The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-06-13


While some people have been doing
all they were able to break this road
down in order to injure Col. Vaughan,
he has kept quietly peggingaway and
is now with his locomotive and train,
while we write, on the north bank of
the Forked Deer river.
Nashville Banner Sth: Inthe case Of
the State against James Rust, wherein
the plaintiff sues the sdreties on Rust's
official bond for its amount, forfeited
by an alleged dedication while Rust
was State Treasurer, was decided by
Chancellor Cooper yesterday. lie
held that the sureties were liable for
$4,000 with interest during the past
eight years, and that the State had a
prior claim to a large tract of land
which Rust had bought and decided
to his sureties to indemnify them.
jackson Dispatch: Last Friday
evening, at Henderson Station, in this
county, while Thos. Christopher was
removing the fixtures of the Herald
Office to the new Office recently estab-
lished by the editor, he was thrown
from the wagon, falling under the
team, which became frightened and
ran away, killing young Christopher
instantly. Mr. Christopher was high
ly esteemed and his untimely death
is greatly deplored. The damages
sustained by the Herald Office, in loss
of type, we are informed, by the edi-
tor will amount to $3.50.
Nashville American Commission
er j. B. Killebrew, of the Bureau of
Agriculture, Statistics and Mines, is
now engaged in preparing an elabo>
rate map of the State Of Tennessee,
for general distribution. The railroad
lines, feeling the necessity for such
map, have aged to contribute iber>
ally towards its publication. The
Commissioner states that it will be
the most complete map of the State
ever published, and will measure
about seven feet one way and two the
other. A complete index with hori,
zontal and perpendicular lines will
accompany it, so that any place in the
State may be easily found by reference
to the number of the lines. Such a
map is greatly needed for immigration
purposes, and we are glad to see the
railroads acting in concert with the
Commissioner, as such publication
would exhaust a large part of the
Bureaus appropriation.
Memphis Appeal: Thursday the
case of James Netherland, indicted
for robbing the United States mails at
Grand Junction, was tried in the
United States court, Judge Trigg oc-
cupying the Bench. Late in the az
ternoon the jury returned a verdict of
guilty, and the prisoner was allowed
to remain out until next morning on
the bonds of one thousand dollars
then existing. When court met yes
terday morning, and the defendant
was called, he failed to appear. There's
upon a deputy-marshal was sent in
search of Netherland, who, it was
soon ascertained, had fled the city, in
order to avoid the judgment of the
court. Marshal Williamson at once
put his deputies in general search for
Netherland, but at this writing the
fugitive has not been apprehended,
nor is it known whittier he has gone.
Netherland was local mail agent at
Grand Junction, where he has lived
seven years, and leaves a wife and
several children. In view of the
fight of Netherland, a forfeiture in
the sum of one thousand dollars was
taken against the sureties on two
bonds. The sureties are ID. G. Wells
and n. A. Bryant, of Grand juno
ton.