
sixty-six A few years after his death
Mrs. Eaton married one Antonio Bour-
ganani Cor Buchanan as the name is
sometimes written) He was penniless
Italian dancing,master young, hands
some, crafty and INSCRIPTIONS For q
few years they lived together happily, but
after he had succeeded in possessing him
self of all her property, valued at about
$4,000, the villain ran of, taking with
him as his mistress the granddaughter
of his wife He was arrested in this city
a few days ago on the charge of abandouo
4uEllAs JUL W sL5 ltAGdoGu Oll Ddll ~ TIC us
gent request of Mrs Eaton. Hearing |
subsequently that he had boosted of hav-
ing made fool Of her, she essayed to have |,
him again brought to justice-this time /
on the charge of seduction and adultery !
-butthus far he has escaped the vigilance |
of the detectives. Bourganani is now liv- |
ing in Montreal with Miss Randolph This |
wile's granddaughter by whom he has
had two children, and is said to have in |
his possession several thOus and dollars of
his wiies money.
Through the influence Of ReVerdy John
son Mrs. Eaton succeeded in procuring |
the discharge Of her grandson from the
navy, and Collector Smythe of this port,
on hearing the details of her sad history, |
appointed the young man to
an important and lucrative position in the |
Customhouse, which enables him to pro,
vide his grandmother with such comforts
and luxuries as one Of her age and tastes
requires.
Mrs. Eaton is gifted with remarkable
powers, is very graceful
and easy in manner, and possesses the
rare faculty of saying great dealin few
words. She does not hesitate to say that
her marriage with the Italian was, on &C.
count Of the great disparity in their ages,
most ridiculous as we'll as a most fatal /
blunder, and asserts that though she
once loved him devotedly, as is proved by |
the great sacrifices she has made to his |
inordinatG greed, she now regards him /
with all the contempt and disgust which
his conduct so well merits