Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-15

1t is with pleasure that we publish the
following ext Rct from a letter to the Ell
tor in refere nee TO the marriage Of the gal
liant HoKE, in the city of New York. There
are few men to whom the South owes
greater debt Of gratitude for signal services
during the war than to General ROBERT +.
HoKE, and North Carolina is justly proud
of her son. 1t is with especial pleasure
that we chronicle this happy event. 10
the Editor personally, General HeKE is not
only attached by close and intimate fel"
lowship in arduons campaigns and dan
gers, but by mutual kindness and conf
dencc He has our, best wishes for his flu
ture happiness
NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 1869
Last evening had the pleasure Of witnessing,
,.v invitation a marriage of General ROEERT F.
HoKE of North Carolina, and Miss LILLE VAN
WICK of South Carolina which took place at the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION, IN this city. Inc
ceremony was performed by Rector, the Rev.
DR.. Haughton. IN the presence Of large party OF
invited guests, embracing number OF the South
reletiols and friends of the bridegroom and
bride. The beautiful marriage service OF the
Episcopal Church vas rendered more Impressive
By the low and mellow tones OF the organ, on
which voluntary was performed, soften1Dg with
out drowning the voice of the Minister. lhls ls
a new custom which might be pleasantly intro
duCed on such occasions in our Southern Churches,
perhaps has already been introduced IN your VIII
mington Churches.
need not say that the marriage of Gen. HoKE
ia an event interes ing to thousands. both IN and
out of North Carolina. His gallant and valua-
BILE service in the Confederate army, from the be-
ginning to the end of the wSr-from his debut as
subaltern in the glorious First, Bethel Regiment,
to his surrender as distinguished General,
made him known to thousands who had followed
his lead in battle, participated in the prlvatlons
which all suffered in common. They will be inter-
ested to know that his bride is young and beauti-
full, as bright as the sunny CLINE from which she
mind as the best of the fair daughters the South
In one, know with how hearty ans,rer ths
Churchs invocation OF blessings upon their fu-
ture responded to.
After the ceremony the bridal party started
South.
Oranges /" the United States Senate.
On the fourth of March next the terms
of the following named Senators expire {:
Messrs. Bsyard. Del; Buckalew, Penn. !;
Chandler, Mich. CONFESS, CAL; Dixon,
Conn; Doolittle, Wis; Edmunds, VT;
Frelinghuysen, n. j.; Henderson,, Mo-;
Hendricks, Ind; Morgan, \. Y; Morrill,,
Maine Patterson, Tenn. Ramsey, Mimi. ;
Sprague, r. l. Stewart, Nevada Sumner,
Mass Upton, Neb. Van Wrinkle, W. Va. !;
Wade, Ohio WEIGH, Fla; and Whyte,
Nd. Of these twenty-five Senators only
four, SO far, have been reelected. Messrs.
Chandler, Edmunds, Sprague and Stewart,
all Republicans. In California, Eugene
Casserly, Democrat, has been elected to
succeed MIR. CONFESS, Republican. In Con-
necticut, Ex-Governor Buckingham, has
been elected to succeed Mr.. Dixon, Demo
crat. Mr.. Patterson, of Tennessee, Demo
crat, and son law of President johnson,
is to be succeeded by Parson Brownlow.
Ohio will exchange Ben Wade, Republican,
for Judge Allen G.. Thurman, Democrat,
and Maryland w. Pinckney Whyte for
William T. Ha milton, both Democrats.
The Florida Legislature has elected Abiiah
Gilbert to succeed A. S. WEIGH. The lat
ter gentleman, although he has been re-
presenting Florida in the Senate for the
last six months, has never given up his re-
sidence in his own State of Iowa, to which
State he will return after the 4th of March.
to take charge of the State Agricultural
College. In Pennsylvania, John Scott,
Republican succeeds Mr.. Buckalew, and il
is said that Thos. T. Bayard will be elect
ed to fill his fathers Eeat by the Delaware
Legislature now in session. Ex-Vice Pre-
sident Hamlin defeats Mr.. Morrill,, in
Maine, and returns to the Senate. A Dem
ocrat will succeed Mr.. Frelinghuysen in
New jersey, probably Mr.. Stockton, who
was illegally deprived of his seat by the
Senate. In New York. tho contest is
warm and close between Morgan, the pre-
sent incumbent, and ex Governor FentonD
A third man in the person of Judge Davis,
Marsall o. Roberts, or Mr.. Griswold, just
defeated for Governor by Hoffman,, il
spoken Of as a compromise. The New
York papers say the most money will win
the race In Missouri the contest is be-
tween Henderson and Schenk, and is pro
ducing much feeling. But little interest OF
opposition is shown in other States
to present incumbents except in Min
nesota where the veritable Donelly con-
tests Senator Ramseys reelection. Some
opposition may arise to the return of Sum
ner from Massachusetts. but it will hardly
amount to much. His opponents are try
ing to shove him on General Grant, but
with little success as yet.
Virginia Politics.