The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-07

Norfolk city goes republican by 6S3 majority,
a republican gain of 1871.
portsmouth gives democratic majority OF
$40, democratic gain OF 3Sl.
Norfolk county gives !, 900 republican major
ity, republican gain OF 405 George f. Bow
den, republican, is reelected to congress by a
large majority
AT ROANOKE.
ROANOKE, VA, Nov 6.--Tae weather is warm
and fair
Roanoke county will run very close. 1t will
likely give small democratic majority.
AT LYNcHBuRG.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Nov 6.-The weather is de-
lightful, and a heavy vote has been polled.
The democrats we're confident from the first OF
carrying the city by an increased majority.
Lynchburg polled an enormous vote and
gave democratic majority Of 26S, against l66
in lsSs. Hopkins, independent candidate for
congress, got less than dozen votes in his own
home,
AT HARRIsoNBURG.
HARaIsoNBURG, VA, Nov. GA heavy vote
has been polled. The weather is bright and
warm
Thirteen precincts in this county show 1850
gain for O'Ferrall for congress over the vote of
1856 The same precincts show a republican
gain of 200 over 1884.
Sixteen out of "a precincts in this county
show net republican gain of 239 over. 1884
The indications are that the county will give
Roller, rep, for congress- $50 over O'E'erril
DEM, aud Harrison over Cleveland 250. Cleye-
land carried the county in 1884 by majority.
The official vote here is Harrison 4os; Cleve-
land 35I. This is a republican gain over 1884 OF
30 Roller, rep, for congress has 5O5 and
O'Ferral, dem, for congress 1886.
AIhe democrats concede Rockingham county
lority in 1884 over Blaine was l. The returns
from over the district indicate the election Of
o. Farrell, dem, over Roller, rep, to congress
AT ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Nov. 6.-The weather Is
beautiful, and large vote was polled. The
whites voted the democratic ticket with few
exceptions Some negroes voted with the DEM
ocrats.
Lee, for Congress- will run behind the presi
dental ticket 50 or 15 votes.
Cleveland carries the city by f42 majority
Agnew, rep. for congress has "a majority. The
county gives republican majority of $40.
THE STATE SAFE.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov. Z, / A. M-The returns
from Virginia at this hour are too meager to
estimate maiorites. At the rooms of the state
democratic committee the electoral vote of the
state is considered safe for Cleveland. The
democrats have elected four congressman, the
republicans one and the indications are that
the democrats will certainly elect three others
trict will reach upwards Of 1900
COMING IN SLOWLY.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov Z. = A. M.-The returns
are coming in very slowly The districts unoffi-
cially heard from show democratic gains in the
colored counties. while the republicans show
gains of the same rate in several white
counties on the vote of 1894. President
Cleveland's majority in Richmond city
is 1,9i2. Wise's majority for congress
is 1870. Wise's majority in this (the Third
district is estimated at 1000. The vote in the
First congressional district is very close, and
the district is claimed by both sides. Venable
is thoughtto be elected in the Fourth district.
Bowden, rep, is elected in the Second district.
Little can be learned of the other districts, but
all are claimed by the democrats. Calcula-
to Cleveland by from 1900 to 6,000 majority