The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-20


all his cards have appeared
wisnlScros. d c, July is. 1873.
IT, Nts Eihor ofhs Alcrdnfitp Gn0rs.
sra regret to be compelled to trouble you often.
Ye.teriay morning received telegram lrom Gen.
my edires. registered letter That resstersd letter
could not obtain until this morning. July Is Here Is an
AtK1AxpRA. Va, July 10, 1874
SIN | addressed you letter giving you an ,opportu.
rect an error into which supposed you had fallen In.
stead o doing this you replied ofensfey through ne
Cap, sheppard as tG g; The @ eat yoa
Columbia I" subject any irend mine 70 under
mails as the only safe method Of communicating with
y3pn On xor, ,ec,o,.or in ror .eco, ,s,,,rh.,
SG S ond ar & raash W G & ~ rnI e Gn w6sts som. psn
for the reparauon which Nsnians accord III such cases
10 bo sure you receive this send IT as registered let
me. Your obedient servant Ezra iluSroS.
Nv answer to Gen fIunton !. this; You publicly in
speech published in the Baltimore sun and Washington
Ni grossly insuted me by saying thathe most Infamous
which YOU voted had been brought 70 you endorsed by
AoxsndST Greatly oenGsd T Sy na sns sson
felt s,ompelled to show from the record ih,
70 those papers ami correcting the wrong tione me
sSsS Hf .etSSs Sns e S1S cs acmP @
TO buliozs me. Well mat yoq ean1St g. am a free
cse Of such ciuicn 70 wit TO defend myself and fellow
aSms 'a nS ST q ny S o IN aS& M %sh SS
y.u no! merely voted but for the Ps..sss Of which you
dare 70 deny That Rns ae, q ihe most s,T9cicus
torney Riddle who cannot help sxeusng himself for the
hard features Of that law by escamnns tina, he did not
reason and no other We an the Virginia Democrats no,
There I. nothing ~ i.s, letter mat should iSagcs
you And your friend Cart saeppsra 10 believe hs
must confess that his visits wcrc frequent and annoy
% o R Sd at fR Gad Gf ai 'HeS m o s sSS1, IN
polite society Tor ,tsns1Ts to WskS calls IN ,a ,s,a
an ungrouniei fear Of our District police honsh y9a
SSf sinS irsnd. n Nv Who Vii cerSipy see that no harm
,ha be done to y9a IN at you ha'S even % he sdvan @
directed tle hired ouslar to my house 9n ne nisht
conspiracy to rum and my family No, you need not
''"' ''l' ''''''' Coirxnr, AnSlsprR
The note from Gen. Hunton, which forms n
part ot Mr.. Alexanders card, suggests clearly
| enough duel. Il is not. however. ~ the form
| customarily used in euch cases. Tomorrow
morning the Washington Post. after recitng
| tho circumstances already detailed. publishes
| tie following:
whercupon Gen llunton. failing to set nn explanation
.lsiaeuon from Nj AcAanicr sends Us TIC foi! wing
'ihe,e thus given ihi. individual he oproftanity 20
shp" Vat lc Is gent man at man ei eara.e @ @tut
o. a.,ord me the redress OF tls other lie refuses g.
ics.i; an cannot rcsh nam witi,-i ~ o.n. f., n,
| to the pencuuary therefor, rfo, aim MN m,ai.
COW ari fhc public sa..urei shall take NO further no
ure ' 'oaa' " Alexander or any pa0A'fSa ys, sa h
This is wha, is known n tho code as posting
! for refusing 10 Fix ht duel. II Is SO recognized
by the District code and iis publication j. made
| p peniteutiAry offence by tho laws Of tho Dis
| trict. The law, after prohibiting any challenge.
| runs as follows:
II ANYBODY SHAH po., or publish or cause to 10 posted
or luhli.led any writing char.lns any suDh per
sGasn.s e." Z, 'S 10 &: Gows Or a,s! amy ANY 's S
er opprohfious or inlrgu, iausaase therein tend
refusing such e4alenee. every person offending on
labor in the psnteauary term not exceeding thiee
| years
The statute. 1t will bc noticed. Is extremely
With the card furnished to the Poet tho other
| cards are also published signed by hearers oi
| Gen. Hunton. and stating that their recollection
! Is that Columbus Alexander was mentioned 10y
Hunton in his speech as opposed to the law in
Mr.. Alexander expresses his intention Of
gushing his, opposition T. Hunton ; nomina.
| ton. and will give tho entire aifnir the widest
possible publicity in Huntons Congressional
District; There the large number ~ appoint
m.nts he = knoWn 20 nay, naNf recIlN,d w
ly TO act in his favor. He. with. other
members Of Congress who voted for w
does not confirm them. a ,eaTeiul an
vol digcsted opinion from Mr. Riddle. how
ever. takes a different view ct the subject, ang
the influences steadily and sednlously at worh
10 secure the passage oi tho ulli MAKE lls lntrn
extremely evident. lts passase was IN man
respects surrender Of the vital princlple upQi
which tie opposition 70 the cNpcnd iturrs OF th'
Ring lons ,r'ss'ed that any n.rease, ,sar,,, ,,s o
dollar Limit was in ,outestnpy contrary {,
law. These special assess ments represented
now by In. S6j tnu,!s. were Of this character
Congress las lcgislated upon their validity
whio il was the issue Of an undecided suit
Under the best influences; ami with the utmos
to the standing Of parties heiore the courts- 4
most dangerous use oi the Legislative pow
nirodasea Ssl5saS Sys sarsept Of sf''Is al men, IN 6n on
branch and pressed By Hendee IN the other
was most serious and upwarrantaple risk o
committee plead ignorance Of the character o
these assessments, in view of Commissone
lommittee s'f in whch he 'l sa Of them An as
founding amount Of rccklessness ard fraud
such as double payments to contractors
false measurements. est mates. and allowances
as well 40 egregious miscalculatiOns, onter int
these assessments. Fraud in conneetion wit
difficult II detection and Of estimate, the orgi
nal contracts themselves hANn. been tainted
Many Of these contracts. 1t seems. were obtain
cd BY the LIBERAL use Of q corruption iuhd an'
bJ fayoriiism to con,rectors'
The Honl Eppa Hunton celebrated hi
Nifty fourth birthday last September. ID IS
Nirginian. born and bred. His early education
rs we learn from the "COngres.cn Dlrec
Tory" was limited. He studied aw. and 70
Attorney for Prince William county He was
member Of the State CQnveptlon Of 1861, entere
Brigad ier- Goneralehip after tho battle OF Gettys
burg, was captured at sailors Greek a April
1906 aud was released from Fort warren Il
July ot the same year. He is now serving hi
third term In Congress as the Representative O
the Eighth District ot virginia, and Is hnXiou
10 stay there. He was member ot the Hous
COMMITTEES that Investigated Mr.. Blaine. and d
tho fisht TO seven Commission, and he is NOV
IA member 81 the Potter Committee.
Columbus Alexander Is wealthy. and publ
spirited citizen cf til, District ot Columbia VIII
took the lead in the wnr waged u on the cor
rupt shepherd Ring by the Washington tax
payers iIe is best known as tho man yIain'
whom Grants young cgal friend Harrington
and his fellow cOnsplrstors Of high and 10y
degree put up the famous safe burglary lol
He is between sixty and seventy years OF ag'
and has grown.up grandchildren. For man
years he resided In Al"Nancra which Is N Nj
Huntons district and his old nclghpOr5 ther
have "a great respect Tor him.
Col. Van Buren's Death.
GDl NJ II Nnn Rnran Of Ol Wnai Ennrtnnni