VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
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The Ssnais consists Of 81 members, Of which the
fourth class, consisting Of members, were 10 be
elected In addition to these, there was vacancy
IN the second class to be filed, which was OCCASION
ed by the resignation Of Mr.. James II. Piper,
,dsmoerat) During the last session the democrats
had majority Of 10. We have heard from all the
districts Of the eighth class, and the wings have
gained one only; thus reducing our majority to 3.
We cannot permit ourselves to doubt that MIR. Piper
will be succeeded by another democrat; in which
case our majority in the next session will stand at
g. Since last evening we have heard from the Ka-
nawha district and Mr. Fry (democrat) has been
elected.
Hous. Of Delsgaiss-The House consists Of l34
members all Of whom have been just elected. At
the last session the democrats had majority Of 26;
that is to say, not counting Gen. Carson, from
Frederick, who, after arduous contest for the
seat permitted take it at the eleventh hour Of
the session. So far as we had received returns last
evening, we had heard Of the election Of 80 dele
gates-eavlng Al to be heard from. According TO the
returns, we had los 9 delegates and gained 4-being


net, loss Of S. equivalent to 10 delegates out Of the
s3 and reducing laat winters majority of 26 to
10.
Various returns have come in since last evening,
VIZ


BrRKrLEr.--Boak and Small, (whigs,) elected
without opposition.


MORoAs-Brethed, (whig,) elected by 10 major
hy.
kccOMAc COUNTY.





j. W. Gusts, 52s VIM. H. B. Custi,, 377
VIM. Finny, 44s John c. Wyse, 3ll
Wing gain Of two members.
WARREN AND CLARKE.-James Castleman, (dem-
ocrat,) elected.
HAmrsmRE.--Hieu and Thompson, democrats,
reelected.


SHtSAxDoAH.-HI and Suckley, (democrats,)
elected.


RocxmoHAM.--Bare and Brown, (democrats,)
elected
RoeKBRIDer.-Dorman and Harper, (whigs,)
elected
GRrrsBRIER-J. B. Caldwell, (democrar) a
democratic gain. Caldwell 23S, Hannah (whig) 2l8,
Collesor (whig) 1877.
GIrs AND MrRcER-White, (democrat)
LooAN--A democrat elected.
MosRoE.-Beirne, (dem.,) elected.
Thus it appears that our nett loss in Accomac
and Grencbrier is one delegate-reducing our las,
sessions majority to IA. We shall probably carry
the House Of Delegates by majority of from 8 to
l2 At all events, we consider Virginia perfectly
ad--the republicans triumphant in both houses
and that republican will be elected senator Of the
United States
BY this epening's southern mail.
In Henry, Mr.. billiard has succeeded-a demo-
cratic gain