Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-03
STATE NEWS.

and candidates for the various Offices with
in their pift-from Senator down to Assis-
tant Doorkeeper,--are as plenty as black
berries, of all hues, and as busy as ''bees
in a tar-bucket." Again we say: Blessed
are those who expect nothing.
Raj. Sentinel, 29h
GEN. DooKERY, of North Carolina, Mr..
Jno Pool, of North Carolina, Gen. Ab.
bolt, Of New Hampshire and Col. Heaton,
of Ohio leading aspirants for seats
in the United States Senate,-are all on
hand and active. Font IuVIOrd. also, Is
really a candidate This is ''NoJoque nor
fish story-RaI. Sentinel 29lh.
The following, we presume, is the tele-
gram from Gen. Candy to ". W. Holden,
Governor elect, to which We alluded on
Yesterday. We do not pat the same con-
struction on the letter, which We did Oh
Yesterday, upon the statement which we
received, from a good source. as to the
character of the telegram. We infer from
the letter that while Gen Candy will not
require the test oath from members OF the
Legislature, that he will, nevertheless, OBJ
ject to those taking their seats who are
disqualified by (Howard) Constitutional
amendment, although is not ye! q pert Of
NE LOHSt3tutLOH. Luc OldHudEu SctLIo
simply to regard it as suspending the test
oath, in order to the organic etion OF the
new State Government The following Is
the letter in the Standard, which has been
handed us:
HE,Do'Rs SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT
CHARLESTON s. g., June %, 1868
Hon ". ". Holden, Governor Ciec. Of
North Carolina, RG5et9t, y. g.:
SIR The second section of the act to admit
the States Of North CarOna, Fouth Carolina,
&c, and authorizing the legislatures to meet
before the complete restoration OF the states Is
regarded dispensing with the OATH OF Office
prescribed by the act Of July ID, 1862 i'll the case
Of the members elect who are not disqualified by
the Constitutional amendment aud ; allowing
them to qualify upon taking the oath OF office pre-
ecrbed by the new State Constitution
A. soon az the bill becomes a law, an order VII!
be issued modifying the provisions OF General
Orders No. SO, of May 18th, 1868, in conformity
with this construction.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Ed. r. s. CANBY,
B'vt MajorG sn aral Commanding.
Raleigh Sentinel
DEATH OF GEN. J. r. J. DANIEL A CTTI-
ZEN OF HALIFAx.-A telegram has been re-
ceived here announcing the death on Mon
day morning last, at his plantation near
Shreveport. Louisiana, of Gen. J. R. J.
Daniel, a citizen of this county, gentle
mau too well known through this section
to need any comment at our hands, but as
Halifax has in this death lost one Of the
bright ornaments which did her honor In
other and palmy days, we cannot refrain
from giving brief sketch of General
Daniel.
Gen. D. was a native Of Halifax, where
he has spent the greater part of his life,
was some seVenty-tive years OF age, and
was the father of three sons all OF whom
are dead General Junius Daniel being the
youugest). He was a lawyer of rare abili-
tY, being elected to represent his county III
the Legislature about the year 1880, and
after serving in that capacity for number
of years he was given the position OF State
Attorney General A few years later he
was elected to represent this District In
Congress, to which position he was re-
turned for a number of consecutive terms,
serving with honor to his constituents and
with credit to himself. He was never de-
feated for any public office but once, that
being in 1861, when one of our present
able citizens beat him for the State Con-
vention.-Weldon NerS.
FROM HALIFAX, n. C.-MEMoRIA1 CELE-
BRAT1oN.-Our correspondent at Halifax
G.. H., ''Old Soldier" sends an account of
the Memorial Celebration at that place,
which occurred on the Oath. Appropriate
poems, written for the occasion by ladies
of the county, were read, and flowers pro-
fusely wreathed upon the graves of the fall
len braves. Among the sleepers here are
Gen. Junius Daniel, and Capt. Tormey,
both of whom bore a conspicuous part III
the history of North Cardinals years of
VAL Petersburg he15er.
THE WHEAT CRoP-The wheat crop IN
this section is, with few exceptions, uni
versally good. In some localities the rust
has seriously affected the crop, but as a
general rule it is fine. The weather lately
has been fine for harvesting and threshing
the crops, and We hope our farmer friends
will be enabled to sell them at remunera-
tive price.-Concord P&e&s.
OorToN BLooM-Dr Adam c. Davis
placed upon our table this morning full
grown and healthy cotton bloom. It is the
first, we believe, that has been plucked this
season in this section. The Dr. speaks Of
his cotton crop as being in a growing con-
dition Who'll bring us the first cotton
boil ?-Goldsboro' R0~gh Notes, 2Gh.
CorroN BLooM.-We were shown yester-
day cotton stalk, grown OF the planta-
ton Of Mr.. Wallace Ames, of Len0ir coun-
ty, in full bloom, the first Of this season.
We believe that 4enoir was ahead last year.
Newbern J0nr. Of Conn.,, 26ih.
JUDGE STAKBUCK.-A correspondent of
the Charlotte Times, writing from this
city, mentions the rumor that Mr. District
Attorney Starbuck will don the Judicial
robes Good Hevingsy rendered him in
the recent election, and will be succeeded
in his present office by one J. NJ. Cloud,
of Surry.
PsksoSAL.-t1on. Thomas L. Clingman,
long distinguished member of Congress,
is at the Ebbitt House. General Chngman
is a delegate to the New York Convention
from North Carolina.
Washington ID. c. Union.
ARREsTED.-A man by the name of Thos.
Roberts has been arrested in Norfolk