Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-10-16

Alexandria Convention, the olnclai 'o'o - I'D
follows:
For Repeal Against Repeal
lei Ward l69 II
"a 16l II
Sd 9 lso -
4th . ia
County
The returns from other parts of the State
are received very slowly, owing we suppose,
to want Of mail facilities. There appears to
have been but little interest manifested u the
election and the vote throughout the State
will be small. The few additional returns
that we have received only confirm the elec11
t;on to the r. S. House of Representatives Of
Messrs. Gusts, Conrad, Stuart, Ridgway, Bar
bonr and r. E. Withers, in the 9Th District. In
the sth District, Daniel IT. Hoge, is reported
probably elected. In the Norfolk District the
contest between Messrs. Chandler, Millson
and Kilbv is very doubtful, and the Norfolk
Post saws it is difficult to say who is elected:
An extra from the Leesburg Mirror office,
eives the result of the election in Loudouu
ountv:-Conrad received 66S votes: Nc
Kenzie 423, and Minor IT, Williams for the
q State Senate received 285 votes Messrs ".
Fl. Gray and r. NJ Bentley are elected to the
House of Delegates ~
In Albemarle county, Messrs. John 900
and VIM. A. Quinn are elected to the House
/. of Delegates, and Mr.. Jas. Gait State Senator
from that district
4 Col. John B. Baldwin is elected to the
House of Delegates from Augusta.
The vote polled in Fauquier was small
Conrad received very large majority tor Cor
press, Messrs. James Marshall and 5. t.
Rixev are elected to the House Of Delegates,
ond from the Senatorial District j. (. Stroller
is elected
In fredericksburg, for State Senate, J. B.
Senior, received al, J. Fl. Lee y, JOS. San
ford 90 and W. Fl. Brown II. Tor House of
Delegates, Chas. Herndon 224 and Sanford 49,
For Amendment al.
At Falmouth precinct, Stafford, for Con
eress, Barbour 20 and Pendleton, 2. For
State Senate, J. Fl. Lee 26, j. B. Sener 7,
Jos. Sanford 4 W. Fl. Brown 3. For House
of Delegates Hansbrough 80, j. t. Clark ].
For Amendment So.
Dumfries precinct, Prince William, For
Congress, Minor %, Conrad 49. For State
Senate, Sener g. For House of Delegates,
Huntington Ct, BraWner g.
On the morning OF the 10Th instant, an
eclipse of the sun will take place Here and
in other parts Of the United States, the eclipse
will be partial, but covering from hall to
three-fourths of the suns surface. Should
the day be cloudy, artificial light may be need
ed. Here the eclipse commences few minutes
before nine in the morning, and ends few
minutes after twelve. The eclipse will be Al
nular, in line commencing at Puget's Sound,
passing southeasterly through Montana,
Idaho, Kansas, Southern Missouri Western
Tennessee, and through Georgia, via Sher-
mans march TO Savannah, and thence to Atri-
ca, On this route the sun Will present ring
Of light thence an annular eclipse) around its
margin. the disc being covered by the body Of
the moon. This ring will be half a digit
wide, and the moon will occupy eleven digits.
The eclipse is of great interest, and when it is
Annular will be a rare and beautiful spectacle.
The annular appearance will last about seven
OF eight minutes But let no one look at the
Sun except through smoked glass, as the
eyesight is very apt to be injured, II not oe-
stroyed, by looking at it with the naked eye
We are requested to urge reorganization
Of the Virginia State Agricultural Society, and
with that a resumption of the annual cattle
shows which proved such source Of plea
s1ra and profit in time past. There is ample
fine between this and next autumn to make
ali necessary arrangements the grounds near
Richmond could be restored to the Society,
II ~r-o,,1d 7,laoa them in a