One of the first, persons to see the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Fair wasa Mme. Hourdet, the caretaker at the Chateau clu Buisson-de-Mai, where the bodies were taken, and on her evidence, to a great extent, depends the disposition of a fortune which is valued at more than ten million dollars. Did the husband or wife die first @—is the question which thousands of Americans have been asking themselves during, the past few days. If the former then Mrs. Fair's relatives, who are very obscure, her half-brother being a cab-driver in a New Jersey town, near New York, will come into all the money; but if the latter Mr. Fair's relatives will benefit. Mimo. Hour-det has not yet made any declaration of official character. It is. probable, however, that she will not be able to give much conclusive evidence, as both Mr. and Mrs. Fair were too terribly injured to give much sign of life.
In Honour of Victor Hugo, The town of Besancon has been "en fete" three days this week in honour of Victor Hugo, who first saw the light in a house there, now occupied by a chemist. The Ministers of War and Agriculture presided at the unveiling, on the Place Granville, of a monument to the great poet and novelist; actors and actresses of the Comédie-Francaise assisted at a gala performance; and there were, of course, grand banquets, illuminations, and firework demonstrations. Victor Hugo's birthplace is situated on the Place de Saint-Quentin. He did not li-e there for many months, as his parents removed to Marseilles, and he never returned to Be-sang on during the whole of his long life. Many people of Besangon believe that Hogo was not born at the house on the Place de Saint Quentin' at all, butin the Rue des Granges. Antiquarians have quarrelled over the question for many Years past. There seems, however, to be little doubt that those in favour of the house which has this week been visited by thousands of Hugo's admirers are in the right.
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