Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-22
LATER NEWS ITEMS.


Jake Braswell, colored, was lynched
near Fiat Ford, Bullock County, Ga Bras
well had horribly maltreated Dolly Woods,
little 6-year-old girl, while on her way to
school. She identified him after his capture,
and he confessed, saying that he would have
killed the child, but thought her dead when
he left her. crowd of one hundred whites
and blacks held conference, and gave Bras
well the choice Of being burned or hanging
himself He chose hanging, climbed up tree,
fastened a rope around his own neck and
limb of the tree, but then refused to jump of
A negro climbed up, tied Braswells hands,
and the crowd pushed him off with pole
His body was riddled with bullets.
The business failures throughout the
country during the week, as reported by tele-
graph, numbered for the United States l0S,
and for Canada 90, total of 1888, as compared
with a total of 179 the previous week. Tele-
grams to Bradstreets, while repeating favor
able trade features noted week ago, report
quite general hardening of domestic money
markets and a widespread improvement in
mercantile collections.
The draft of an extradition treaty
sent from London to Washington includes
dynamiters, defaulters and embezzlers among
offenders subject to surrender.
Charles Mitchell, the pugilist, left
New York for England with s23, 500. Three
years ago he landed on this side Of the Atlantic
without dollar
Much damage to property and crops
in the province of Ellis, Greece, has been
caused by terrific storms, and the people are
in great distress.
THE amendment to the river and harbor bill
increasing the appropriation for improving the
harbor at Chicago from $4,000 to $4,000 was
rejected by the Senate ON the 10th inst, as also
the amendment increasing the appropriation
for the Missouri River from $4,000 to 500, OOO
An amendment swelling the appropriation for
the Mississippi River, from the passes TO Cairo,
from s., 6s7, 500 TO -, 100000 was tabled. The
amendment reducing all appropriations in the
bill IS per cent was then agreed to and the meas
put ON its final passage and adopted. The Sen
ate also passed the naval appropriation bill. In
the House OF Representatives an effort to pass
tho pension bill of Elizabeth Luce over the
Presidential veto was lost by a vote OF ZIG yeas
TO la nays. Similar action was taken ON the
| measure pen sioning Catherine Mccarthy, the
vote being yeas ~ nays * bit IN the
| passed over the veto-yeas us, nays 3S.
| Quite n sensation was created IN the HOUSE by
a personal encounter between Messrs Cobb
| meml of. Ipdiana aud Lairl Bep.lof Nebras-
former ON the floor of the House, to the effect
| that the Nebraska member had been concerned
| in a land ring Mr.. Laird made an attack upon
tho Public Lands Committee of which Mr..
| Cobb is chairman. The latter undertook to
defend the committee and in the course OF his
| remarks charged the Nebraska member with
| having been member OF a land ring, who re-
torted by calling the gentleman from In.
| diana a liar Mr.. Cobb declared that
| Mr.. Laird did not dare to come outside and
| repeat his language. Mr.. Laird is said to have
| replied that the gentleman could not get out
| soon enough for him With this the pair started
| through the lobby into the basement. Some one
| called Mr.. Payson's attention to their exit, with
the statement that they were going outside TO
| fight it out. Thereupon Mr.. Payson hurried
| through the doorway, and coming up with
| the would-be combatants ON the stairway
caught Mr. Cobb By the collar and remon-
| strated with him for pursuing so boyish
| and foolish a course. He succeeded in getting
| Mr. Cobb to retrace his steps so far as the west
| door OF the lobby, Mr.. Laird following, whom
the controversy broke out afresh. Recurring to
the charges Mr.. Cobb had made against him In
a speech several weeks ago, Mr.. Laird angrily
| declared that he (Mr. Cobb was O - liar.
MIR Cobb rejoined that Mr.. Laird was "a -
| perjurer," but the words Ind hard
ly passed his lips before Mr.. Laird struck
| him a heavy blow ON the mouth and nose.
stream of blood trickled down Mr.. Cobb face,
| and he was thrown backward against the door
way. A crowd which had collected interposed
| at this juncture and the combatants separated
Mr. Laird taking his seat in the House and Mr..
| Cobb reclining in easy chair in the lobby
where no was surrounded by friends. There
was every reason to believe that, If interference
had not como in the shape Of Mr.. Pay
son. who sought to pour Oil ON the
combat would have resulted Both OF the mem
bers concerned arc OF powerful physique, and
bear the reputation OF men ready at oil times
to defend themselves in n fitting manner. Mr.
Cobb stands six feet and over in his shoes and
is of proportionate breadth, but Is somewhat al
n disadvantage on the score Of age, being in the
neighborhood OF fifty-eight or sixty years old
Mr.. Laird is but thirty-seven years OF age, with
a girth of chest that would ornament an athlete
| and a fiery impetuous temper.