Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-27
Virginia Election


ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 26.-The Wings
have the following majorities in this city and
county For Mr.. Goggin, for Governor. 253
Tor Wiley, for Lieut. Governor, pa: for
Congress, Thomas, 36S; Shackleford, indie
pendent Democrat, 70.
PETEsRURG, May 56th.-Goggin's majority
IN this city is 308 being an opposition gain
over the last gubernatorial election of $50.
The excitement here is unprecedented Large
gains Tor Goggin are reported in all the sur
rounding counties.
NORFOLK, May 26-41 p M-Up to this
hour the returns show 81 majority for Cog
GIN III this city. In Portsmouth. Goppin's
majority to this time is 2l2.
RICHMOND, May 26.-The following major
tiles are reported: Staunton, 100 tor Goggin
for Governor, and All for Skinner, Ninth Dis
trict for Congress ScottviIle, Goggin ITO ma
Jority. Lake, Democrat, Sixth District, ma
Jorlty. Charlottesville, Goggin had majority
OF $40; Lake, 3l4 majority. Lynchburg,
Goggln 361 majority. Norfolk, Goggin 40
majority. Portsmouth, Goggin 140 majority.
Fredericksburg, 81 majority.
Another dispatch says there is a tie vote be.
tween Goggin and Letcher, and reports that
the opposition have in the 7th Congressional
District IL majority over Smith, and 20 over
ShackletOrd. In Henrico, Goggin, as far as
heard from. has 375 majority in Richmond.
460 majority Christianburg, l23 majority.
MARTINsBURG, May EMBARRASSING gives
Letcher, for Governor, "a majority lsbell, for
the Senate, and Wrong and Robinson DENIS.
Tor the Assembly, meet with no opposition.
HARPER FERRY.-Butler's topposition) ma
iority for Congress, in the Sth District in
Winchester, is said to bn 140, and at Charles
town, 90. In two precincts of Harper's Ferry
his majority is CO.
PIEDMONT, May 26th.-Letcher's majority
IN Piedmont is 81 Montague for Lieutenant
Governor 80. Tucker for Attorney General
IS; and Faulkner for Congress in the 9Th Dis
trict, S5-al Democrats
Jefferson County has gone for Boteler, OPP
position, about 272 majority. 1t has, howev-
er, given majority for Letcher; but the pre-
else figures are unknown.
The vote Of Harper's Ferry stands For
Goyernor-Letcher 242, Goggn 145 for Lieu
tenant Observation-Disclosures Dem, $40, Viii
ley, opp, l49; for Attorney General-Dem-
ocrats l6l, opposition 127; for Congress
Faulkner, Dem, 165, Boteer, opp, 218.
Ward County gives the opposition 246 ma
jority
In Bedford County, Goggin's majority is
81, with II precincts to hear from. Pulaski
County, Goggin's majority co. Floyd Dem,
for Congress in the 18th District, 140 majority.
Cumberland County, Goggin's majority about
100 Abingdon, Goggin's majority Co.
STU Ldter.-The opposition have made large
gains, considerably diminishing the Democrat
ic majority at the last election. Leake, Demo-
crat is certainly elected in the Sixth District,
over Powell, Democrat Floyd, Democrat is
elected in the Thirteenth District, over Nc
Mullen, Democrat, and Martin. The OPPOSE
ton gain many members of the Legislature
The election of Mr.. Caskie, Democrat, in the
Third District is still in doubt.
$50 majority, and Clemens, Dem, in the 10th
district is 100 ahead in the towns heard from.
Hoffman, Opposition, and West, Democrat,
are delegates to the assembly.
Berkley county gives Faulkner, Dem, for
Congress in the Sth district, so majority.