The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
ELECTION RETURNS.
rsptclal lie. cgrams to the Dispatch. !
PORTSMOUTH.

PORTSMOUTH. @
PORTSMOUTH, Va, May 27.-This city
was carried by the Conservatives to-day BY
over 500 majority. The Conservative Coun
CT ticket for the first time since the war was
entirely elected.
NORFOLK CITY AND COUNTY.
There were no Radical nominations In Nor.
folk city, and the primary.electiou ticket OF
the Conservatives is carried by majority
The Conservative fusion ticket of Norfolk
county is entirely successful. The defeat TO
the Radicals throughout this section is over.
whelming.
! LYSCnBURG.
LYNcHBURG, Va, May 27.-The contest
over the city elections too day has been hard
one. There was great scratching or tickets
and combined voting against the Catholic
schools. Several fsticnff fights occurred, and
! there were numerous infllmmatory circulars
ailoat-all creating considerable excitement.
| The scratching of tickets caused great delay
in the general count. The following Is the
result:
Price, Conservative nominee for commits
-ioner of revenue, is elected. A Conserva-
tive Council is elected. The Catholic.schooI
ticket was defeated.
ALEXANDRIA,.
ALEXANDRIA, May 27.-The election for
municipal officers to-day passed off very
quietly. The impression seems to be that
no hnl "a fivn oLyot nil ba I'D
with tbs exception, possibly, of two membars
Of the City Council and probably the City
Sergeant. The result will not be known be-
fore morning.
P1TTsyLvANIA.
PITrsYLvAN1A COURTHOUSE, Va, May o.
The election passed off quietly here day.
About $50 votes were poled. The candi
dates were all Conservatives. There were
no other nominations.
DANrILLE, VA, May 27.-The election here
today passed off quietly, although considers
bic excitement prevailed throughout the
morning. I'D. Blair CONSERVATIVE, for tres-
surer, is supposed to have carried the vote
here and at Ringgold nearly unanimously.
II. P. Jones CONSERVATIVE, for clerk of
county court, is supposed to lead him and
RiDggold together. j. A. Beck (Conserva-
tive) for commissioner of the revenue for the
First district, carries the county by large
majority. Other precincts and candidates not
heard from.
HALIFAX.
CLovBR, VA, r. and D. R. r., May o.
Unofficial returns from all the precincts in
this magisterial district make the vote, on
an average. four to one in favor of the Con-
servatve ticket
! News FERRY, Va, May 27.-This precinct
gives Edmundson CONSERVATIVE for sheriff,
16O-no opposition Clay Conservative for
clerk of county court, 16O-no opposition;
Holt Conservative for clerk Of circuit court,
149 majoritv-opposed BY Grubbs (Repub-
lea ny. j. l.. Singleton Conservative Is
thought TO be elected commissioner Of the
revenue.
| PowHATAN.
PowuATAS, VA, May 27.-The following
officers are believed to be elected for this
county: Clerk, A. S. Mayo Conservative;
Sheriff, A. NJ. Flanagan Conservative;
Treasurer, j. A. Tillman CONSERVATIVE;
Commonweath's Attorney, T. N. Miller
Conservative; Commissioner Of Revenue,
j. Il. Stanard (colored Republican,.
| ALBEMARLE.
| CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, May 27.-The cleo.
ton passed off without excitement. There
was DO opposition to the Conservatives. In
the municipal election the present incum-
bents were retained. Two tickets were
polled in this election.
GoRpoSsvILLB, May 27.-.-Thc election
passed of quietly, and not Il great deal of in
terest shown. Sheriff: W. FL. Ricketts,, 1915
Houseworth, 80. Commonwealth's Attor-
ney: l.. B. Williams, 22S-no opposition.
County Clerk: 2. II. Fry, 233 no opposi.
ton. Treasurer K. e. Ecklof, 1l9; a.
Thomson, 112.-.both Conservatives. Com
missioner of Revenue: District No. l, Raw.
Ijncs 145, j. II. Bell Il; District No. 2, 6. W..
Wright 145, u. II. Williams, IS. Supervi.
sor p 3. Jones. 12S. Magistrates W. II.
FauIconer, 40; T. II. Sonesitfar, 104; r. 8.
Boulware, 100; ]. II. Wager, IL. All Con-
seryatiyes with the exception Of Bell.
The same Council was elected to man,
and at the election to-day the same town
sergeant. Only TWO of the councilmen have
moved away, and new ones were elected in
their places-all Conservatives.
CHESTER.
CHESTER, May 27..--The vote at this pre-.
ciuct for county officers is as follows !: For
Treasurer (Wooldridge), IFS; Clerk Cog.
biID, 179; Sheriff, Marble 1856, Fouruoy
A.. Commonwealth Attorney, Giddipgs
1876, Ambers 81.