Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-02-16
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Az IMPORTANT IIOTEL CAsE.-The following case,
involving the liabilities of the hotel keepers has
recently been decided in the Court of Common
Pleas in this city. short time since, Mr..
Forbes, while stopping at the Howard Hotel, on
returning to his room late in the evening, found
his trunk broken open and $3.50 in gold stolen
therefrom. Mr.. Howard, the proprietor of the
hotel, refused Naturalization on the ground that
it was notified by pacards in the hotel that all
boarders having valuable packages, or large sums
Of money in their possession, must deposit them
in the safe for safe keeping or stand their own
risk of losing their property. The Judge decided
that this notification did not alter the case that
| whatever be the nature of the inn, or of the ac-
commodatons offered, if the innkccper receives
the guest and his goods, he charges himself with
their safe keeping. The moment the goods are in
mfr" hospiiiu'ns the liability Of the innkccpcr
attaches, and that liability extends to all KINDS of
property. y judgement was brought against the
hotel keeper for 1862. This is worth the atten-
ton of both hotel keepers and their guests, since
it is the custom to have placards to the purpose
above mentioned suspended in the public AMI pri-
yate rooms of all hotels, and generally speaking
both hosts and guests believe that they can be lc-
gally guided by them.-N Y Police Gas.
NOTICE TO PosrMAsrERs.--We find the follow
ing in the Washington Union:
1t will necessarily happen, in the introduction
OF stamps will fail to reach some Of the small and
remote Offices ut the proper time, and it would
be doing violence to the CT zens of those locali-
ties to return, ana thus delay their corre>pon-
dencc. because of circumstai &C so unavoidable.
Entertaining this view of the subject, thc Depart
ment has instructed POstmasters, not ha-'nc
stamps. to forward letters as heretofore, when
prepaid by money. If an unpaid letter. from any
cause, gets into the mail, and reaches its desti-
nation, it should be delivered on payment of post
age at prepaid rates.
BABY ELErHANr.-The editor of the NewYork
Sunday Times has seen the baby elephant that
was born recently in that city, and gives a very
pretty account of the little creature. .s
These b,by elephants are very interesting OBJ
jects. They are perfectly formed throughout,
and differ from their parents only in size but
that difference is SO amazing that it becomes la.
dicrous; and when you see baby walking to and
fro under its mother you cannot resist the impulse
to laugh at the oddity of the comparison And
then the bulky mothers care for her baby is so
human-like and affectionate. Give the baby an
apple, for instance. The mother first takes 1t in
her trunk, examines it closely, and then returns
1t to her infant to eat, having satisfied herself,
apparently, OF Its innocuousness. And so with
everything else.
PRAcrIcM SERNoS--A few SUNDAYS since
certain highly popular and talented clergyman of
WV 1huiSd,Tedu VI us congregation the
second chapter of Paups Epstle to the Ephe-
SLAMS, the 18th verse, which is as follows: q
snow, therefore, We are no more strangers and
foreigners, but felloYecitizens with the saints,
and Of the household 81 God.
After reading this verse he deliberately raised
his eyes to the congregation, and remarked
shy dear hearers, st. Paul uas not a Kno,c
Nothing - and without another word of comment.
went on with his reading. The reverend gentle
man, though opposed to making political re-
marks IN the pulpit, could not let slip so favora-
be an opportunity of ssdefning'' ST. Pau,,s posi-
ton on Hindooism.-Neo Hdren Register. =