New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-14
TIN ADMINISTRATION coaRuprloSs.

II is nov ascertaiued that Mr.. Walker, CORE
spoudent of The n. J. Express here received
$4,000 of The money appropriated by Mr. Wen
deli to carry the English bill through the House
He will be examined tomorrow morning, or next
day. The principal fund was committed 10 'ne
charge of Alex. Kay of PennsylTania, VINO Is u"-
derstood 10 he in New-York though the report
was circulated that he had taken 'he european
tour, like Surveyor Hart, to AVOID 'esui!ins'
ATTORNEY seueral Black has notihed Mr. 20
vo5e,s Committee that he desires 10 be present at
,ha naxt examination of MIR. Schnable, and lively
time MAY be- expected.
A rlck.r ron THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
A comprcmise ticket, now much urged here, is
Massrs Made and Winter Davis. Mr.. Wade has
oiven no encouragement whatever to any effort to
h,ioo his name forward, but on the contrary, has
nnifar,nIy dissuadcd all such suggestions. The
recent movements have been entirely spontaneous
and originated in desire to reconcile difference
Of opinion.
MIR. wsIKER AND KANSAS.
Robert J. Walker has now obtained all his
papers relating to Kansas, and is prepared to close
his testimony before the Coyode Committee.
Among them j. said to be the original of bis In
augural Address, with interhneations made by the
Presidents own hand, in regard to submitting the
Constitution To the people. That evidence is not
necessary TO expose his duplicity.
uoSoRs TO MIR. CT sHING.
Mr. Gushing has received marked attention from
the Southern Senators and Members since return
ing here. The President sent for him, and avished
compliments upon him, though it is well known
the Administration had previously treated him in
a most cavalier manner.
The Douglas men stiT denounce his decisions
which affected their interests but strangely ex'
cuse New-Nork and other delegations whose votes
gave them practical effect. When be decided that
delegates might vote according to their individual
prefercpcesNyhere States had not instructed them
70 vote as units, they applauded because Mr..
Douglas gained in Pennsylvania, Ncw-Jcrsey and
elsewhere under this operation while he held TWEEN
iy-eight opposing delegates III New-York, Ohio,
and Indiana, by the power of instruction to vote
solid thus gaining both ways.
WAsHISGroy May 10, 1860.
The German rate of postage ON letters between the
United States and The Thurn and TaXis postal district
convened via Hamburg, has been recently reduced tC
uniform rate Of II cents-the when conveyed
via Bremen that in future the single rate OF letter
per hAlf-ounce and under, between this country ant
The German States under the direction Of the Thur
ana Taxis Pos; Office, whether conveyed via Bremen
or Hamburg viii be ID cents-prepayment optional.
The sipgle rate of letierpostage between the Untct
States and Switzerland, by the Hamburg mail, ha
been reduced from y cents to 20 cents-prepaymen
OPTIONAL az heretofore which reduction goes into eilec
immediately, and is the result Of the reduced rate
German postage on American correspondence trans
United via Hamburg.
Intense excitement exists in Government circles
caused by tie rumor of extensiSe defaleations oi
r<omincrt Federal officer in Northern city.