The Nashville Daily Union

New York, May 25.—The Daily News makes a public story of deception and crime seldom met with. It appears that when Mrs. Peggy Eaton, so famous as the leader of social and fashionable life in Washington during the administration of President Jackson, and who became a widow in foreign lands, she returned to this country, taking up her residence. She adopted two of her grandchildren, a boy and a girl and with a competence of at least $100,000 was living very happily. At length an Italian adventurer named Bourgonair was employed as dancing master for the children, and they took such a liking to him that they prevailed on their grandmother to allow him to be introduced to their home. The result was that he married Mrs. Eaton, and succeeded eventually in getting possession of all her property.

Nor did he stop here, but prevailed upon her to place in his charge the property she had set apart for her grandchildren, of all which he had the full use and benefit. He then set at work corrupting the girl, and finally sailed for Europe last Wednesday, taking her with him as his wife. He left a note with Mrs. Eaton, in which he told her that he had converted her property into cash, and would allow her $50 per week if she would keep the matter quiet.