The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-06
THE ELECTIONS.
VIRGINIA.

eTnJiR1 IotS'A
SENATORIAL DISTRICT
DorrvoUar COUNTY, November 4;
F,ScAs5nn,ns,, otch: Yesterday ] teiegraphed
N''o's r I the election in Be.etours Omeisi
Tcsnlt .; increase the majority oil tue S9nser.
returns n,,,.repudia,ion nominees as !ohoms:
valve 1 1obnston (poninee) $50 majority over
Nyee' y ys GndepeudenV-a gam Oh neafls
f. r ,;nndred for the nominee as sonpaIea
tNo . -" lat election for members OF TOE Le'
T win ~ Mr.. Marshall tants'repoaiation
stsa"nose for the Scnate) 1876 majority over
ronnJI' q ". Hausbreugh independently
Somrr, rom the other counties Oh tn's SEN
ke' ."ai district (Roauoke, Cra'g, ana ave,
s,ol.,'I indicate the election OF Mr. Mafshaii
s os"t Than FIVE hundred majority.
"' S"narc fight WAS made 10 tnls county
!Stt[:tr;ct on the question OF the State debt.
SS 81. rc.u, is gratifying to the friends OF non.
II government.
D.,yvv,1LS. Va, November 3.-Ea'tors
, nSns The election for The House OF
n,' S5.1, in this county resulted favorably
p'T7'Il, D. Lewis, ESQ. His competitor,
10 .1 ~ Rcni,miu Morgan, was defeated by
t",';,ri,r Of about thirty. Both OF these
"a,isnrn are Conservatives. No nonina.
nas made by the psrty to which they
"y The contest was spirited one.
~ Radicals made no nominatlon, having
,,"~ since learned that however earnestly
Can.cryatiyes may strive against each otner
~ The honors OF office in this county toey
~ fail to make common cause agaihst tue
-,mmon foe. Mr.. Lewis is the only Senue-
ro,n from this county who mas Deen re-
I'D to the House OF Delegates slIEe Inc
r hac hpnn
~ ,,-le1 that Henry Clay or Daniel Webster
- I.,,'S not be twice elected 10 the House OF
60 %v'ia,,,,s 10 represent the county OF Clarke,
-, Tsr;aip Lewis has demonstrated that
90, ,Iyocscy OF the interests of hfS constitu-
"r'' !. no, entirely without appreciation.
Cc,rre ". Ward, ESQ, the nominee OF
.ls Conservative party TO represent the
..v of Frederick, Warren, and Clarke
100 STATE Senate, has been elected by
.n...iJsrable majority. Colonel j. w. Ware,
Sg S,,.;. rnrnty. was an Independent candidate
~: T ,n election Of the Richmond nominees
-.;l ,,-oye q suijecl Of cougratuiatlon wher-
W., i understood that the Radicals are
,r:r;ny 70 make q cal's.paw Of lndepend-
ems. .;+- .h-o,,,b tbo
,,.,,,es of Clarke. Warren, Rsppahannock,
t,T,s orange, and Louisa, has pro-
SunsI ,he mos, favorable impressions, SO lar
y. t1a PROSPECTS of the city and the several
,,rn,ic. are concerned. The corn crop SO
-, q. nv observation extended, Is good
nns The city of Richmond, for the cleanH'
nos of il, streets, the orderly habits OF It's
owens, the beauty and grace of its women,
rho rn,crprise and public spirit OF its men,
,Ss siag,nce and taste displayed in the erec-
t;or o, lis churches, the home.ike appearance
r. it, attractive residences, and, " finally y
ior the disposition to "beat down sin and
satan and Independents, "under its feet, ~
!. No; excced by any city in the land.
!, msv be also said that the climate OF
SOM of the country places not hundred
miles distant from your city is not Wltnoul
IL reiuyenating influences. Some OF the
L,ses that were sweet sixteen score OF
wars AGO look as though the foot Of time
isd ,rodden lightly upon their broWs, ana
;hsy had found Tie tabled Ell Dorado wherein
thew have perpetually renewed their youth
.'NaY their shadows never grow less.
c.. M. L.
with the above and with another letter
We received notices of candidates for super
intendent of pententary. These are SC
numerous that we shall say nothing as to the
cEajlos Of any Of them.--EditorS Dispatch.
CUMBERLAND.
OAK FOREST Va, November g. Editors
iGspdtch: james Lipscomb (colored) was
rejected ia Cumberland county by about
800 msior,ty over S. F. Coleman, Esq. The
negroes voted solid.
GLOUCESTER, MIDDLESEX, KING WILLIAM
KING AND QUEEN, JAMES CITY, AMI
YORK.
WEST Po1NT, November 4.-Edttors DIS
match: | learn that General William B
Tsiialerro Is elected in Gloucester county by
239 majority. MiddleseX is very close, with
chances il favor Of Lem. BriSow (Rad),
Rcport, say he is elected by seven majority
king william elects p. Gibson by large
md5rity, and King aud Queen elects DR.. r
Il. cox. Or. William c. Nunn (Con.) is IN.
doubleday elected 10 the Senate. james
Ciy sud York elect Sydney Smith (Con.,
Over Norton (Rad).
GCOCHLAND.
GooCnLASp COURTHOUSE. November A.
Eit0rS Dispatch The official count OF the
vote bad to-day gives r. w. james, the Con
sery2liye candidate, a majority OF 129.
GILES.
GLE. COURTHOUSE, VA, November g.
judge =. ". STROLLER CONSERVATIVE elected
10 House Of Delegates over DR.. Easley icon.
scEva!ive) by le7 majority.
KING WILLIAM.
hing WILLIAM COURTHOUSE, November 4.
The following is the official vote Of this
county:
For Senate: William G. Mum, 1862; Will.
Nrn r,na
House: Philip Gibson, III; William D.
Berkeley, $40. Gibson's majority, 442.
MECKLENBURG.
B0YDToN, November 3-The election passed
Of quietly in this county. Ross Hamilton
and George W. Yeung are elected to the
Rouse Of Delegates by about 1000 maj ority.
PRINCE EDwARD-toFr1c1AL.I
House of Delegates: Branch Told member
and coored Republican,, 925; Mckinney
Conservative, 1913; Burton,colored ReDub.
iicanl 1856; Selars (white Republican,, PAT.
sMYTH.
MARION, Va, November 3, 1575.-Eaitors
Dispatch: Our little county of Smyth has
at last elected man TO represent her inter-
e>ts in the House OF Delegates. The race
was between Thomas II. Spratt, Esq, who
went from this county the last term, and
James W. Shelley, Esq, who, though never
having filed apublic Office before, is capable
Of filling any office within the gift of the
people Of Virginia. Mr.. Sheffey was the
nominee Of the Conservative party, and no
thing could have induced him to accept
short Of nomination by reclamation. In
hi. acceptance he stated that he would not
have the time to devote one moments
thought to the canvass. But the best men
IN the county rallied to his support, and
elected him by forty-two majority. These
figures show quite q small majority. but con-