The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-16

Ia very limited time the land donated by
the F. Ii. and l. Company will revert to the
equipment company.
Key West Democrat: Two descendants
OF Abraham, Isaac aud jacob had a suit
last week before Justice Gwynn. David
Aronovitz charged Ohm Falk with entic
ing a laborer away from his soda bottling
establishment. While the case was in prog
ress Fnlk sent in half a dozen bottles OF
soda to the jury, but it did not wo-k-they
brought In verdict of guilty. His law
yers. Browne and Thompson, mode a mo-
zion for arrest Of judgment, which was
argued by them for the defendant and E.
o. Locke for the plaintiff before Justice
Gwynn this morning. The justice has
taken the case under edvisement and may
now expect O box OF soda water from
Aronowttz.
Tampa Tribune: Jones & Cooper and L.
B. Skinner commenced work this morning
on the new bridge scheme TO cross the river
at some point between Htllsboro and Spring
streets. These gentlemen believe that they
will be able TO have the bridge completed
within four months. 1t is to DO a frst-cless
iron bridge and will be made strong enough
for a street railway. This movement is IN
connection with the DEVELOPMENT Of the
West Tampa cigar town. This firm has
the money to build the bridge and the con-
tract will be let just as soon as sufficient
subscriptions either in cash or lands are
secured. A bridge In the section OF town 1t
is proposed to cross the river will greatly
enhance the value of real estate on both
sides of the river 1t is said that street
railway will cross the bridge for the West
Tampa cigar town within fortyAeignt hours
after it is finished.
The fish scale jewelry which appears to
be peculiar to Florida, and especially to
Jacksonville and st. Augustine. is ex-
tremely pretty. Il is made Of the scales OF
the bass, which are scraped and cleaned
until they assume fine opaque white. The
scales are then folded into the shape OF
flower petals and are put together and
mounted with silver wire. Flowers are the
favorite device. although occasionally buds
are fashioned and placed against the plush
background Of a panel. The prettiest Of all
are the sprays of flowers IN the purest and
daintiest Of white, the veining OF
leaves and petals formed by silver wire. and
with pearls for the heart OF the flower
These are used for corsage ornaments and
for the hair. Single flowers, generally pan
sies in their natural colors, are used for
lace pins, and several large ones together Of
en- form the top OF a high tortoise shell
comb. Sweet pea, single and double, white
and purple vioiets, and even the delicate,
pink-tipped English daisy are favorites.
and hundreds and thousands are every year
carried away by the tourists as souvenirs Of
q trip to Florida
Jasper News; Last Thursday night about
1 o'clock the night wetchman of our town,
Laban Taylor, heard a match strike in the
store of Gilmore Frink, and Immediately
saw a light in the store. king that a
lamp was being lighted he was about to pass
on, but instantly the entire interior of the
store was ablaze with light. He thereupon
discharged his pistol several times called
loudly for help and succeeded in arousing
several Of the inhabitants. The store was
broken into, buckets were secured from
the store OF L. A. Buckets near by, and
water being plentiful in the railroad bitches
the flames were soon extinguished. While
the flames were being subdued Gilmore
Frink aud Thomas Hinton broke out a win
dow of the bedroom and emerged from the
building. Upon the fire being subdued it
was discovered that the store was nearly
empty Of goods, that the floor and walls had
been saturated with kerosene and a
50-pound ksg Of powder placed near
where the walls had been ignitsd.
Wagon tracks were followed from
the building to the residence OF Hin
ton, two mules out in the country, and there
in his cotton house was found the goods
which had been taken from the store. 10
took three wagons to haul the goods back
TO town. Hinton was Immediately arrested,
placed in jail and Frink sought for but he
had already escaped. Hinton had pre-
hminary trial before County Judge Watson
on Saturday and was committed 20 Jail in
default of $1,000 bail. At this writing
Frlnk 10 still at large, but the town has
offered reward Of 800 for his delivery to
the sheriff of this county aud every effort
possible is being made for his apprehension