The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-31
THE COMMISSIONERS RETURN.
THE CONSERVATIVES ELECT THE
MAYOR AND OTHER CITY
OFFICERS.
Nineteen CounciLmen Assured.

The commissioners appointed TO canvas
the returns of the late city election com
plcted their arduolls labors after midnigl
last night, and the certificate Of election
shows complete Conservative victory, Sc
far rs the general ticket is concerned. The
following are the official figures
Mdyor.-H. X. Ellyson, 5,G34; George
| Chahoon, 1886. Majority for ElySon, 80
Scrgcant.-Thomas u. Dudley. $3.50
Charles s. Mills, 1857. Majority for bud
ley, 122.
Commemorative AHorncy.-Gcorge d
Wise, 5.7I5 l.. II. Chandler, 1904. Mil
city Treasurcr.-R. B. Munford, 5,717
J. S. Deylin, 5,56S. Majority for Muntord,
14a
Shenf:-John W. Wright, 5,7ls; Michael
And;i0r.-E. B. Bentley, 1862; w. Fl.
! Alderdice, 1902. Majority for Bentley. so.
| Colicctor.-Charles NJ. peasants, 5,116;
II. l.. Pelouzc, 1852. Majority for Plea
SAINTS. 1j4.
Commissioner Of Rerenue.-T. Bolde-
mann, 5,Gi7; Julius Fischer, 5,614. Nit
iority for Bodcmann. 30.
| city Enunccr.-CharleS II. Dimmock,
5.711; Thomas s. Atkins, 5,jG1. Majority
for DimmoCk, III.
Clerk Of Choac,ry Couf.-B. II. Berry,
III - ~, - "a J|' M = o'D"''
ty for Berry. l72.
Clerk of Hastings Conrt.-Andrcw jim
kinS. sic; w. A. f. Wagner, j,559. MAJ
clerk Of Circuit Court.-Alircd SHIELD,
5,7I9; J. II. Painter, 3,5j9. Majority for
Shield 1Go.
Hgh Constablc.-A. Ro>ene, 5.7o7; TIP.
Wilkinson, 5,556. Majority for Roscnc, ljl
MARSHALL WARD.
Concjl.-J.J. English, As; J. f. Rid
dick, 1928: Thomas Faherty, 423; W. A.
Boswell, 421 Geo. s. Prince. AL III. Bo-
dcker, 40 ; James J. Johnson, Az james
Kcrsc. All w. f. Hamilton, 4lG; +. I'll.
Lan">trtt, 4lG.
422; J.B. Roystcr. 42l ". J. Cusslns, Al !;
II. 4. Atkinson, 422 W. Il. Nyc, All j..
IL. Charles, 4l6.
JEFFERSON WARD.
Couacil.-J. NJ. Higgins, l,410; John II.
Greaner, LAT S. G. Flournoy. 1,4I7. JAS.
G. Smith, !, 400; l.. Harvey, lao; ID. Won
Grooming, 1918; James Murphy, 1928
John Viles, 1872; John Kelley, 1,2!7; A.
Milispaugh, 1,2l6.
Justices of the Pedcc.-W. j. Holmes,
1,4G4; $. Wise. 1,410; j. j. Brown, AL {;
r. II. Allen, 1,2l2; Z. .Burshcimcr, 1,2l3;
John Rankin, 300.
MADISON WARD.
CounciI.-Albert Ordway. sos; J. A.
Sloan, 1,512: j. II. Montague. 1910; J..
Wagner, 1,51G; Thomas II. Wynn, 500 !;
II. Miller, 1,449; V. A. Favicr, ,439 Jas.
Sweeney, 1,435; B. W. ellis, 1,43G; Il.
Wendcnburg, 1,434.
justices Of the Pedce.-M. T. Clarke,
l,513; George X. Crutchiield, 500; VIM.
X. Watts, 1903; NJ. NJ. Platt, 1, 40; Il. u.
Mitchell, 1886; d. w. Bohanan, 1856.
MONROE WARD.
Council--H. l.. Kent, l ,S33 w. II. MGR
riman, 1,S1G f, Laube, sis; +. johnson,
1,S12; Patrick Fogarty, LISP; VIM. Eng
fish, l .5J1 Tanner, 800, Glasgow, ,553 :;
Epps, .54G Strauss, 1886.
Justices of the Pcdce.-Bagnall, 1878 !;
Bloomer, 500; Robertson, 1870; Kelley
1868; TinSley, 1862; Todd, 1860.
CLAY WARD.
CouncH-Scott,. ia; Brown, 722 }; Jcn-
kins, 720 Euker, 10; Todd, 721 Kelley,
81; Muller, 672; BaiIy, GIL, McGovern,
G11 Howle, 1872.
Justices of the Peace.-Caldcr, 722; Me-
redith, us; Glinn, 71s; Gotlieb, Gil ; Con-
molly, Gil Brauer, co..
The Councit.-The Conservatives, Under
the canvass of the commissioners, lose 0nes
member of the Council i'll Marshall Ward,
Boswell beating Bodeker one vote. and they
gain five Councilmen in Jefferson Ward,
thus securing nineteen Of the twenty-five
members of the Council.
The Radicals threaten to contest the cleo
ton. This is just what the Conservatives
desire and challenge them to do. Instead
Of the Conservatives carrying the city by the
small majority given them by the judges of
the election, they are ready to prove the
| o. ,lx,<
Radicals, and to show that the Conservative
ticket was legally elected by majority of
hundreds, As for instance, in the precinct
In Jefferson Ward, where the ballots were
destroyed, the whole vote can be thrown
out on other and higher grounds.