Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-05

to the early fruit. But even after they
shall have been reduced two-thirds or three
fOurths there will be margin enough left to
make a Georgia peach orchard a profitable
piece OF property. The railroads offer to carry
the fruit at So car to Nashville, $50 car to
Louisville aud Cincinnati so a car TO st. Louis
aud Indianapolis, and sos a car to Chicago,
Cleveland, Toledo and Detroit These are TO
he the rates both on peaches and watermelons.
The demand in Northern cities for early fruit
and vegetables grows faster than the supply,
ard Southern farmers living in localities pos
sessing facilities for shipping cannot do cetter
than 70 take advantage OF the fact"
An enthusiastic railroad meeting was held
at the opera house in Griffin on Thursday last,
June lst- The meeting was entirely harmOni-
Gus, ant showed earnestness in the work, as
will be seen by the following resO utiOns.
which were adopted; Whereas, it appears
thai by the completion of ths Macon and
Brunswick extension through TO Atlanta, it
will g. aturally draw largely upon the trad- of
Griffin unless averted by counter Influences;
therefore, resolved, that IL is the sense and
Judgment OF the people OF Griffin and cOntigu-
ous territory that line OF railroad from Griffin
10 Locust Grove, or some near point on the
line OF the Macon and Brunswick extension. is
the only means OF safety left to US, thereby
making our city terminal point and securing
lover rates OF freight. and though the com
p -titi0n thereby created enable our merchants
and tradesmen to offer such Inducements to
the surrounding country IN the way OF prices
will bind them more strongly To us IN the
,
composed Of seven meu from the city and two
from IN country along the proposed road, be
appointed TO canvass the merchants. farmers
and business men. and report the amount each
viii subscribe 10 the proposed enterprise.
RfsOluei further, That committee OF three
ue appointed to confer with railroads and capl-
talists for the purpose OF soliciting friend Y
aid and co operation. ResOtUed, SttH further.
That when tnis meeting adjOurns it al urn
20 meet at this place on the 18th instant, to
hear the report Of these committees"
Il is estimated that ten thousand people
witnessed the execution Of H3nvey. the muir
derer of Arthur Nc cMillen, at CarrOlltOn. A
correspondent OF the Constitution gives the
following description OF the scene: ''Hanvey
arrived at the gallOws at II O'Clock under
leavy guard, riding between his father and
h-rlff Hewitt. AS he mounted the scaffOld
iis step was firm aud elastic. First in order
was the religious services by the CarrolltOn
ministry, after which hanvey addressed the
vast conc urse in the most touching and pa
thetc language declaring that strong drink
and bad company had brought him to this
awful condition, and he hop d that his un
timely fate would serve as warning TO the
pc DIE of CarrOllton and all the world; that he
cherished in his heart no ili-Will or malice
-gainst anyone; that he had never known
Arthur McNilien. for whose mur der he was
about to atone his life blood, until the day
on 81 hich he committed the terrible deed, and
" hen he awoke next morning and 70 md him
sell in Jail he asked his fellow prisoners where
he was and what had brought him here. He
SAID ne nd1 no IearS as 10 MS IuIure happiness,
ia at he had received fu and free parlt for
al his sirs He spoke about fifteen minutes.
and said many good things in the way OF ad-
vice and warning. His voice was clear and
distinct and audible at a considerable distance.
At the CONCLUSION Of Hanvey's remarks he said
Il picture on sale for the benefit Uf his
wife and four little children, and that was all
ne rad to leave them. Then aftes bidding his
relatives and friends a long farewell. and
thanEing Sheriff Hewitt aud others for their
KIND treatme nt, he was pl ced on the fatal
trap, the black cap pulled Gown, his arms
piniOned and the Moose adjusted. The Sheriff
exclaimed: In the fear OF God anu in behalf
II the State | proceed to execute the law.
la the twiukling OF an eye James Harvey
was launched into eternity. 1he ex cuti0n
vas perfect, sni he died without any apparent
struggle aud in twelve minutes life was ex
tinct " Moon, who was convicted with Hanvey
and sentence1 TO ceath, and who was TO have
been hung the same day, took poison the day be-
lore Thursday aud respite of twenty four
hours was ordered by His ExcelleBcy, Governor
COluuitt and On Saturday he was eX cuLed.