The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-29
ELECTION RETURNS.
Especial to the Dispatch
HenriCO.

County liSb j uut suds. IuoukH IL hboNu
however, TO warrant the statement that Mr.
J. =. Schermerhorn CONSERVATIVE, Commls
siener OF the Revenue for the lowersslistrict
is elected by about seventy majority. The
vote between Mr.. Green CONSERVATIVE anC
Mr.. Humphreys (Repubican), Commissioners
for the upper district, is very close. Mr.
Green's friends claim his election. Dir. George
w. Thomas (Republican)i is probably elected
Commonwealth Attorney over Mr.. h. A
Atkinson CONSERVATIVE by small majority
SIR. J. II. Jones (Conservative( Sheriff, i
elected by about one hundred and tilty ma.
iority. Mr.. q. W. Carter. Clerk Of Circuit
Court, and Mr.. S. Z. Waddill, Clerk oil
County Court. (both Conservatiyes.) are also
believed 10 be elected. The Republicans
claim two Supervisors and the Conservatives
two.
Chesterfield.
From official and unofficial returns re.
ceivcd Of the election held Thursday it ap
pears that the entire Conservative ticket was
elected by a smsll majority, with, perhaps,
the exception of the office of Common
wcalth'S attorney. The contest for that ofiice
WAS between Colonel William Ambers Com.
and William f. Giddiugs (Rad) 1t will take
the official vote to decide the matter. The
commissioners will meet this morning at 10
O'Clock, IN the clerks office, TO canvass the
returns.
Prince George.
The Conservatives Of Prince George
gained glorious triumph in the election for
county officers yesterday. Though there is
Republican majority OF nearly or quite 500
in the county the Conservatives carried every
township save one. and elected all their cao-
didates except clerk. John Lane, the RadI-
cal candidate tor this office, is elected over
Robert Gillian, ST., by 20 majority. The
following are The Conservative otticers.elpct,
with their majorities: sheriff, George McP.
Bate, 279; Commonwealtb'S Attorney, }. j.
Cooke, 3j,; Treasurer, K. T. Daniel (no OPP
po>itIonl 1854; Commissioner OF the Reve-
nue., +. r. Marks, 275.
The following were elected Supervisors:
Tcmpleton township, Or. George K. Rives;
RiveS, Richard II. Williams; Bland, Robert
E. Bland; BIackwater, Colonel r. NJ. Harri-
son; Brandon, Mjor Mann Page. A large
number OF negroes openly voted the straight
Conservative ticket notwithstanding the
strenuous endeavorS put forth to unite them
on opposition and independent candidates.
Sussex.
Judge Cooke. the nominee Of the Republic
can party for Commo8 ~ealth's attorney. Is
elected bya considerable majorty over Viii
son CONSERVATIVE. Lewis P. Hargrove
tCnnserrative) is elected sheriff without op.
position: Paddon tRepublicau) is elected
treasurer over Jarratt CONSERVATIVE by 40
najorit.
Only one precinct (MilIbor5 Springs) has
been heard from. Sheriff: John Cleek, Jr.,
12S: A. f. Withrow, so. Common wesltb's
Attorney W. VI. McAIlister, 121; Joseph
Mayo, 81. Clerk: A. g. Cleek. 93 6. K.
Mcdonald, So. Treasurer: j. W. Bonner,
Ill; Rowan. "a; Robert Payne, 8. Com
missioner cf Revenue: First diStric', A. G..
Macgutlin. 1l5; William McE!wee, A. Sc
Good district. j. H. Stewart, 1926; RosSer,
Is; l.. c. Watson, 81. Supervisor Thomas
u,dr. 1C6. There was 10 oppositlon-ail
conservatives. From the best accounts
those in majority at this precinct will carry
the county.
SpOtsylvania.
Pnrtlor'S Precinrt.--Treasurcr j. S. De
Jsrnette, 1872 Arlck 81. Clerk OF County
Court: f. G. Beverly, 40; j. 7. CriSmond,
81: A. l.. Mckinney, rs Sheriff: L. w.
Waller. lS4: j. NJ. Alsop, l. Common
wealth's Attorney c. Wistar Wallace, 1l6.
Commissioner OF toe Revenue: r. &. Co'e.
man, ia; +. A. Harris, So j.. +. Frazer, 10.
Supervisor: J. II. Colvert, ZIG. Justices
f. j. Hancock, 1l5; w. Landrum, ll6; L,
| l.. Chewing, us. Overseer of the Poor
| w. NJ. Good win. 1903 r Z. Hart, 80. Con
stable: Robert Morris, 105; Z. Coleman, IS
GoociHand. 20 ...-
Official returns from all the precincts in
the county bave been received, and the gene
raj Conservative county ticket Is elected,
although all the Conservative district officers
are not. The following is the general Con-
serva,iYe ticket elected: Common wealth'>
Attorney, George Z. Hughes; Clerk OF
County Court, William Miller; County Trea-
surer, W.. B. W. Brooklpg; Commissioner
of Revenue, II. II. Hoye; Sheriff, William
\. Parsons.
Hill Carter CONSERVATIVE rejected Com.
monweatt's Attorney by about 400 ma.
joriiy; j. A. Brown Conservative elected
Clerk OF Circuit Court; George w. Do>"eli
CONSERVATIVE reelected Treasurer; John
X. TAYLOR reelected Clerk OF County Court
without opposition; William +. Norment
and ChaBles d. Taylor (Conservativc>) elected
Commissioners of Revenue, and PROBABLY
l.. ID. 1OUl kt1OUSSiN - SiNS'Nu W Wv
same Office Jones (R-puhlican) reiec:eI
Sheriff. la Ashland township DIR. Powhatan
Bicdsoe CONSERVATIVE brats Williams Z.
Wicknam (Repuolicln) by LAO majority.
Louisa.
Election passed OFT in The county without
any rows, though excitement ran high al
day. Returns have pretty generally come
in. which give Jesse j. Porter and Samuel
n. Parsons for county aud circuit clerks re-
spectlvely over 1920 majority. NJ. Il. Gooeh
for county treasurer, aud james L. Gordon
also elected By large majorilies. Al. RIch'
ardson is elected commissioner OF revenue
Tor lower township, but as fun returns have
not been received it is not known who Is the
successful man Tor the same Office IN upper
township. w. NJ. B.
Letter from Petersburg.
or, ha Richmond DiSDatCu.I