THE GEORGIA WINDFALL.

Evening Star, Issue 3447, 10 March 1874, Page 3

THE GEORGIA WINDFALL.

(From the San Francisco Bulletin, Oct. 17.) It has already been briefly mentioned that two ladies of Madison, Georgia, had fallen heir to an immense estate in France. The ladies in question—Mrs Virginia M. Campbell and her niece, Mrs Elmira Chambers—are entitled to 12,000,080 dol now waiting in France to be claimed by these fortunate ladies. Mrs Campbell is a widow about seventy years of age. Her niece—Mrs Chambers is also a widow, aged about thirty-six. The vast property which they have inherited belongs to the Rennauleau estate. Information in regard to it was received by them about three months since, and by the advice of a gentleman in Madison, once a law partner of the Bon, Judah P. Benjamin, they at once wrote to the latter at London, asking him what course to pursue in the matter. . Benjamin, after thoroughly investigates the case, wrote Mrs Campbell and Mrs Chambers that there was not a question of doubt in regard to their claim, and advised them to come on to Europe at once. The property descends to these ladies through a Mrs Renuauleau, grandmother of Mrs Campbell, and great-grandmother of Mrs Chambers. Mrs Campbell’s maiden name was Maguire and that of her mother Mademoiselle Rennauleau. It appears that a party who once resided in the United States, and tor a number of years transacted business for several old refugee St. Domingo families, living m Augusta, in connection with their indemnities from the French Government for their losses in the island, became awa v e some time ago that the huge estate was waiting in France to be claimed. He therefore hurried post haste to that country, hunted up a remote branch of the Rennauleau family, and succeeded in marrying one of the female members of it. He then presented proofs of the death of all the American and nearer branches of the family, and claimed the estate for the distant branch into which he had married. Mr Benjamin says in his letter to Mrs Campbell and Mrs Chambers that this man will soon find out that the dead can be resurrected. By the terms of the agreement between Mr Benjamin and the two ladies, the former will take one-half of the whole amount of the estate, and the other half, 6 OOO,OoOdols, will then faR to, Mvs Campbell and Mrs Chambers, the share of each being the neat little sum of 3,000 000 do.s Seven millions and a-half are in’ the Bank of France, and 4,500,000 are in the hands of the Rothschilds, the celebrated bankers. Mrs .Chamber.* is now making arrangements for the voyage of herself and her aunt to Europe. They will be accompanied by a lawyer from Savannah and Antoine f vS Ue A V£ usta . v:ho, go, for the purpose of identifying them. 'I bey lso papers signed by old citiaena of Augusta, proving identity ' "