The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-20
General Railway News.

The first line of railway built in Persia
was opened i'll June. 1t extends from Tehe-
ran to a point ten miles out of the city
The difficulty of Transporting material
made the expense very heavy. The total
cost was S400, 900, or nearly $4,000 mile.
"Mann Boudoir" cars would blush with
confusion could they realize the number of
hard names applied to them. A few days
ago a gentleman entered q Chattanooga
railroad Office and with a peculiar nicely
inquired, What are your ra-ats for Mann
Body carsf' Another wanted to go TO Gin
cinnati in MANS Border" and still an
other thought he liked the mann Boodor."
The proper pronunciation of the cars name
is Mann Boodwar," not readily supposed
from the spelling, but nevertheless true.
Commissioner Slaughter has issued cir
cular granting reduced rates on account of
the following meetings: The Southern
Dental association, which meets at Louis
vile, KY. Aug %, and will be in session
until Sept. 4; Grand council of the United
States Improved Order Of Red Men, which
will meet in Chicago on Sept. IL; Southern
Surgical and genealogical association,
which meets in Birmingham or Sept II, for
three days session; general Baptist
meetings, which are to be held in Nashville
from sept 10 10 Sept. 30 Tickets for tine
meetings at tho reduced rates will be issued
III DuC usual CGElllICdbc liOll-Cidu lOt III.
In New York passenger was riding in
car with the window open and his arm rest
ing on the sill A loose door of a passing
freight car struck his arm and injured it.
The court of appeals affIrms a verdict in
his favor In Maryland it is held not neg j.
gence to attempt to board a train at a place
other than at station, especially whel di-
rected to do so by servant of the railroad.
In Texas the supreme court rules that it is
negligence in a railroad company when
reaching place at which passengers are to
leave its train, to put the train in motion
again before passengers had sufficient and
reasonable time to alight. But having
waited a reasonable time, 1t is not negh-
gence to start without ringing bell or
giving a signal
The United STATES railway mail service
benevolent association, which is made up OF
about 1000 postal clerks who handle the
mail for Uncle Sam, will hold its four
teenth annual convention in New Orleans
Oct. 9. THIS viii be a very important
meeting of the association, and delegates
from this division of the postal service will
be sent To New Orleans TO represent the
members who belong to the organization In
this section OF the country. Tho objects Of
the association are TO secure pecuniary aid
to the widows, orphans, heirs and devi ees
of the deceased members of the organiza-
Jion 1ue membership u Coulueu W per-
sons connected with the railway mail SER
vice, including the postmaster general,
assistant postmaster generals, post office
inspectors and superintendents of mails in
post offices.
After months of agitation it seems there
will be no more new developments in the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia deal
uatil fall. and probably not then. In other
words, the entire matter has been dropped
for an indefinite period. The inside history
OF the Norfolk and Western-Richmond
Terminal deal are gradully coming to light,
the latest interesting item being that the
Norfolk and Western would consider fair
price for the East Tennessee stock paying
cash. The figures which President Kimbail
made his maximum offer were So ex-div-
dend. This is about IL per cent. above the
market value of the stock at the time the
negotia tons were in progress, but Is per cent.
below President Inman's asking price. This
made difference of about 81 SOC, 600
Another point of difference between the
committees was regarding the conditions