Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-08
THE ELECTIONS.

AdSeF EetuTDS luHy CUuuEW LUZ uISPatOneS
before received of democratic victories in
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Viz
GINA and Mississippi, aud the SUCCESS Of the
republicans 10 Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska.
The election for members Of the Legislature Id
New York and Connecticut resulted in no
change in the complexion Of those bodies.
VIRGINIA
Further returns show the election OF tho fol
lowing legislators: Southampton, Griffin to
Senate and Edwards to the House; Prince
George, r. +. Bland. Ia Diowiddic DR.. l..
Fl. Smith. republican, is elected to the House.
La buckingham county CAPTAIN John Paul Is
(author of the Motfctt whiskey punch law and
Col. r. N. Harrison to the House of Delegates
Lynchburg elected the "workingmen's can.
didates.
Augusta sends Hanger, Echols AID Fanlear
to the House of Delegates koircr, for the
Senate, has forty four majority, with two pre-
cincts to hear from, which will probably in
crease his majority.
Edwin Nelson, democrat. was elected 10 the
House of Delegates from Prince William, over
George G.. Round independent. Nelson ma
jorlty at Brentsville vas 100, at Haymarkct Is.
at Coles So, at Onc0quan rs. 4! Hickory
Grove 81
Walker, democrat, has been elected to Inc
House Of Delegates from Wcstnoreland eoun.
ty; Ashton, democrat, 10 King George, over
Price, radical By GO votes; Ilardestey, dem,
in Clarke; McCabc and Carter, independents.
10 Loudoun county, and Geo. Walker. demo
crat, from Northumberland. Bats democrat,
is elected to the Senate from the NorEumhcr
land district Shumate aud Green, democrats,
are elected to the House @. Delegates from
Fauquicr, over George Davis. independent.
Brooke, democrat, is elected to ihe Senate
from the tauqulGr district.
Atkinson aud Southwark arc elected To the
House from Hcnrico and Wiugfieid aGl White
from Chesterfield Bocock is elected to the
House from Appomattox, IIarsie from Amelia,
Rylaud from King William, ilcnson and Par.
ish from Louisa, Atkinson and Lynch from
Chesterfield, Crank, Michic and Smith from
Albcmatle. \ late report from charlottesville
is that Massia was not defeated, bni elected to
the Senate. OslcSby is elected to the House
from Wythc.
M.iRYLANn.
The result in Charles County Is close that
Ii will require the official cnuot to determine II.
Porter's majority for comptroller l. uniy G. l.
is believed that the democrats have elcctcaCrI
to the House OF Delegates, and a.>0 :. ,nalnriIy
Of the Board of County Commissioners. The
republicans have probably elected the rest Of
the ticket 10y ma Jrity OK not Orcr -. For
Senator, j. ". Mitchell, deD.. ~; i. Nj.
Lancaster, rep, 1858. House Of Delegates, 5.
Cox. jr., dem, l,5>l; s. \. Mudd, dem,
,557; ". d. T.. &. Mitchell, rep, $50, }. B..
L3limer rep. l.52T. The balance /! the tick,
ct probably mixed. All the districts hc..l
from except Pomonky.
Returns Indicate that IN Prime, Groter' ;
county the reform and fusion tickes is cccEod
over the democratic and republican tickets iy
about 500 majority. VIM. B Hill is elected
State Senator over c. B. Calver!, democrat,
and S. TAYLOR Suit, republican.
st. Mary's county the legislative ticket
from which there arc returns. and from other
information, ii is safe to conclude that Il. e..
Combs. democrat, is elected to the Senate, and
Joseph II. Key and Ignatua i. f1attinciy, dem
ocrats, are elected to the House Of Delegates.
j. Frank Smith. democrat. is elect ed sheriff.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. &.--TEe Press (rer.)
says this moroing :-CompIetc or closely catl.
mated returns from 80 of the c. caun!ias in
Pennsylvania indicate that the democrats will
elect Turnkey, sheir candidate Tor Supreme
Judge, who rams behind his ticket by between
one and two thousand In the fifty counties
where the maiorties are III The democrats have
z, 942 votes to spare while the sixteen 10 hear
from gave Hayes only 2.5G4 owe: 'Hllen last
year.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Nov. S.--'Ehe World make: the
State Senate republican by two majority. The
Assembly is in doubt, but counting the one green
back man from Chcmung az . democrat, Is
probably CS democrats to GO republicans
The Uorald figures as follows :-Scnatc, re
publicans 10; democrats j.. Assembly, rcpuh
licars 81; democrats GO. Labor aud Greenback
one.
The Tribune says The Senate is safely IT,
publican and the Assembly is in doubt. It's
figures arc :--Scuatc, republicans IS; democrats
Is; independent one. Assembly, democrats CO;
republicans 81; grccn5ack democrat J. John
Morrisscy is the independent.
KANSAS.
LEAvENWoRTH, Nov. S.---l'ke returns Of
Tuesdays elections in this State. received by
the Leavonworth Times, Indicate that n small
vote was polled in pretty much all the counties.
The only State officers voted for we're q Lieu
tenant Governor to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Lieutenant Governor Salter
and a Chief Justice. The republicans elect
their candidates i. Humphrey for Lieutenant
Governor and A. p Horton for Chief Justice
by the usual maiorties. Considering the num-
Der of votes poled-with but few exceptions,
the republicans elect their county ticket in
pretty much every county il the State. Davis
county goes for the grcenbackers as also does
Bourbon. The whole republican ticket ia this
county was defeated in consequence of the un-
popularity of the candidate for sheriff who head
ed the ticket. Unless unlocked for gains have
been made in these counties Judge Sterrett
(rep., Tor Supreme Judge is defeated.
TAe Eastern War.
A Russian official dispatch is published, con
tanning the following: "A squadron OF cur