Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-27
The ELECTION.
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.


ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.
Eirjimiu Austin, rep, ioE CIe!k. aud VIII
ian &. Wi5crt, rep, Treasurer were elected
without oppOsi.ior.
The voto for lieousiog The sale Of lqlor Was:
License, 225; against, %
II Washing on DS:Ilc; tic vote fer district
school levy OF 45 c2us Oh the one hundred dol
lsrs Wss carried by 81; nesns:, /. Ia Jefferson
none. La Arlir gton Distrc; the vota fer tho
lew was las; against, Is.
". a. HoWo vas chosen Supervisor 10 Ar
liuetuo District. } es. N. Tnnstou for OVersetr
| Of the Poor, W. Il. Butler Tor Con missioner Of
| Roads and Perkins Sq1ires and j. ~. Robin
son Justices of tho Peace, aud N. ii. LomaZ
and Robert Smith Constsbea.
| jefferson Dis!rict-Fcr Supervisor, i. 8,
| Pinp; for Justices OF the Pescp, j. w. Worm
Icy and }. w. Backley; for CoDstablss. q. Is.
MoWbrsy and W. n. Winston; 70, OVerscer OF
the Poor. Isaac Green; for Commissioner oil
Roads, Ephriam Elan.
Washington Ds.rict-For Supervisor, Chris.
TOPPER Costello; for Justices of tho Poaoo, j. 3.
Mitchell and Z. q. Nsisor for Consabes,
Htzcksh Dorsey and Joseph BoldcD; for Over
seer Of TIE Poor. John Mansfield; Ter Cemmi
sioner of Roads, J. D. Payne.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY.
The election 10 Prince William passed of
quietly yesterday, there beiog no opposition 10
the regular democratic ticket. Csplaio l. A.
Davis, the popular aud efficient Clerk Of tho
Circuit and County Courts, WAS re eli cted. Al
ter the polls were closed largo and enthusiast
tic meeting of cIiz,Ds vas held 10 BraotsViile,
and Il. Il. Meretith the CtmnoDWcal,h'5 At.
torDey for the county, Wss selected to mako tho
coDgrstulatoly speech. which ho did 10 bis US.
ual fsiicitous style, after which Captain Davis
was called out, aud thanked his fellow citizens
in appropriate terms for tho reoeWil Of their
confidence.
EAlRFAX COUNTY.
| Ac,oliLk. -Fcr Clerk of Circuit Court: G..
| W. Hswxburss. resdi, lOl; Jno. Graham.
dem, 49, For Clerk OF County Court: VIM.
For Supervisor VIM. Hunter, dcu:;, 81; N.
w. Pearson. rep. 81. For Magistrate: Geo.
HumphEes. rop.. 90; j. 3. Troth. rep. &c;
Y. Baker. rep. %; Il. Wiley, d, H., &C., j. ..
kerby, DEM, IS; j. Btodrrs, dem, % For
Commissioners OF Roads: Warrington Gilliog-
ham, rep, 81; Samuel Pamao, rep, &c; Sandy
Alexander, rep. So; r. W. G!lIiard, dom., 100;
Peter Pu!oaau. dom, 81; Cbes. Potter, dem i,
Ok For Constabes: Thos. Pnlmap, Yep, 81;
Geo. Struder, Gem, " For OVersser5 Of the
tho Poor: j. NJ. Trotb. rep, IS; Il l.. Me-
witt, DEM, 90
AT PaIman's preciuos. Mi. Ycroon District,
the vote was 81 fellows: For Clerk OF the
Couo!y Ccurt-R Richardson. DEM. II; Hawk
hurst. rep, 81. For Clerk Ct the Circuit
Court Grshsm, dem. 70; Ayro. rep, 49, Fer
tie Line district ofic!rs some tickets wtrs
scratched o. both sides, but the average demo
cratic vote wss II. and the average republican
vote 5li democratic m.i,rity %; democratic
gain 90 tho Hancock vote II; republican less Oh
the Garfield vote as
West Fad precinct, Falls Cbuch Dislict.-
Graham. dem, 81; Hawxturst, r:p., 81; dem
ocrat maj ority 50; Richardson, dem, 81; Ayrc,
rep. 80; democratic SHORTY CT.
Richardson is elected q r1uit Court Clerk by
al msiltily over Agre, and Graham County
Court Clerk ~ lis over HAwxhurst.
The whole combination ticket was defeated.
LoUDoUN COUNTY.
Al Lscsburg, Garrett, for Clerk of tbn Cir.
Gait Court, has SIS MT ,fity; ct FarmRllI ST.,
ADD ut Gutord So
Garrett is elected Circuit Court Clerk by a
vote Ct 1864 to 6G5 fer Dowell and l0l4 for
boiyn. There was TO opposition to Edgar Lit.
teton Ter Clerk OF tho County Court.
FAUoUIER COUNTY.
For Circuit Court Clerk Turner was elected
cVut CoohIanc, both democrats. At Warfcutou
only aga votes wore cast, ct which Turn: lep
celVcd $50.
LYNCHBURG.
lI the cItc.icu fer C5uuc;lnen nhd Alder
men verg small vote was pollcd. The regular
conservative ticket WIS eleosed 10 the ls5 and
lad wards, end the Bid ward wes carried BY q
Wlfg Q! the conservative party called "rcgu-
isr7, Ih;ra VAS no reputl can ticket 10 tho
fold.
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.
10th Norfolk tnl Portsmouth went demo-
cratic over alI opposirg tickets, tho c,urcils of
Roth ules BY handsome m,iotlies.
Ehe Presbyterian General Assembly
sOuth.
"A! tho session of tho Presbyterian Gnpersl
Assembly Scu:h at Sauoton yesterday, Rev.
prs. Richard McIWaino and j. Leighton Viii.
500 were re elected sccrctatias CT the board of
| Homo Missions.
Mr. Mula|Iy presented his protest against
'ne assembly having taken the Initiative 10
seIdlog inc mfSiagc CT tr3olng to the North.
eln assembly, upon the ground that under
grievances received from that church and nOv
or atored Tor. it ia un0ecomiDg in GU, church
to take the Initiative 10 correspondence of this
EI9d, aDd because the Professionals regard tho
ieus9cndatc, OF tho Stubcrn Church and
leptecate any tendency towards the surrender
Of that Independence
lho reptrs on tho synodicll records Of Mis-
spur were approved, With tho exception that
that synod had decided the benedioIion wac
payer. The committee considered ,bom t "a'
assembly approved the report.
| The reform ard ratrouchment ouesticn vo,
luther discussed, aDd ousaged in Nv DR. + r
Adger AID Rev. j. B. Carnc. tho resoIn,,ons
CT ka7. MI. Hopkins. opposiog the re}orm
measures, Ecro adopted by vote Of l9O to 8