The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-05
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WASHINGTON NEWS

The CoNoDE Observation-Disclosures.
Cornelius Wendell before the Covode In
vestgating Committee on Thursday lie was ex-
amined for two hours. Checks, to the amount of
1925, 200, were produced by him. and left with the
Committee Most of them dated during the
contest on the Lecompton bill They are payabIe
to no particular individual. Curious combinations
of letters inserted at the usual place for the
name of the payee. Mr.. Wendell refused to give
any explanation of these mysterious marks. The
members of the Committee are rot to be defeated
in their investigation and these cryptographic SYM
bols will be Interpreted Some of the checks are
payable to Senators, Others to members of the
House OF Representatives. Whether these payments
were made to secure the passage of the Lecompton
bill, or for other corrupt purposes, Wendell, re-
fused to disclose. 1t appears that Bean pretended
to have great influence over the Democratic mem
bora from, Ohio, and contracted for Two thousand
dollars TO and IN the passage of the English bill.
Whether Bean pouched the money or paid it out
according to contract, nobody can tell as vet
Bean has been notified to produce his bank book
and then we may have something rich and racy,
unless there are more signs and pass ds.--The
Americans here are intensely ANNOYED at the break
down or break up, whichever it may be called at
Charleston. Their Convention at Baltimore which
meets on the 9th of May, will have a hard time to
settle on n leader for the Constitutional Union
party. If the Charleston Convention had made
nomination, their movements might have been d.
rected towards defeating the Democratic candi
date; at present they afloat upon a stormy sea
without compass, sail or rudder. The moderate
Republicans delighted at the troubles of the
Democracy. Stewards enemies are chuckling over
the defeat that awaits him at Chicago. Not even
sham delegates from the Southern States can save
him now. The signs of the times as indicated by
the late elections in Connecticut and PHILADELPHIA,
have filled his heart with terror. Demagopues of
every stripe, shade and color, are bound to be de-
feated at the ensuing Presidential election in No
vember. The excitement among the Democrats
however, is intense. The sudden explosion of the
Charleston Convention has had stunning effect
upon Them The Douglas men here are greatly
mortified at the want of strength of their leader;
they had notion of the intense hatred entertain
ed towards him by the South.
A SPLENDID SIGHT.-The Illinois Central Rail
road, at a town called Mattoon, is crossed by the
Terre Haute and Alton Railroad Every day, at
about p. NJ, is at this point one of the most
splendid effects of triumph of mind over space and
matter that can be witnessed anywhere. 1t is that
of four trains coming from four different directions
arriving at this point at the same time to a second
every day. They can be seen as they approach for
ten miles in each direction the praries there be-
ing smooth, broad eXpanse, stretching away to
the horizon without any inequalities to obstruct
the sight. As they arrive they approach their
COW catchers within twelve feet of each other, as
though exchanging salutations, when gracefully
backing, as though bowling an adieu two of the
trains go on the switches, while the other two
scream away over the iron bound prairie The
trains then let go on the main tracks again, and
they are off and away.
A BOGUS MONEY PACKAGE-hgenioss Dodqe.-O
the 18th of April, person calling himself W. HI
k, called at the Adams Express Office, and.
presented sealed parcel, purporting to contain
SIS, 100 addressed to himself at New Orleans, where
he said he was going. He obtained the Express
Company's receipt, and it appears took it to one
OF our city Banks, requesting the Cashier to for.
ward it to their correspondent at New Orleans,
have the Southern money in the package ex-
changed, and remit the proceeds in a draft on the
North. He obtained the Cashiers receipt for Elk
press receipt, and left town. On handing over the
package in good order, seals unimpaired, &C., at
New Orleans, it was found TO contain only blank
paper, cut to the size of bank notes. 1t is pre-
sumed an attempt will be made at some distant
point to raise money on the Banks receipt for the
express receipt of IS 100 but it is to be hoped the
dodge will fail.-PhHd. Pennsylvania.
WILL OF john G. BoKER.-The will of this Ger
man merchant in New York, who attained notorie-
ty the father-in-law of the celebrated John
Dean, with whom CHS own Mary Ann eoped
about three years since, offered for probate on
Monday. He directs his remains to be conveyed
to his native place, Dusseldorf in GERMANY and