The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-19

The public have not forgotten the intens,
excitement created In the spring Of 1866 b,
tho sudden disappearance of the young ant
handsome husband and fascinating grand
daughter Of lady then well known 10 tame
and long before noted In the annals of th,
country. Those intimate In the family O
the once handsome, and even now extrcmel,
fascinating Mrs. Gen. Eaton, did not hest
tate to say from the day of the il-sortct
match, that trouble and disaster must neccs
sarily follow, though no one was wise enough
to point out the particular danger. Tho
iraseible, ungovernablc aud UNANIMOUSLY pro
faue temper Of the old lady, which, MADAME
Rumor says, drove her two former husband.
to premature gravcs-Timberlako TO suicide
By cutting his throat and Eaton TO drunken
ness-was assigned rs the certain reason o.
speedy separation. The private life of the
poor fellow was rendered desperate, in Wash
ington, during tho first five or six years o
bis married life, and the old neighbors of the
Eaton Block" even now tell tales of th,
furious quarrcls between the pessionat,
young Italian dancing master aud the irasci
bic old dame. The circumstances OF neigh
bors were of no avail. The war continued
with unabatcd vigor, each party by turns ap
pealing to the sympathy of tho Hon. y. G.
Pomeroy, United States Senator from Kan
sas, who was during the first year Of his Sen
atorial term II guest at the Buchignanl man
sion.
While here the rotund Senator becam,
much attached to the fair little Emily, who
even at that tender age, twelve, began tC
show the disposition so soon to be deyelopod
and he often expressed his intention Of
adopting her and arming her for the future
lie often told her he would sec that she
should have a dover handsome enough fol
any girl. AT this time the affection between
the Senator and his adopted wa. Of an cr
tremely touching character, she spending
the most OF her time In his lap when he wa,
gifts of every description. As time rasse,
on an intimacy SPRING up between th,
young husband and rrccoclous grand
daughter of very confidential and tcnde,
character, though nothing of criminal
nature trnnspired until the removal OF tho
family 10 New York. In tho summer OF
1860 they rented the cosy little house of l.
NJ. Singer, at Spuytcn puyyll, and here The
Intimacy ripcncd into criminal love, and
the numerous opportunities offered by the
shady walks, the deserted and silent barn,
the secluded bIih.houso. and the convenient
sail bSNlts proved too much for their strength
OF virtue. aud there beam that criminal In.
tefSO0tse which when II could no longer be-
concealed drove them, outCasts, from the
c0uuiry. Amer short residence abroad
the guilty pair returned to New York, rosid.
tug In little dingy frame building, No. 10
West Thir,y-sccond street, where they billed
ami coocl unknown to their neiyhbors, or
to their deserted old relative. then residing
in Hoboken. While in New York at ri,
time the whilom dancing master AZ. umcd a
new role, that OF successful smnggler Of
silks, perfumes, orl.ln, Sc, which, with
the assistance or certain officials In the New
YORK custom house, he was enabled TO carry
On with impunity and success. The private
detective $50 Buchlgnani himself states)
kept him posted on all matters Of interest to
him, and finally, when his guilt was discoy-
cred, posted him long enough In advance 10
render his search, when armed with the ne.
cessary documents, altogether unsuccessful.
This smuggling was carried on In pecu-
liar manner, several persons on both sides
of the ocean being engaged. Principally
here were Buchignani and VIM. Leiss, a Jew
broker of the custom-house, whose sign still
hangs out on Broadway, just above Bowling
Green, though he himself has been also OBJ
ligcd to flee the country to escape the clutches
Of the Treasury officials. He Is supposed
TO be In Europe. On the other side the
principal operator was one d. Arico Pigna-
tell, assisted In Lyons by confederate who
rcpacked the goods. After the discovery the
smuggler fed to Montreal, and Webster,
who was then Wademan's deputy surveyor
In the custom-housc, was extremely cXcr.
clsed in mind. The pretty mistress, Miss
Randolph, was sent for, and an interview
held In the dcputy's private room. Though
he was extremely gallant, suave, courteous,
the young girl was too smart for him. She
was persistent and unaltcrablc know
nothing. To every question her reply was
with decided shake OF the head and Il firm
puckering of the lips, 81 don't know, sir. ii
Webster gave 1t up as a bad Job, and the
mistress soon followed the smuggler to Mon.
treal. Here Buchignani opened rcstau.
rant and bar-room at No. - St. Francoi.
Xavier street, after the plan of DelmOnico's
lnnch.room In this city, and no met with
considerable success. During all tho time
since his return from Europe negotiations
had been pending to secure a divorce from
the old lady, so that tho lovers might be
married and thus legitimatize their boy
which had been born in Europe. Once
Buchlgnani came back to secure some
smuggled silks left In the custom house AT
the time OF his hurried flight, when he was
arrested at the Instance of his deserted wife
and made to give bonds to pay alinony al
the rate of IS a week per year. A short
time ago, their lawyer, n Mr.. Lewis, OF Wall
street, notified them that ii only needed tho
testimony Of Miss Randolph to secure the
divorce, and she came to New York In May
asst. The examination by Judge Pierre
point showed that Buchignani was more
slnned against than SHINING in this par
ticular matter, and that she was neither alb
Quoted nor seduccd.
This was, of course, conclusive, and about
three weeks ago tho parties were sundcrcd
by the strong arm Of the law. On THURSDAY
the 30th day of June last, in a little, dlngy
Office Of Justice of the peace In the city Of
Hartford, Conn, quiet ceremony was per.
formed, which legally united these two, who
had occupied SO prominent position In the
public mind on several occasions. The old
lady loses a husband, and gets $500 in
greenbacks-al and more than he wa.
worth. The girl gains husband; the smug
gler, dancing master and bookkecpcr gets d
wife. The poor little boy is the only gamer
by the operation. lie gains father aud a
name, which latter Is something, even
though II is unpronOuncable and slight,
furnished. ln their cosy rooms on st. Fran
els Saycr street In Montreal they can now
count their customers and make their salad,
In peace, undisturbed by tho terrible vision
OF tho late dame bearing down upon them
1t Is reported that they entertain hand
somcly and occupy good position among
the society Of the "City Of Saints" Mrs
Buchignanl is said to be the most elegant,
dressed lady in Montreal, while he is called
the "DelmonlcO Of the North. "-Ncm YorI
TribWts.
the China papers report curious ant
touching scene which lately occurred In The
Shanghai mixed courts. a dissOlute prodi
gal, having a chain round his neck, to wllcl
his hands were fast, was brought up by hi
father. The parent, very respectable
looking man, declared he conld make utth
Ing ofthc prisoner. lie had tried all mean
to cure him of his propensity for smokin!
opium, but without effect. II he gave hiu
money, IL went In opium; clothes wcro II
once pawned TO satisfy his cravings. Lat
tcrly he had been chained up In II house L
see what effect that would have; but his up
pcarance OH that occasion was because h,
had broken out, and had been picked up by
policeman. In fact, the father declared
that he would be glad If the Court would
take him In hand aud give him a severe pun
ishment. The Judge advised him TO give hi
son another trial, and added that il afteI
one punishment he was lucorrigible Chimes
law would permit dccapitatlOn on the con
sent Of the father.
Miss IDA LEWIS, the heroine of "LimC
Rock NeWDort r. l. has NOT aptunIIy -,