Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-01-15

/ The London Money Market was easier and
bullion at the bank had largely increased.
| Breadstuffs were very quiet. but without
material change in prices Provisions dull.
The French government has imposed du-
| ty on foreign brandies.
| Further attempts to launch the steamer Lc-
viathan have proved abortive.
/ The enterprise to raise the sunken ships at
/ Sebastopol has been abandoned.
1t is said that a conference will shortly be
held in London. between the representatives
Of France aud England, to settle what is and
what is not slave traffic.
I A SCENE IN THE SENArE.-The piquant
and graphic correspondent. Of a Western pa
per describes the appearance Of some of the
active members of the Senate during the me-
morable passage between Bigler and Douglas,
as lollows
Nearly all the Senators were present
Hale, with his broad. good-humored counte-
nance turned towards the ladies' gallery, lean
ed back with contcntment. Houston. tall,
erect aud powerful. arrayed in vest Of tre-
mendous pattern, and playing with his huge
watch-seal. stood near the centre of the cham
Der. conyersng with Mr.. Pugh of Ohio, whose
modest apparel and slight stature made a
strong contrast between the Herculcan build
and somewhat conspicuous array of the old
Texan Senator Gen Houston cherishcs a
frontier r-mau love of ornament. His vests are
always Of an exaggerated pattern, his pants
striped a ia miiiqire on the outer seam; on
the fore-fnger Of his left hand is massive
seal ring and the middle fingers Of his right
hand have each large ring Of plain gold
Occasionally he sports a fine diamond pin,
but tins is on extraordinary occasions. In
stead OF an oycrcoat, he wears huge MeNi-
can blanket, ana on MS mead very oroau-
brmmed ielt nat IKE spanish somorero'-
lie rs shghtly lame from a wound received
IN some OF ms exam lofays' o"' ooaIS MN
sen as erect an" pIonu as Tue hoole'l Anul"n
prince. lherc' too IN ms scat was zen Jei-
lcf@on DAVIS lhte secretary ol w ar,--a 'A''
thln' ncrNoua-lo'AlhS man, with ShaIP lea-
turcs and Keen. restless eye Near MN was
Trcen OF Missouri. the young senator VINO
made ms uepnt lc" days since IN power
iul reply To Mr. douglas. Directly oehind
Zen DAVIS sat the distinguished Nirginian,
Hunter, a dark-compeNoned' dark-haircd
man, "lth determination stamped ON every
Inc OF ms expressive lace. seward was IN
his seat cool, unconcerned' ont With latent
power in hls subtle BRAIN which few senators
possess. lie sits M the single row OF seats.
with Irumbnll' Haze wilson ana Sumner
oI ohair
IHE JEW bANKER OurwIrrEp.-One OF
the iet'er writers rom EUROPE relates the iol-
loving as authentic. he son OF wealthy
Jew banker IN London became mucn attached
20 young Ohilsllah WIN Mhom ms Hthei
, oPPoseu Ni' u,',on' nen 'uo sun 'o'iiN 'ne'
'he iatnei oou'o not oe lhoucou 20 gNe MS
consent 10 'he ma'cn, ne cohciuueu 70 "@'lY
without IT, Inc iather then threatened 70
withhold every SHINING rom hin' whefenpoh
the son replied that II the latter ana not IN
tend to give him anything he would become
a CHRISTIAN ana according TO the law ne
would De entitled e,, 70 one-nall ol ms 's'n'r
bis Iavvcr 10 inouire whether spch a law was
really in existence. Tbelawver's answer was
in the affirmative. but adding that ifbe would
hand him over ten ruincas he would rive him
plan by which he could frustrate his SON
plans. Tho ten ruinoas were very quickly
nrodured b. Nov said tho LAWYER. ouietly
nocketing the money an that remains for
v,p IN do il =, bccone n Christian also. and
tho law ,y;ll not obli,o vo, IN leove vour som
one cont of vour money Tho lew hurried
Il, solved his hat and la tho lawyer ,vitbout
,nv f,rtbcr rerarL
JUDGE DoUGLAs.--l nat any considerable
portion OF the Democratic party North or
south should hesitate To express their un-
H., Ili-,;s 'Sor,,or 900 c,,,c,ss L. ort;roi,. Lo-
,.'.,.l r,,, ,.r,lo,.;o, T., ,r IA 80.
;be annal. og n,lit;c,i tnr,;,erso,;or cs, Gn,'
nisb mn r,,ro ,,l,ri,.. ;~.,a,c. ofdoi;Ior,t.
and i,,vcnssl,l, onost'.c, IIjs sn.rcl M no
ON instant is nrp,noliistod lihdl ON consis-
tcncy or nolitical rrinci,Io AN cloboratc in
suit to tbc Democracv of the Union and
vitbol an evawnle or Inv noltrv snecions
dor,a,orpism such os would di.praco the YER
;ost 1.ttie,c,or +, tbc world - Rirb,,ood
1 Co,.b d., %
Mr.. SUMNER NOT INTENDING TO RESIGN.
I "A Boston correspondent of the New York
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with Lcort and hcod onongb IN an H. snn,'
ner's nlaco ybo does not EARNESTLY wish that
Lo NAV retoir II fbopgb bo sh,pId not encol
anotbcr word in il Tbcy would os soon low
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