VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
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SHEsAsDoAH--(two delegates Hill 468, Stick
ley 465 Denison 422-alI democrats.
PAeE,-col J. Mcpherson (dem.) 265, Capt. A.
+. Grayson pa.


RUssEIL.-In Russell county, McElhenny (whig)
is elected over Jessee (demoerat) by a majority Of
from 60 to 100 votes. A whig gain.
SmYrH.-Dr Tate (dem.) is elected without op-
position.


WrrHE.-B. R. Floyd (dem.) is elected without
opposition.


The Abingdon Jacksonian says; "We learn that
in Wythe county (jor he Senais) Leftwichs major
ity over Johnson is about 3O2 and in Smyth about
100. Tazewel, Grayson, and Carroll remain to be
heard from" Both democrats.


WHEELISe, April %, 1886.
To the Editor 0fhs Union:


"Since the returns from this senatorial district
have come in, Parriott's majority over Thompson is
only TWENTY-FIVE. This is falling-oif of the
whig majority Of Clay over Polk of24s. Tyler and
Whe,zel did nobly by giving Thompson $50 major
ity. Had 1t not been for some disappointed
asprants in our ranks, Thompson would have
been elected Old Monongalia, Marion, and Har-
rison have acted shamefully by suffering several
democrats to run, and thereby electng whig
from each of those counties. IL is TO be hoped
they will profit in future by this sad lesson:


"Yoursn
ROANOKE cousrr.-Wm. M. Cook, democrat, }
elected delegate.


John McCauley reelected senator without op.
position)


HALEAx.-Messrs. Major and Stovall, demo
Gratis elected. Major, 432; stoval. 4Os;-Watkns,
1863; Hughes, 1854.
PocAHosTAs.-Wm. Csckley, (democrat.)
MosT0oMERI AND PULAsu.-James p. Edmon-
son, (dem., reelected.


ORANGE AND GREEN.-Thomas Davis, (dem. }
reelected without opposition.
MoSRoE.-Christophe J. Beirne, (dem y almost
unanimously elected.


HEsRr.-Dillard, (dem., "a democratic gain.
PArncK.-John Tatum, (democrat) reelected.
GLoUCEsrER.-R. p. Jones, (dem.,) reelected.
GRAYsos AND ClRRoLL.-John Carroll, demo
crat) John w. Johnson, (democrat,) had ma
jorty Of 1875, for the Senate, over Leftwich (dem-
ocrat,) and in Carroll, Leftwich had a majority Of
Sill


GREEssvLLE.-Walker,( (democrat,) reelected.
No opposition to DR.. Scott for the Senate.


SUMMARY


In the Senate the democrats will have majority
of 8.


In the House of Delegates the wings have made a
clear gain of FIVE. If there be no other change, the
democrats will have majority Of l6 in the House.
The democratic majority on joint vote, %.
A female friend asked us significantly yester-
day, "Why say that the State I, safe? Why not
rather say that the republicans have gained glo-
rious victory