The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-09-02

COIlSCuI lOr tlle DullS Ito De ,klllSu.S Ou-
ring this fight notenly all the bulls were
killed, but four SnenT7-matado
carried out of the arena dead. Our
colored coachmal was present, and he
literally turned as white as a sheet.
Gen. Eaton himself was a good deal
affected, and nearly tainted away, I
showed symptoms of alarm too. The
Spaniards were perfectly delighted to
see us so badly frightened, and went
wild with waving of handkcrchiefs and
clapplng of hands. But you ought to
see those high-born DANES handle fan.
They can fairly make one talk out
right"
"The Sunday Capital of recent date
stated that you were at the Louise
Home ?" w. 41,# .,aa MI
"Quite as true as the balance of the
statements in that article. I was never
at the Louise Home in my life, though,
perhaps, I would not object to a resi-
dence there"
| t..t't ANTONIO BUCHIGNANI.- -l';E .tFs.
Mrs. Eaton, with evident pain, re-
hearsed the story of her last marriage,
and with an Italian adventurer by the
name of Antonio Buchignani, who
managed to deprive her of all her prop
erty and to run away with her grand
daughter, Emily Randolph. She was o
rich woman. Mr.. Timberlake left her
all his property, Gen. Eaton left her a
large fortune, 3 and her mother left her
all, her property, but Buchlgnani strip
ped her of the last cent by one device
and then another, and has left her in
her age desolate, and dependent for sup
port upon her male grandchildren.
Buchignani afterwards; married Emily
Randolph, but where they are now she
does not know. She has heard that
Buchignani is dead, and the last seen of
Emily she was travelling West with two
children. This part of her history has
neither public interest nor importance.
JACKSON, VAN buren, AND CALHOUN.
iThe render now has q clearidea of the
nature aofs the.s scandal affecting Mrs.
Eaton, and also made aware of the
fact that,the President, in espousing her
cause, was necessarily involved in OPP
position to her enemies. Van Buren
was her, most active and influential
friend in the cabinet, and at that early
day aspired to the Presidency. Calhoun
was her most Influential enemy, and
had the same aspirations attributed. to
Van Buren,. !uIn further conversation
with Mrs. Eaton the following. facts
were elected, and the nature OF them
will be. perhaps, better understood by
Throwing them into the narrative form !:
Besides the persons named above, Mrs:
Eaton had the special friendship OF
Amos Kendall, Isaac Hill, Dr.. Kan
|doIph and others. Duff Green, the
editor Of the United States Telegraph,
was the champion hof Calhoun, and
hence opposed to her. So interested
was Gen. Jackso in Van Buren, for the
succession, that as early as the latter
part of 1929 he wrote letter to Judge
Overton, carefully commencing Van
Buren,, and speaking of lost confidence
in Calhoun, and in 1880 Jackson openly
told his friends that Calhoun was mould
ing influence against Van Buren,. or
course the cabinet was wanting in any
thing like harmony, and sometimes Tor
months together Gen. Eaton held moth
ING but strictly official intercourse with
Messrs. Ipgham, Branch and Berrien.
The President, iron-nerved as he was
could not stand this sort! of thing, and
| he resolved on its harmony or dissolu-
tion. After q determined effort of his
mart matters became little better, and
for something more than year there
was some show of decent feeling; but,
after all. Jackson saw very little of the
three, ingham, Branch and Berrien,
and the cabinet meetings almost wholly
ceased. But in the meantime Van
Buren, wonderfully increased his lnfiu-
cnce. Circumstances transpired which
made the breach between Jackson and
Calhoun a "bloody chasm" which moth
ing could bridge. 1t was then that
Diff Green's open disaftection was pro-
claimed in the Telegraph This led to
the establishment of the Globe, with
Frnncis p. Blair, Sr., as its editor. 1t
took the place of the Telegraph as the
organ of the Administration: The
President got rid of lngham, Branch
and Berrien, through the agreed,upon
designations of Van Buren, and Eaton:
This was in December, 1880. The frst
change in the cabinet was made, ana
! the new one-Edward Livingston,
Louis Mclean, Levi Woodbury., Lewis
Cass, and Roger B. Tancy-was confirm
ed at the following session OF congress.
Van Buren, was nominated as Minister
to England, but rejected by the casting
vote of Calhoun, for he believed Van
Buren, had conspircd with and led the
President in opposition to himself.
That vote settled Calhoun and made
Van Buren, President. The influence of
! Mrs. Eaton was here most signally IL
lustrated. The veto of the Bank Bill,
the history of the notification, the re-
moval of the deposits and the Fre'.ch
imbroglio, and other great evel..s OF
.Jackson's Administration fill cat t}.e
decade. In notification Calhoun was
fhe conspicuous and Genital OBJ, ,ect
Had he not been thwarted in his carly
and original schemes he might Lave
succeeded. It was fatal to all his Dlan
that he incurred the niger OF Jackson
Which was first kind Led against nina BY
his close association with Mrs. Eaton
enemies. .r.l,.. T. s..".- ,.s
MRS. EATJN AT SEvENTY-FTvE. s
This papIr would hardly be eeapfet
without d personal description Of thi
wonder July gifted woman. I'm the full
bloor,. of her early womanhood Mar
gar.t O'Neal was q perfect beauty. He
or owning glory was rich, full suit G
lark brown hair, shadowing a foEehea'
. flow. brown and deep, and impressiv
: with keen, intellectual, natural strength
3 and holding eyes of iatensest blue
beaming, sparkling, with fun and life
f and ch0nging like a Kaleidoscope, wit
every passing, varying passion and fan
cy. Fer nose, thoroughly Grecian j
| its style and yet most, expressive in il
Irish. blood, was harmonious with
beautifully curved mouth and firm
t weR. set chin. In form and figure sh
= vas u model of grace itself, and in he
+ step she revealed the true goddess.