Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-12
Gen. Eppa Hunt0n's Canvass.

TIE PRIMARY ELECTION IN ALEXANDRIA
The congressional cOnyeQtion of cOnServa-
tlyeS Of the Sth district OF Virginia viii meet
ln Alexandria on the 2Sth of next month. and
will be composed Of delegates from the yari
Gus counties of that district, and from the four
wards in Alexandria. The election of dee
gates from these wards took place last night
There were two contestants in the field Gen
Eppa Hunton and ). Chapman Neale. The
result OF the election OF delegates was To Secul g
all OF the wards in Neale'S interest. Ii does
not follow that Neale VIII he equally successful
outside OF Alexandria, and General HuntourS
friends are confident that he can carry ma
Jointly OF the counties and secure the uOmina.
ton. Neale had been actively canyaSsing the
city, while Hunton was engaged in his Con.
gieSslonal duties. The vote last night was the
largest ever cast in Alexandria on like elec-
tlou.
THE GENERALS SPEECH ON DISTRICT or CO
LUMBIA MATTERS.
General HuntOn and Mr.. Neale addressed a
large meeting at the market square, in Alex
andr ia. Wednesday evening. After some dis
cussion OF local political matters Gen. Hunt0n
read an article copied into the AleXandIii
Gazette from the Washington Sentinel i'm
which he was accused OF uniting with a ring"
against the Interests OF the people of Washing
ton, and 1t was stated 10 be derived from Req
resent2tlyeS Springer and Banning He eX-
planned that the occasion for this Statement
was his vote IN favor OF bill for a correction
OF assessments, which had been brought to him
Endorsed by Commissioner Bryan, Judge WI q
and Columbus Alexander, and he read a letter
from MIR. Springer expressing amazemenI IN l.
HIS Ddlic Was uScQ as opposing Gen. HuntOn's
reelection, when he was most anxious that /.
should be secured, as most important 10 the
democratic interests in Congress and to the
party Throughout the Union. General Hun o
aYoWeq that he always pursued most liberal
policy IN relation 10 the District OF Columbis
both because lie desired capital that should
be an honor 20 the nation, and because he be-
lleNed that the prosperity OF Washington bene-
nted Alexandria and his whole district Moth.
ing, he said, would 8StoniSh the people of
washington more than 10 hear him accused Of
opposition 10 the interests of the District HIS
efforts in behalf OF the District in the fDgma-
tlon OF the new government were appreciated
there, and many WaShingt0Iians Indignant
at these Misrepresentation sad offered TO
come down in procession 90 show heir admiga-
ton Of his course. Mr.. Neale spoke in reply,
BENJAMIN NOYEs SERIOUSLY IIL.-Dr. !. A.
Jewett, Of New Haven, and DR. Nichols, of
Newark, visited Benjamin Soyes at the county
Jail in Newark last week, and subsequently
presented a paper 10 Judge Depue, stating
what would probably be the effect on M.
Noyes of further Imprisonment. Judge De
que declined 10 take the paper into cOnsidera-
uOn saying that it was a matter for the court
OF pardonS Mr.. NoyeS is very much broken
in nealth, his mental faculties are falling him,
and he is suffering severely from c0ngestive
chills DIR. Jewett believes that Mr.. NOyes'
Imprisonment will result in short time either
III his insanity or death.-fN ". y. Tribune, IIth
BALTIMoRE's 0NE-SIDED ELECTION, - The
municipal election in Baltimore yesterday, to
fill the vacancy caused blythe death of the LATE