The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-27

Tno Virginia State Election
ALEXANDRIA, VA May 70, 1859.
The wings have the following msories In us city and
county
For Gosgin for Governor, 1853 for Wiley, Lieutenant
Gov ,rnor, 49, Preston, Attorney General IA For
Congress- lhomas, $685. Shackefords (indepndent do
mocrat) vote is IS.
PETERSBURG, MAJ 20, 1859
Gogsn's majority in this city 30S, being IN opposition
gam the last guberpaoral election Of 49, Tho ex
element here 10 unprecedented large gahs for Goggin
are reported in all the surrounding counties.
NORFOLK, May $3.50 P. N.
Up to this hour the returns show 2al msorty for Cog
gin in the city In Portsmouth, Goggns majority 10 this
time Is n.
RICHMOND, Gay.2e, 1879.
The following majorities are reported
saunton-les for Goggin for Governor md 447 for Skin
per, democrat Ninth district), tor CongDss.
Scottsvile-Goggn ITO majority. Ieake, democrat
(sixth distrct), majority.
Charlottesv ille-Goggin liz majority Leake 81 maj0
rity.
Lypchburg-Coggin 36l majority.
Norfolk-Goggn 100 majority.
Portsmouth-Goggin 40 majority.
Fredericksburg-Gogg 81 majority Another despatch
Gays tie vote between Goggin and Lecher and reports
Thomas opp for Congress- Seventh district, Is mAjo
rity Smith, and 20 Shackeford, democrats.
Heprco-Goggin a. far as heard from, 1916 majority.
RichmoDd-Goggu 400 majority
Chrstiansburg-Gogein l23 majority
Ii Bedford county Goggn's majority 81, with eleven
precincts to hear from.
Pulaski county-Goggin's majority GO. Floyd, demo-
crat, or Congress (3th District), 40 m,jorty.
Buckingham county-Goggin's majority about 100
Cumberland county oggin's majority about loo
Abingdon county-Goegin's msjority65.
The opposition have made large gains, considerably d.
mnishiDg the democratic majority of the last election
Lake, DEM, is certainly elected the Sixth Congress
sional District, over Powell, dem.
Floy democrat, is elected to Congress in the Thr.
tenth district McMuen democrat and Martin, OPP
position.
The opposition gain many members Of the legislature
The election Of Mr. Caske, democrat, in the Third dis
tric is s,il in doubt De JarYette, democrat, his
competitor.
MARn@BuRG, May &c, 1859
Martinsburg gives LetcheY Democrat for Governor "a
majority. be]l for the Senate and Wrong and Robinson
democrats for the Assembly, meet with opposition.
HAR'xe FERRY, May %, 1859.
Boteers, (oppositon,) GRITTY for Congress eighth
dsrict, in Winchester ssd TO be 49, and at Charles
town &c. In two precincts Of Harpers Ferry and Bolver
his majority il 60.
Jefferson county has gone for Boteer by about 272
jorty. 1t has, however, gwen majority for Letcher,
but the precise figures unknown.
The vote Of Harper's Ferry stands for Governor,
Letcher, 242; Goggn, Jas. For Lieut. Governor, Mon
tague (dem.), $40; Willie (opp.), l4l. For Attorney
General, Tucker (den) 26l Preston (opp), l27. For
Congress, Faulkner (dsm) 1Ss Boelgr (opp), 21s.
Wood county gives 24s opposition majority.
HARrTR's FERRY May 20, 1852
Berkeley county gives Faulkner, DEM, for Congress
eighth district), so majority
PIEDMONT, May 20, 1859.
Iechers majority in Piedmont is 81; Montague's, for
Lieutenant Governor So Tuckcrs for Attorney General
49, and Fsulner's for Congress eighth distric, Sail
democratic.
WHEELING, May 20, 1869.
Ohio county gives Goggn about $50 majority.
Clemens democrat in the Tenth district, is 100 ahead
In the towns heard from.
Two opposition members Of the Legislature elected
CLARKsBURd, May 20, 1859
Harrison county complete-Letcher, dem, for Cover.
nor, 200 majority, and Jenkins, DEM, for Congress
eleventh disTict), ESQ majority.
Hoffman, opp and West DEM, elected delegates to
the Assembly.
WASHINGTON, May %, 1852
The election here resulted folovs;-For Governor
Goggin, 49, fletcher, 141. For Lieutenant Governor
Montague, 1o7, wiley,s2