The Laws Of The Rail

A list of deeisions haa latnly been published by a paper devoted to railroad subjects, which may bo of interest to those who travel by rail. The legal defiuition of a passengor is " a person who undertakes, with the consent of the carrier, to travel in the conyeyanco provided by the latter, othorwise in the service of the carrier as such." Kailway compamea aro bound to carry all who otter themselves, nless they are oftensive in persou or conduct, or the cars are alrearly full. Waiting at the depot with the intontion to take the train, is suflficient to constitute the relation of passenger and carrier. "Good for this day only," printed upon a ticket, has heen decided by the courts to bn of no effect. The passenger has paid his nioney aud is cntitled to trausportation. It has also been decided by a Xew York court that a ticket between any two points is good either way, but the decisión is a doubtful one. Any injuiy to the person of tho passenger through tlie negligenco ot' the agenta of the railway, subjects the latter to daraages, and any loss of baggage it uiust be only such as is neceësary to the comfort of a traveler - can be íecovered by civil process, and the contents of a trunk can be proved by tho oath of the plaintiff. A gentleman who takes a businoss view of most things, when receutly asked respecting a person of quite a poetic temperament, replied : " Oh, he is one of those men who have soarings after the infinite and divings after the nnfathomable, but who never pav cash."