Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-11-09
Presidential Election in Virginia.

Presidential Election in Virginia.
We shall follow the advice which Mr.. Bolts
gave the Opposition BclI.ringers last Friday
night in their Club House. We shall not
"hallo till we get out of the woods" Judging
from the returns that have reached us, we are
inclined to believe that this State stands in the
old Democratic column; that the "Opposition,
with their fusion and confusion aids, are
again beaten-but by Il majority which, per
haps, will not justify much growing over"
Annexed we give all the election news from
this State, which has reached lis by mail, tele,
graph and otherwise. BY tomorrow we hope
to have fuller and more definite returns:
ACCOMAC.-l5O majority for Breckinridyc;
q gain Of 247 for the Democracy.
N0RTHAMPT0N.-53 majority for Bell
Douglas "a Democratic gain of II.
ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY so majo,
rty for Bell. Opposition gain of 30.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. Y.-Breckinridgc' S
majority 22s; two Democratic precincts to hear
from, which will give about GO. Douglas got
in this county 81 votes.
CAROLINE vote is not all in, but
enough is known to give the county to Grcck'
inridge by $50 majority. GogSin carried the
county by III Democratic gain 2GT.
CCLPEPER.-rwo majority for Ereckin-
ridge
PRINCE EDWARD.-The official vote OF
Prince Edward is as follows: Breckenridge,
423; Bell, 373; Douglas, Gj. Breckinridges
majority so. A gain Of five on Letcher's Inajo.
rty. Letcher's majority here was 10 Wlse's
majority here was -.
HALIFAX COUNTY, BEooKLYN.-Breck.
inridge SO, Bell 45, Douglas I. Mt. Carmel
Breckenridge u, Bell 4G, Douglas +. Vernon
Breckenridge lGa Bell 10 Douglas /.
Breckenridge has lnajortieS IN Harrison oi
800, Richie 300, and Doddrdge 90
HARRlS0N.-Breckinri'lge ,l94, Bell 93+,
Douglas l0S, Lincoln %.
AMELIA. following is the official vote
Of this county: Bell 2S2, Brcckinridgc 259,
Douglas 81 Bells majority %
LOUISA.-25O majority for Rrcckinridgc
CULPEPER-Full returns from this coun.
ty give Breckinridgc majority Gf }.
FAUQUIER has gone for Breckinridgs
FAUQUlER- 100 majority for srechin'
ridge Douglas received 80 votes.
ORANGE.-At BarboursYic, BrcckinrIdgr
0S, Bell 80, Douglas none.
YORk-At the upper precinct Bell 80,
Breckenridge Il, Douglas 3.
JAMES CITY COUNTf.-Al Williams
burg, Bell Al, Breckenridge -, Douglas II
LUUISA.-At Jacksons. Brecknrid &c "a,
Bell l9. At Gentrys Store, at j O'clock BreCk-
inridge had 80 maj At ISbels, at ! o'clock
80 majority for Breckenridge; at Thompson's
Cross. Roads, lG maj. Douglas did not receive
q vote at Jackson's or Gcntry's.
MIDDLESEN. Saluda, Bell %, Breck'
inridge g. Heretofore the opposition have
beat US two to one at this precinct.
APPOMATTON.-B 323 MAORI
to. Douglas received Q votes.
ALBEMARLE--The Opposition majority
last year was 3T2. As far as heard from Brcck
inridge gains in this county over the vote iol
Governor in 1859, 81 votes in nine precincts
The aggregate vote is 1870 larger.
MARION, MONONGALIA, TAYLOR and
PRESTON give 1000 majority for Breckn
ridge
GREENE.-450 majority for Breckinrldge
At Stanardsvile precinct, alone. 1919 majority
only one Douglas vote cast. Fifty cast FOL
Bell.
HENRICO.-At Swcency's Precinct, Bel
81, Breckenridge SO, Douglas none.
MADISON-Breckinridgo 100, Bell 70
Douglas 1S, Two precincts 20 hear from
which will increase BrcckinTdge's majority tc
700 over both Bell apd Douglas.
GREENE.-At Ruckcrsvilc, Bell Il Brcck
inridge 80, Douglas o..
HALIFAN.-Seven hundred majority fol
Breckenridge.
LEWIS COUNTY--S00 majority for Breck
inridge.
E-BrcckiDritg' 3+G, Bell l+2
Douglas So.
BARBOUR-5S7 majority I'r Breckenridge
MARSuALL-Bells majulity over Brcckin
ridge 80.
OHIO COUNTY-es0 ma;o'ity for Hrcckin
ridge
HANCOCK-e0O majority for BreckinridSe
BROOKE-250 majority Tor Breckenridge
PRESTON-250 majority I"r Breckinrldge
MARl0N-s50 majority for Breckenridge
SHENANDOAH gives Brackinridgc ma
jority of 1,7O0. Democratic gain Of Gl.
PAGE gives Breckinri'l,.. 721 majority
Democratic loss Of 100.
RApPAuANNOCK g;:ess Bell Il minority o.
laO.
\ YorNd LADY MURDERED BY !, SLAVE Wo
MAy.-Me .Hurderess Caught and Nun9ed.-
Reliable intelligence from Fulton, Galloway
county, No, apprises us that shocking TRACE
dy occurred within eight miles of that place or
Saturday last. In the house Of Mr. Darne:
was female slave of iraSclhe and dangerou:
temper, who had frequently been enraged a
Mr.. Barnes daughter, Susanna D., young lady
of some Is years OF aye. Saturday morning
| the slave Tcney was sent to work in corr
field, and the family set oil to attend meeting
Of some kind, leaving Miss Barnes alone al
home. On returning from the meeting they
we're Mortified to find her shockinglY beaten tt
DEATH and the floor and walls Of the dwelling
bespattcred with blood. The dinncr-table hat
been set, evidently, by Miss e.. and her knit
ting work lay disarranged on the kitchen floor
The kitchen showed blood and signs OF strug
gle. Blood marks were visible along the wall:
to the East room, on the floor and walls
which was much more blood and the room ex
hibited plain traces OF Il violent strife. Next
the blood was traced to the West room, wher'
! the murder had been committed, anu Whcr'
the corpse was found lying in gore
The Slave woman was called, and iound Il
have changed her dress since morning. VI
search the dress WAS found in the field, hiddel
and bloody. 4 shovel WAS found bloody ant
battered When confronted with her blood.
dress. the woman confessed that she had ki!e
Miss Barnes. She waS placed in custody c
deputy constable Henry Willing, who rode o
in haste for the Jail at Fulton. When With
three miles of Fulton he was overtaken BY
party on horses, who took the prisoner tro'
him, led her to tree not fur of, and ther
hanged her until she was dead.-I'&. Lou
Democrat.