The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.

| THE COvoDE NvEsTIGATIoN--Po LITICS--SUIT
| AGAINST THE PosT-OFFICE Observation-Disclosures
LANEOgS.
| The Covode Investigating Committee had Mr..
| Walker. correspondent of the New York Express
| before them on Tuesday, and examined him in re
| gard to the money which Mr.. Wendell alleged he
paid him for aiding in the passage of the English
| bill. He stated that Wendell gave him twenty
five hundred dollars, but when asked what it was
for, said he did not know. The committee insisted
that he should state whether not the money was
given to aid in passing the English bill. He per-
| sisted in saying that he did not know. This the
committee do not believe, and they have accord
ingly instructed Governor Winsow to offer a reso-
luton expeling him from the privileges of the re-
porters' gallery. 1t appears on examination that
no member of the CovOde Committee had any idea
that Mr.. Fowler, or any other government officer
| in New York, defauter at the time he was
| examined. The object of the committee was to as
certain to what extent the clerks and appointees
| in New York were taxed for political purposes and
| in what manner the patronage disposed of to
| influence elections, &c.-Although the New York
| politicians of the conservative school are indig-
nant because Houston was not put forward at the
Baltimore Convention the 9th inst, there is no
installing the tone of public opinion in the old-line
| Wing ranks, North and South. in favor of Bell
and Everett 1t is strong ticket, and will receive
an immense vote. Mr. Bell is more completely
| identified with the friends of CLAW and Webster
than any other Southern statesman, and has troops
| of friends in Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carroll
ma, Virginia, and Maryland. He is, besides ex-
| tremely popular with the commercial interests of
New York, Boston, and Philadelphia Mr.. Everett
has earned for himself worldwide fame a man
| ofletters, patriot, citizen, and Christian
| Those who deprecate this ticket could employ
| their time much more oftaby.-George n
Sanders, Navy Agent, has not been removed, as
has been stated but it is very probable he will be
| within six weeks. VIM. F. RUSSELL who was del
egate to Charleston is not applicant and does not
want this place, and so informed the President
In addition to the removal of George N. Sanders,
b.
Isaiah Rynders for his efforts at the Charleston
Convention in favor of Douglas. The marshalship
thus made vacant was offered to Judge RUSSELL
who declined it. Mr.. Butterworth also refused it,
For some time there was rumor that both San
ders and Rynders were mixed up in the recent
heavy defalcations; but this is utterly unfounded
as the accounts of these gentlemen are pronounced
correct by the Department.-Mr. Rice, of Phila-
dephia, is about to commence suit against the
Post-Office Department for damages arising from
the alleged abrogration of his contract for printing
Post-Otice blanks in violation of law The contract
taken from him was given to w. A. Harris Wen
dell performed the work under both contractors for
httyseyen per cent. OF the gross amount paid and
had power of attorney to collect. The same ser
vice is now performed for five and three-fourths per
cent. OF the gross amounts then paid--The War
| Department has received volumnous dispatches
| from Col. Lee commanding the department Of
Texas, with dates from Brownsville to the I'd of
May. He writes that information had been receiv-
ed that Cortinas again in the vicinity of the
Rio Grande, with large force. He had accord
| ngly ordered two attachments of cavalry across
the river at different points, with instructions to
capture Cortinas if possible Aside from this, mat
| tiers were generally Quiet.-The Secretary of the
Treasurys letter applauding the Seceders is bitter
| ly denounced by the friends of the Secretary of
War; Floyd, and may lead to a serious difficulty in
the Cabinet. Postmaster General Holt is not dis
posed to follow the example, and Andrew johnson,
Senator from Tennessee, together with Fitzpatrick,
of Alabama, Reid, of North Carolina, and Powell
of Kentucky, are already counted against the dis
union party.-Some of the Republicans here are
loud in their censure of Mr.. Greeley, because they
alleget owing to his appeals that the first call
for the Republican Convention was changed from
June to May, and that this change compes the Re-
publicans to act in advance of the Democrats dis
advantage which would have been avoided had
they adhered to their original programme.
THE JOE SMITH MoRMoNs TO LOCATE IN NEBRASKA.
Joe Smith, Jr., and his Mormon followers, num-
bering several thousand persons, have made extern
sive purchases of real estate in Douglas county,
Nebraska territory, upon which they are soon
expected to locate 1t is thought that at least ten
thousand Mormons will permanently settle in
Douglas county within the present year. The new
city OF Florence is to be their headquarters The
| Omaha City Nebraskian, which is located in the
same county, says: We understand agriculture to
be the principal occupation of these people, while
they have also among them artizans and workmen
| skilled in the various mechanical arts They are
said to be an industrious and orderly people who
have always lived in peace and harmony with their
| Gentle neighbors in other parts of the world As
SUCH they cannot fail to be valuable accession tn
Nebraska They willopen farms and improve them.
construct houses and aid in the improvement Of
our towns, and in thousand ways assist in de-
Teloping the resources of this territory. We most
cbeerfully welcome them to Nebraska, and sincere
ly hope that nothing may ever transpire to render
their residence among us unpleasant to themselves
| or annoying to others. e.
INCREASE OF IRISH IMMIGRATIoN.--An immense in
crease has lately taken place in the immigration to