The morning call., 1894-11-30
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Eugene Hart railway mail Inspector, who
was in the Occidental yesterday, tells OF a pecu.
liar litigation which recently came under his
observation in tile courts of New jersey. A
man named Henry Papenberg was killed at
Railway about two years ago by a mailbag
which was thrown from a car by Government
mail agent while the train was running al fun
speed. He was walking along a public road
and the mail agent had miscalculated the speed
OF the train, so hat the bag did not drop, when
thrown, at the point usually calculated upon.
Suit was brought against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and a verdict for heavy
damages given the plaintiff, but the Court Of
Errors and Appeals has set aside this
finding. In the suit below the con-
tentlon was made that it was the
duty Of baggage masters of the railroad
companies to observe how the malbags were
thrown and take precautions against injuries
therefrom and the Jury was told that neglect
by the baggage master was neglect By the com.
pany. A printed notice signed by the railroad
company's superintendent and by the superin-
tendent OF the railway mail service was the
basis of the Judges instruction to the iury
It admonished baggage masters and mail
agents TO DE careful In throwing off The mails
The Court OF Errors CONSTITUTES this joint warn
ing TO mean that baggage-masters are to use
caution when they are In charge OF the mails
on the trains, and in cases where mail agents
are in charge the warning is TO them. In this
case a mail agent was in charge ana it was ad-
mitted the baggage-master had no authority
over him. The case, Mr. Hart says, affords
an important precedent as to the responsibility
Of railroads In like matters.
"a singular character recently died in my
town." said j. +. Chase, the noted horseman Of
Hampstead, l.. l., al the Baldwin vest erday
"Hts name was Gideon Smith Nichols, and his
history is of interest to CaIifornians because
in 1S49, in company with two other men, he
walked TO California, and was the only one OF
the trio that survived the trip. He was "a years
OLD when he died and was one OF the most &c
centric persons in the State. Although he was
worth over 100000 he lived In an old one story
frame house and was never seen for years ex-
cept In The same suit OF clothes. His bed was
made by himself and was constructed OF soap
boxes. He was known far and wide as a woman
nater, because OF his aversion to that sex, and
would go far out of his way In order to avoid
meeting one OF them. He had for years In his
employ an old housekeeper but he never was
known to speak TO her unless forced to do so
by some matter pertaining TO household affairs.
Ii Is said that he leaves large property interests
in the southern portion OF California. and that
his singular dislike of women was due TO an I'M
happy marriage which he contracted in this
State years ago."
w. L. Pearson, a prominent business man
and landowner of Atlanta, Ca, is In the city
He says that Georgia is making more rapid
strides IN the development OF her resources
than ever before in the history OF the State
Eek Governor Northen Is one of the leading
spirits in this rehabilitation of Georgia." said
he, land his forts are In the main directed
toward colonizing the State with Northern
people, He Is about TO open an office in New
York and has also sent an agent into the West
ern country to instruct the people in Georgia's
attractions. We believe that hitherto too much
attention has been paid TO securing the location
of manufacturing industries among us and too
little TO obtaining "A capable class of men to de.
velop our wonderful agricultural interests"
SO far as guests from distance are con-
cerned the hotels were noticeably lacking in
arrivals yesterday, the crowds about the cor
riuors being almost exclusively composed OF
residents of the city and vicinity. The reg
listers OF all the hotels. however, were well
flied with names OF persons OF the latter class
Sam Johnston, for many years in charge of
the country orders department OF Goldberg,
Bowen s. Co.'s grocery, was yesterday receiy-
ing the congratulations OF many friends upon
his acquiring partnership interest III the firm.
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