Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-08
matter of necessity 10 order that the requisite
sun, of money might be obtained.
The Elections.

The Elections.
The details of the election on tuesday come
10 slowly. The most important feature OF to-
DAVIS news is the reported defeat Of Represer-
tative Wadde, democrat, in North Carolina,
and of Representative Morrison 10 lllinois, aud
the success Of Representative Aeklen 10 Louls-
lana.
Later returns show that the Illinois Le2isla-
ture is republican by small malorlty-aoout
| six. The republicans carry the ne" Jersey
| Legislature by handsome majority, out It gees
not elect u. S. Senator.
The democratic majority 10 the next House
is yariously estimated OF from to y.
The New York Herald's estimate is as fol.
lows: Democrats Isl; republicans, l5O green
hackers, S. To be elected California; 4.
The only State still to hold an election is
California. whose congressional delegation is
now equally divided. The probabilities are
fiat the House will stand l42 republican to Isl
democratic, democratic majority OF 9.
VIRGINIA.
Ia the First district Beale's majorities arc ::
Prince William, 2SG; Stafford, 4l6; Spotsylva.
MIA, including Fredericksburg, 400. Cyitcher
carries Hing George by 1853 majority. and re-
ported majority 10 Westmoreland, COO. Gou.
oester gives Round 46 majority, ard four pre-
cncts iu King and Queen gives him ia NJ.
iori,y. Indications from these reports are that
Beae's majority will be 1900.
Essex county vi Official l-Beal, $50; Crtcf.
err 9S; Round, G35.
The election in Frederick county passed Oft
very quietly. The vote polled was light. Hun
toms majority Ia Winchester Al. in the oouoty
Isl, in town and county 225, the vote being,
for Hunton 42l, and Carter 196.
The following is the official vote # Fairfax
county :-Centerville HuntoD, "a; Carter, 81
Cochran, 0; Cliftop. Huntou. l6; Carter, So;
Cochran, 0; Arundell's. Hunton. 50; Carter, L;
Cochran, l. Bavi;s, Huutoo, IS; Carter, 0;
Cochran, Q; Pullman 3, Hunton. Al Carter; 6;
Cochran, 0; Acco'ink, not in; Fairfax G: H.,
Huutou, &c. Carter, 0; Cochran, 2; Langley
dale Hunton. as; Carter, 0; Cochran, Q;
0; West EOd, DO vote; Falls Church, Hunton,
&C; Carter, %; Cochran, 0; AunaDdale, Hun.
ton, 9; Carter, 4; Cochran. l; Dever's, no vote.
Totals. HuntoD, Ais; Carter, 90; Cochran, s.
Lessons of the Democratic Defeat.
The Philadelphia Record says: "But for
the impregnable position occupied by the dem.
ocraic party in tho southern States its financial
hereses would have cost it dear in the loss of
its majority 10 tho House of Representatives. "
The New York Herald says: "The demo.
Gratis must see by this time the folly of en-
couraging the graenbsck movement, from which
some OF them, as Senator Thurman, hoped for
o0u MAJ NJ hoe kbo oil In
and undemooratic surrender of so many demo.
Gratis to the initiation and paper money sWindle
given the astute republicans an opportunity to
grasp for themselves tho sound and evidently
popular policy Of hard money, but the suppo.
sition OF men like Mr. Thurman, that the
greerback movement would cause losses to the
republican party is 30 entirely faaoious that
10 fact the democrats have lost several districts
aud the control Of at least two important States
-Connectiout and New Jersey-by democratic
votes drawn off into the grcenback racks Had
the democrats taken positive grounds 10 favor
of a sound and honest currency, as many or their
most prominent men-Senator Bayard, Gov.
Seymour. Senators Herman, Randolph and
others-wished and urged, all the signs show
that they would have made large gains 10 the
late elections. besides securing tho conideDoo
OF the country tor the future. AS their case
stands they are divided party, who can be-
come harmonious and united again only by get
ting the currency question out of politics as
Quickly as possible, while the republicans have
evidently recovered from their encouragement
and arc United AID confident. We advise the
democrats to uoite to get the currency question
Ont of politics; they have always buudcred and
lost with it, and they ought by this time to see
that for their safety as party it ought to be
settled as soon as possible.
The New York Tribune says: 'The Union
democrats Of the war time are succeeded by tho
honest money democrats OF to-day and the re-
publican party has once more pro6ted by their
assistance. Tho advantages secured 10 this
State, in Connecticut. Massachusetts and New
Hampshire. in New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
might, pcrchancc. 80 far as tho financial issue
is concerned, have been acquired by the uuaided
| republican vote but their moral Value is en-.
bauced by the fact that in all of these States
the bulk of the non partisan vote and the votes
Of an Influential class Of moderate democrats
have contributed to the republican achievements
and rendered more certain their wholesome ef-
feet upon national politics. OF course, 10 spite
of these achievements. the next Congress will
be democratic, but the democratic ma. orlty in
tho House is reduced, not increased, Whlo in
the Senate it will be subject to restraints within
lis own party that will prevent serious harm. -
Letter from Louisa.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gszstte. |
LOUISA Court HOUSE, Nov. THE several
prccints Of tho county give Newman. green
hacker, majority in the county Of 270, which
is real disgrace to Louisa. The vote was as
follows Mcchanicsvilr. Johnston, ST; New
man, 10; Mays Store, Johnston, II Newman,
O; Trevlllian's, Johnston, DC; Newman, II;
Bells Cross Roads. Johnston, &c; Newman,
n; Louisa G. H.. Jonston, IS; Newman, 49,;
rcrreIl's Store, Johnston. 7; Newman, ST.;
Thompson's Cross Roads, Johnston, 81; New.
man, 81; Cuckoo, Johnston, Al; Newman, 107;
Frederick Hall, Johnston. Al; Newman, 49,;
CentrevilIe, Johnston, "a; Newman, 40; Shell.
toms Mill, Johnston. 10; Newman, SO; Jack.