Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Election CommiSSioaerS.-The Governor yester.
day appointed Messrs. Benjamin Crawford, E. NJ.
Cushing and E. n. Taylor, Commissioners Of Eec.
ton (. the town Of stanton. The election is to
be held August 9th.
The Seaboord and Roanoke Railroad Is under
going active anu thorough repair, and WI !, at an
eally day, be ready u resume business. II Is ex
nprfed tina, a train will run this week for the &C.
rommou alton of the public as far as Suffolk, at
least.
ALbemarle.-The election Ia this county took
nlace ON tuesday,, and resulted in the ch.ice Of
n X. Watts N, Attorney for he Commonwealth.
The late incumbent, Col. r. I. w. Duke, did not
offer. Mr.. Ia .rret. was re elected, without op.
position clerk Of both courts.
Rer. John COSBY has been called to the rector.
sbiu OF st. JohL's (EplscopaD Church, Pors'
mouth, AID has accepted. hev. DR.. Styles, OF
the presbyterian Church, is preaching al Char
lOuesvllie.
Died in Prison. -Lyndhurst Jackson, of the
late Confederate Army, and son of DR.. b. Jack
son. of Nottoway died at the prison hospital al
Point Lookout on the 23d ultimo, Of Measles
He was a young man Of very high Standing, and
his death is deeply .amented ny large circle Of
friends.
Taking CeaSuS. THE Assistant Provost Mar
shas Of tue -four subdisricts Of the city, sal the
Petersburg Express Of the 25th inst, are now en-
racad in taking census Of all male persons with
In The limits Of their respective commands, who
We failed TO k the oath Of allegiance 20 the
United States, and list Of the pr, pert owned by
each. The census takers were out yesterday, anC
81 ned up good many who had not taken the
oath.
Norfolk and Petersburg RailToad.-The Peters
burp Iuder saws the managers are bendin every
| energy 10 get tn road In operating order again
Within a week or ten days they expect t. have
the trains running TO lvor. distance OF fotty
miles as there are only three miles just ont Of
the CITY. which need any repairing or rebuilding.
Tbs bridge over the Black water was injured In
two or three span bui can be readily put in or
der. Lowe down, there are some twenty-five
niles of track to relay, bat they have sll the
necessary 10 do tn work. Many obstacles are
| 10 contend with, none of which are Insurmounta'
bic.
CStv Point Road.-This road will be turned
over TO the proper owners to-day, says the Peters
burg Express Of the 25th, making the connection
| from CITY Point 10 Lynchburg, tn is, when the
breaks ere completed. For the present the Su
perintendent has made arrangements by which
he will use several Of their engines and cars until
the gauge of the road is altered. II will be re-
membered that when Gen. Grant arrived in the
| CITY the gauge Of this road was altered some
three or four inches as far as Burkesville Sttion
and the Superintendent will commence changing
| the gauge tomorrow. So that in about two
weeks we presume the road viii be all OF the
same guage from Burkesyille 10 City Point.
Election in Caroliae.-In this county, the late
election passed of without excitem mt. Up
wards Of five hundred votes were polled and the
fol- wing among her equity officers elected -
Eustace ~ MDncure C0mmonwealths Attorney
Robert Hudgina, Clerks of Circuit and County
Courts; George W. Marshal Sheriff.