Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-08

There is a large majority against reference
in the county.
GREENSVILLE.- -uiclisiord, P. M.--Jno.
r. Chambliss (Unon) l05; DR.. b. F: EppeS,
(secession) Ii. For reference 30; against, 90.
HALlFAN,-High Hill: Bruce 70, Flour
nov Sc, Clark IS Edmunds 1oG.-Black Wal
nut: Bruce IS, Flonrney g., Clark %, Ed
munds 81 Vernon Hill: Edmunds lG0, Clark
-, Bruce 81, Fournoy So
Hon. Thomas S. Flournoy and JAS. Z. Bruce,
ESQ.,, Union, elected.
HAAipSHIRE.-Arms and Pugh, Union
men. are elected.
IlENRICO.-Wms. c. Wickham, Union,
elected
HENRY-Peyton Gravcly, Union, elected.
LOUDOUN-Jno. Janney aud Jno. 4. Car
ter, elected.
LOUISA.-Wm. N. Amber, elected.
LYNCHBURG.- j. NJ. Speed and c.
r. Slaughter, Union, certainly elected.
MADIS0N-Gco.R r. Blakey, elected.
MATTHEW'S AND MIDDLESEN.-Ro L.
Montague, elected.
MONTGOMERY Vim. Ballard Pres
ton, elected.
NANSEMOND.-John r. Kiloy, Union,
elected.
NORFOLK CITY.-Gen. George Blow, Jr,
Union, has 4S3 majority over james L. Hub
ard, Secession. Majority for referring to the
people APT.
NORFOLK COUNTY,. J. Holiday and
VIM. White, Union, i67 majority over Wilson
and Murdaugh, Secession. Majority for refer
ring S04.
ORANGE. illiams, Morton and Lee were
candidates for the Convention. Williams,
Submission, or almost subnsSion,) has ma
iority in this county Of tiS-(thc Locust Grove
precinct heard from up to + oclock.) Morton's
election is certain, for his vote was increased
after4 o'clock at Locust Grove, and Greene will
give Morton large majority.
OHIO. Tile election to-day resulted
in the selection of Sherrard Clemens and c. D.
Hubbard, anti-secessionists, by about 500 ma
iority. The excitement was very great.
Union candidates arc elected in Marion, Tay-
lor, Wood, Brooke, and Hancock countless
Very few votes were poed against referring the
action of the Convention back to the people.
PRINCE GEORGE.-Tcmplcs, polls closed
Timothy Rives (Union) 80; Rultin, (seces-
Reaches, polls closed-Rivcs rs, RufHn u.
polls cosed--RivcS "a, Ruflin -. For refer
ence So; against, H. Rives, it is thought, has
been elected Surry is connected with this
election district.
PRINCE EDWARD armville, polls
closed-John T. Thornton, (Union) 153 major
ity over Branch J. Worsham, (scccssion.) Ma
iority against reference. The Gather has been
very Indictment all day, and have been unable
to hear from any other portion of the county
in consequence.
rD1Ni,ESS Dnt,r,,r FROM, Dr;r,orr
Anne county, show the election of Hon. Henry
the Convention. His opponent was the Rev.
Mr.. Burroughs, Methodist preacher. Gov'r.
Wise has decided majority.
244, Sutherlin l6l. Darlington 1877, Witcher
80, Darlington r Witcher S.
PITTSYLVANIA.-Wm. 7. Sutherin and
VIM. NJ. Trcdway, Union, elected.
PULASKI-Francis g. f. Wysor, Seces-
sion, is elected in this county.
PETERSBURG.--Th vote given was not rs
heavy as upon more recent elections, but is
sufficient to express the relative sentiment OF
the community. Mr.. Robt Collier withdrew
from the field at eight o'clock, a. NJ, leaving
MeSsrs. Branch, Wallace and Lyon to contest
election Of Mr.. Branch (Union) by large
majority, as will be seen by the following =
Thos Branch, $50; Thos. Wallace, 4a7; John
Lyon 309
There were only, therefore, &c majority
against Mr. Branch in favor Of the other two
candidates, his plurality being 303. Mr.. Col
licr received a number Of complimentary votes
during the day. The vote for reference, was
r Tl.r - l..
Reference, 317.
ROANOKE.-Gro P Taylor, elected
ROCkBRlDGE.--Sanue Med. Moore, and
James 3. Dorman, elected.
Observation-Disclosures, Union, is elect
ed
SUSSEN.-Stoney Greek, ? P. NIB. F.
Eppes, (secession) SO; J. r. Chambliss, (Union)
TO- For reference against, as.
WITHE-Robert G.. Kent, Secession, is
elected by 70 majority. Dr. Crockett and VIM.
H. Cooke were also candidates
4 letter from Alabama, says that &C. White,
q brothcr-in-law Of Abraham Lincoln, has
joined the volunteers and gone to help to take
Fort pickens" The same writer says: NE
grocs have never been known to be more
subordinate than At present and the intelligent
ones say they would like to be put in front of
The battle to meet the foes Of the South"
The Charleston papers are .iubiant over the
fact that the brig Maria, Captain Billings, has
cleared at Franklin. Louisiana, direct for the
Republic of South Carolina. This is the first
vessel that has been cleared direct for
Charleston since the secession Of South Carroll
ma, and her papers were made out by the
United States collector at that port.
Arrival or A FORMIDABLE PIECE Of AR.
Armstrong gun Of large cali
bre arrived at Charleston few days ago from
Earoue via Savannah Its destination is
Georgetown, and it comes to the order OF ar.
Weston, a wealthy planter, who resides IN
that locality. He has also imported one nun
drcd and fifty lnuskets, ut his own expense, Tor