Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-28

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| North Carolina Electons--We have received &C.
turns from most of the districts of this state The
result. as far ascertnined, follows:
In the first district, already announced VIM. d
Shepherd has succeeded Lemue SAWYER the late
representative. by considerable majority. In the
I'd district, Willis Aston has been re elected with
out opposition. I'm the Sd district Tho's A Hail
has been reelected without opposition. In the 4h
district, Jesse Speight has been elected by large
! majority Thomas III. Davis. We have 10 re-
turns from the 5th district In the 9th district Ro-
bert Potter has succeeded MIR. Turner who decli-
ned being candidate. In the 9TH district, Edmund
Dcberry succeeds Mr.. Culpeper, who declined re-
election, by majority Of about eco over John 4.
Cameron In the 9th district Daniel l.. Barrnser
has been reelected by a large majority. In the 9th
district, Augustine III. Shepherd has been re-eect
without opposition. In the 10th district John Giles
has been elected by majority of 945 over John
Long the former representative. In the It'll dis
rict, Henry w. Conner has been re, elected without
opposition Two other districts remain to be heard
from.
Since preparing the above, we have received re-
turns from two counties (Surry and Iredei) in Mr..
Lewis WIiaIns's district, which give that rentlcuan
fnaIory Of about $50 owe: his opponent, Samuel
King.
We have also heayd from the Wilmington district
where it appears that Gabriel Holmes has been re-
elected by majority of about go votes, over his
opponent, Edward 3. Dudley.-OM Domiaion.
From tie Petersburg Oh DoDinion or 4,,o,:st &c.
RAIL ROAD TO ROANOKE.
Our citizens, or rather the common hall, in brha IF
of our citizens, appear to be III earnest the sub
ect of rail road from this town TO the Roanoke riv-
The first stcpha been taken, will be seen by
the ubioined resolution OF the hail. enter
ed into on Monday last. Our wealthy citizens are
beginning ~ manifest proper interest on this to us,
interesting subect-anu w.ccn they put their shoul-
ders to the wheel in good earnest, we NE no fear
but that rail road will be put into operation
in good time, and under the promising auspices
IO,cn Of Petersburg In Common Hal, the 24M
august, 1920.
Rcsotsea, That the Mayor of the tow. he author
sed, in the name Of the people of this town, to re-
quest the President of the United States to permit
an Engineer in the service Of the United States,
examine the route of proposed rail road. from Pc
tersburg TO point the Roanoke river, and to
estimate its probable COST &c.
Extract from the minutes.
(Signedl P. DURKIN, Mayor.
But the rail road is not the only project which
public spirited citizens have in view to advance the
prosperity of the town. Transpo tation Compa-
nv has been formed for the purpose of conveying
goods and produce from and to Petersburg and the
Roanoke. This Company is state of conslde-
rable forwardness and we understand will speedily
go into operation. They are erecting large ware
storing goods and produce; and arc procuring ten
first Wagons, and sixty substantial horses, TO
be exclusively engaged Ill the trade between this
place and the Roanoke. Three wagons and thirty
horses have already arrived H. town.