Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-11-06

Baltimore county 200 Caroline small major
ty, Carroll 3Ov to $50, Cecil $50, Garrett AZ II
100 Hartford 500; Howard TO. Kent 40 to $50
Montgomery 400, Somerset 80, Talbot doubt
: full, and Washington 50 to POO. The Republi
can majorities are Charles POO to 800, anc
Prince Georges $50. There are other couutle
from which there are no definite returns
though Talbot is claimed by both parties.
The Recent Elections.
The result in Virginia elects Kcmper, Con
servativc, Governor, and; the rest of The
Conservative ticket by an estimated ma orlty
of twenty thousand In New York the Demo
cratic and Liberal State ticket is also elected by
decided majority, while the Republican
strength in the Legislature has been material
ly reduced. Iu Massachusetts no substantial
change is noticed, the State being Republican
as usual. 10 New jersey the Republicans lose
in the Assembly; they lose also on the genera
vote in Michigan. ln Wisconsin the long stand
ing political situation is reversed, Democratic
candidate being elected Governor after Re
publican supremacy of many years. lu Mis-
sissippi the issue was between Two Republican
candidates for Governor Alcorn aud Ames-
the Democrats supporting the latter, and the
1 chances at last accounts seemed to be 10 bis
favor The Kansas grangers worked success
fully in some parts OF their State for legislative
candidates; aud in:Illinois, where the elections
were for local officers the grange party was
equally active and successful. Arkansas elect
cd the Republican ticket according to the latest
accounts. The only Stale Of The number hold
ing elections Tuesday in which Republican
gains are mentioned is Minnesota.
! The UNDERTOOK TRIAL approaches It's CON
cluson and already torcshadrws its result.
The prosecution yesterday submitted its closing
evidence, gathering together the various items
1 of testimony, proving the whereabouts OF I'd
derzook Immediately after the murder, and the
facts connected with his subsequent arrest IN
Baltimore. The defence made no formal open
ing, Mr. McFeagh stating that they were not
able to produce much testimony as their wit.
nesses we're 10 another State and could not be
compelled to attend The examination Of wit
nesses was then commenced the testimony be-
ing directed to proving that the body drawn
out of the burned building on the York road,
near this city, was that of W. S. Goss, and
that be consequently could not have been sub
seQuentIy killed BY Undertook in Chester coun-
ty, Pennsylvania. The principal witness was
Mrs. W. S. Goss, who asserted her recognition
of the remains taken from the fire as those Of
her husband, and failed to recognize the ring
found in Pennsylvania as the one worn by her
husband. Her appearance and the manner Of
giving her evidence is said to have produced q
favorable impression, inducing those who heard
her to believe that she knew nothing of the
conspiracy, and is really convinced that her
husband persisted in the fire on the lork road
During yesterday two conferences took place
between Undertook and his counsel, aud mem
bers of his family, in which it is said that an
effort was made to induce him to confess and
trust to Executive clemcncy. His final conclu-
sion is believed TO be to abide the result Of the
trial. This result is already regarded as GER
tain, and his counsel appear to share in the ex-
pectatou of verdict of guilty. Mr.. Whitney
who appeared on behalf of Mrs Goss, has
Withdrawn from the case-Buh. american.
MINTZER's NOSE Max Adeler' tells the
following Before MDtzer joined the ten.
peraucc society he would some times make a
beast of himself by getting drunk. Que night
some of his companions finding him asleep
on the sofa of the clubhouse rubbed his nose
with phosphorus for several minutes, and then
took him home. There was mirror in the
hat rack, and the entry was dark. Nlntzer's
nose gowed like an aurora borealls, When be
caught sight of the reflection 10 the glass be
remarked that it was most extraordinary
| thing that Mrs Mintzer had LETT the light
burning, and be moved up to the hat rack to
turn off the gas. After tumbiing around among
the umbrellas and hat pegs a few moments tor
| for the stop cock he concluded that the light
must come from candle, SO he exerted him
self to blow it out. The more he pulled the
| brighter it shone, Then he seized his high
hat and tried to jam it down over the candle.
A.. l. L.,
umbrella he resolved to smash that candle if
blow at it and broke the mirror into vulgar
fractions. Aroused by the catter, Mrs Miutz
err came to the head of the stairs, and observ
ing PHOSPHORUS light fitting about in the
darkness below, she began to scream. But
when Mintzer at last made himself known,
Mrs. Mintzer girded herself for action. She
suddenly slid down the banisers, and Selling
NIintzer by the head light which cleaned FROM
his face, she led him up firmly but vigorously.
| He thinks she must have compressed the or
gan with certain degree of force, for when
he arrived at the second story the cherry glow
had disappeared. He lets Mrs MINER turn
off the gas now and she always sits up TOR him
when he is out at night.
CHARGES AGAINST SECRETARY RICHARD
soN-Mr. Chas. Gibbons, attorney for the
Lebigh Navigation Company and others, in
his letter to the President, preferrng charges
against theSecretary of theTreasury, which he is
today before Congress, accuses the Secretary of
multiplying the 6Dal DEGREES of Courts of the u.
S. and instructiDg Collectors OF Customs to dis
regard them; charges him with supprcsslng the
truth in his published letter of Instructions to
to the Collector OF Customs for the District Of
Delaware, in representing that an appeal has
been taken to the U. S. Circuit Court from the
decree of the District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsyl 10 the case referred to
in that letter. with an arbitrary and oppressive
exercise of power not vested in him by the Con-
stitu,ion and laws of the u S. in seziog the
private property Of citizens without process of
law, in places distant from their homes, and
harrassiDg them Fith ve1atlous aud III 1O 9ee
charges the Secretary with high misdemea-
nor 10 Office, 10 his instructions to officers OF
the revenue, encouraging them TO disre-