Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-11-15
STATE NEWS.

Yesterday afternoon, 10 pay iuIeIsA nonoAS
to the soldier-brothers, Major James j. and
Can't Campbell T. Iredell, The demon
stration was most proper, creditable and
cratifying,-proper, as tribute OF respect
to the memory Of two brave and estlmable
Young townsmen, who sealed With their
blood their devotion to the cause of their
State and section, and whose bearing in the
field was such as to reflect honor upon their
native CITY; creditable, as an exhibition, up
on the part of the community, of CRATE
ful appreciation of high worth and gallant
services; and gratifying to those just feel
ings of pride which the family and friends
of the lamented dead must ever cherish, in
the recollection of their virtues and heroic
sacrifice
At the hour designated for the funeral,
the Episcopal Church was crowded almost
to its full capacity. The remains of the
deceased brothers rested on a catafalque In
front of the chancel, which fair and sym
pathizing hands had beautifully festooned
with crosses and wreaths of flowers and ev-
ergreens The solemn ritual was read by
the Rev. Dr. Mason, when the cortege
moved to the City Cemetery, "a number of
ex-Confederate soldiers preceding the hear
ses, and large portion of the community,
of both sexes, following. The falling rain
did not deter the young ladies from ming
ling il the procession, each provided with
a floral offering with which to strew the
last resting places of the lamented dead
D'n obly dying ere their prime
James Johnston Iredell was major of the
18Th Regiment of N. G. Troops, Daniels
Brigade. The writer of this was his Col
lcge class-mate and knew him intimately
mp to that sad 10th day of May, 1864, when
he fell at his post on the field IF Spottsyl-
vania. Possessing strict sen Sc of person
al honor, a gentle and charitable heart,
4 remarkable regard for the feelings of
others and for the high toned amenities of
life, and inheriting all the generous quail
ties of the stock from which he sprung, he
was in the truest sense of that comprehen-
sive word, gentleman. Green be the turf
above him
Campbell Tredwcll Iredell was a Captain
in the 47th Regiment n c.. Troops, (Col
Faribault.) We're we to exhaust the Ian
guage of eulogy, we could not so tittingl y
portray lis character its by the narration Of
Il simple and touching incident: Captain
Iredells arm was shattered by shell dur
ing the terrible carnival of death at Get
tysburg, when, in that mutilated condition
he started on foot for the field hospital,
some two or three miles off. Pressed re-
peatedly TO ride in some of the numerous
ambulances that were carrying the wounded
to the rear, his invariable reply was =
No, let those who are more badly wound
ed. who cannot walk, have the precedence"
The exhaustion and loss of blood, pro-
duced by the time and effort necessary to
enable him to reach the hospital, so pros
trated the gallant young man, that he sank
beneath amputation of the shattered limb,
and died a martyr to his own noble and
chivalric unselishness 1t was the grand
abnegation re-enacted of Sir Phillip Sydney,
who. dying on the field of hattie, put from
his lips Il cup of cold water, that it might
sooth the agony of a comrade who lay
bleeding by his side. Such an act is the
proudest legacy that he could have left be-
hind him Rad Sentinel, 18Th inst.
Crops COMING N.-Large quantities OF
co ton, corn and naval stores continue to
flow into Newbern. One shipment of 400
bales viii reach here by the freight train
on the Atlantic road to-day, besides numer-
ous smaller shipments not announced in
adyance.-NetCGe1n CODan1eJcidL.
RESIGNED VIM. 3 Wadsworth, ESQ.,,
has resigned his position as General Agent
of the A. 4 N. c. r. r. Co. Mr.. W. has
made quite an acceptable officer and has
won the respect and esteem of all who have
had business intercourse with him. He
leaves this position to resume the cultiva-
ton of his lantation-taking up, once
more, an occupation he has been eminent
ly successful in. We wish him success.
NeWbe7n Commercial.
Coz. MANLY.-We this morning an
nOunce this gentleman as a candidate for
Judge of the Criminal Court of Galveston
and Harriss counties. He needs no intro
ductiOn to our citizens. His services here,
during the war, as prominent and useful
officer of an efficient regiment made him
known favorably to the large majority of
Galvestonians. His atfability of demeanor
his ability as a lawyer and his decision of
character, are also well known. A scion of
the best revolutionary stock of North
Carolina, he is every way worthy of his
lineage.
We clip the above notice from the Gal
weston (TeXas) NeuS. Col Manly is well
known i'll this his native State, and we en-
dorse fully what is said of him by the
Necs.-JOURNAL.
DEATH OF HAN1PDEN S. SMITH, EsQ.-We
are panied to have to announce the death
of another of our best citizens. Hampden
Sidney Smith, native Of Raleigh, and long
known as the Secretary of the North Caro-
lima Fire Insurance Company, expired at
his residence on Sunday morning last after
an illness of several weeks. His health had
been feeble and precarious for years.
The deceased, though he never aspired to
public place, was nevertheless qualified by
MS learning anu elOuuence IOf any position
that might have been assigned him. But he
was singularly amiable, modest and unob-
trusive and had no taste for the rough,
hard contest of the bar or of public life
He was the only son of that good man,
Benjamin b. Smith, Esq, deceased, form
erly one of our leading merchants.
Raj. Standard
THE STATE LIEEARY.-We are indebted
to Oliver IL. Perry, Esq. Librarian for a
. Catalogue of Books belonging to the
North Carolina State Library" prepared
by him and published by authority OF the
General Assembly. The Catalogue, en-
bracing the titles of books. number of vol
umes, case and shelf, in the State Library
proper, the Libraries of the Senate and
House Of Commons, and of the Supreme
Court makes Il handsome volume Of 126
pages. 1t is gotten up with admirable
method and convenience of reference, and
reflects great credit upon the industry and
taste of Mr.. Perry, as the neat arrangement
of the Libraries themselves does upon his
peculiar adaptation to the position which
he fills CO 0pcnOtoblN