The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-06
VIRGINIA.
4 Victory Claimed BY Bosh the Funders anc
Debt Payers More Returns Re
quired to Decide the
Result

PETEKsBUEG, Va, Nov. 5, 2 p. m. Ecturns
received up to this morning from different
cities and counties In this State give the Re
ndjuater5 q much larger vote than was eT-
,}eeted. The Debt Payers are confident OF u
heavy vote IN countirs not heard from, and
claim the Legislature by Il small majority.
ESTIMATES oF THE RICHMOND FArEf;S.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov This morning s
Diapatch the leading Debt Payers newspA-
per Of the State. foots up tho result of the
election for the Legislature yesterday as fol-
lows: For the House of Delegates, the Com
servative Debt Payers elected t.. the Rnpubi-
can Debt Payers elected 3 the KeaGJusters
elected III, doubtful 10. Ia the Saratc, the
Conservative Debt Payers electeflsl7 the Re-
publican Debt Payers elected 3, the knadInS-
t"rs elected TO- doubtful lo he same paper
asserts, that Notwithstanding It's disappoint-
ment In these figures, the returns received
mnke 1t absolutely certain that the Debt Pay
ers will have II small minority III both houses.
The Wing, the leading organ II the lead
matters On the contrary II Dlt with Il rooster
nt the head III the election news column, and
claims that from returns received the Debt
Fnynra have rnet with u Waterloo, That tlu-
IissS there is i change IN the tenor OF the news
tr come, the Itsadj1sters will he snre 10 have
n handsome majority i'll both branches nI the
fenefal Assembly.
IL will be probably q day or two before the
positive result can be stated
TIE DEFEAT OF GEN. FTTIIiUGH LEE COW
FlEMED.
FREDERTeKsEt !;s, Va. Nov. 5. Full re.
turns received to-day confirm the defeat O
ten. Fitzjlugh Lee ~ q majority Of G00. II
tire Northern Neck Senatorial District the in
diGations ere very decided pf the nefsat q
Rev. W. Walker, an eminent Methodist divine
lately in charge Of one OF the pfinGlpa
| churches In Baltimore, bot since returned t.
the profession of the law, by Col. $. NJ. Mayo
d Readjuster.
| PROBABLE SUCCESS or THE IsEADJESTERs.
| RICHMOND, Nov. Returns received to
| day are rather gloomy for the Debt Payers
and at headquarters here feeling Of despon
dency prevails. Some Of the leaders ar
ready to throw up the sponge and acknowl
edge their defeat They think they have
| House so far, with SIX others certain, but not
heard FROM and fifteen doubtful, thus givnl
| the ReadIusters forty certain, with an egua
| chance at the doubtful ones. ln the Senate
/ the Debt Payers claim sixteen certain. witt
| eight doubtful, leaving sixteen to the Read
! InSters, with q chance Of the doubtful ones
/ Leading Read Ju5tfrS here state that the re
| turns 80 far continue favorable to them, ant
! that although they have had some losses
more gains where they did not look for them
They elairn twenty-five out Of forty SENATOR
and iifty-eght out Of 100 delegates he cur
rent sets steadily in favor o. the Readjnstefs
and the Indications are that they will certain
/ ~ have q majority In both houses.
JUBILATTNts OYER THE RESULT
PETERSBURG, Va, Nov Affection return
1 received here tonight from Clover Hill an
/ BrigviIle precincts give the Reaajustar3
majority. The Readjusters here are frin
cannon tonight In honor Of their success.