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WY he RErUsEp.-Mdior McCulloeb's dse,;.. i
nat'"n OF the Utah goveinorship would seem TO
have been founded on the most substantial res-.
sons, jnstifying him in pesisteutly REFUSING -,
take the place. though twice. .stren,iouslv usoeS
hy the President to undertake. it. after stating
=" DIT. Buchanan various reasons for his refiiaoE
to accept the "ffice-to none of which the Presi..
dent, 1t 's said. would listep-the Major fred
.n ms rsserveI,ni"rmi"g the bachelor Executive
thnt he couldn't 20 because he was intendino
t"Grt married s"on--n duty the discharge Of =
which he had neglected for forty years or mnr.
until his dny Of grace had sneariy expired. He
ut once acknowledged his invincblity, and
| bowed his nequiescence. -.
GREAT RACE AT ALBANIA race for A. ono
side came off on Wednesday afternoon. be-;
tween the Dalton horse, owned there, and the
Taylor horse. owned in New York Tho AZ.
t"nce wns twenty miles. in harness. The Dalton
horse made n waiting race for seventeen
laying close to Tavloi's quarter Nh
easy, and at the eighteenth mile Da,
ahead mud maintained it for n mile,
Tor ran past him. going in few lenp,
The time for travelling twenty miles ..s ono
nc, hour: twelve minutes and ffty-four seconds
The Judges decided in favor Of Dalton. who,esta
running. -!
The horses ara.,n.sehed for a 6ay mile race
The London Times newspaper is sprpting in
| nm antique. dingy.looking building in Printing
aioaso n square. and the rooms are allsloY, dark /
| ana "nlnv,t'ng: Eglty-eight conipositors4 are
always at work on advertisements md forfr.
three more work on parliamentary debates and
| other matter -Four presses are required to
work otf the morning edition, aud to take ad-
vantage Of these four presses. part of the paper
the Times is :5S,ono. Eighteen proof readers !.
| arc employed regularly. new printing press
from Hoes factory in New York is soon to bey
put UP in the Times Office. :
FROM TExAs.-The Harrison Flnp say. tbo,
crops in that section has never been bet, than
| the present season. ..,SS---...r s.3f5i
The Galveston News as well as OTTER pnpera
ant'ePnte " large euGar crop in most partsscf
leNas. The cane is very forward, andtit VIII J.
not now be long before the cutting
In austin corn is selling at ceiling at. .Sas50 I.
per b!'shel. aud scarce mt that In tile eastern
counties singular enough corn is selling for III.
~ cents per bushel, aud then has to.hunt a
| market. =. ' yE'7:.'f: =
| TRANSATLANTIC TEtEonAru-We have been !.
informed, says the Boston Post tIiat, tho firsEg
teiegrnphe despatch to be transmitted across /
the ocean will bc the compliments of james Bus
ehnnan, President ofthe Unit cd States, to- Queen
victoria;. nnd the return despnt4l, will convey
Her Majesty's reply. 4 0 third despntehS viIns
he from England and viii be, tits said. a acoms4
pIlmentary tribute to Iornce SB. Tebbetts, Esq, ;,
The protector Of the enterprise ~; = 50;
GeN. CAss. The Detroit Tribune noticsssss
TINT Gen. $Cass is bavpg his stataary. .patE.s !.
! cd for transportation toI Wushington- ifIt Is .
one OF the most valuable, private COLLECTIONS
IN tie country Most OF tie articles were pro-;
at Rome for Ihany years w,o, jispiii bis posi-. /.
ton and long residence, hrs en;:osed peculiar
facilities for selection and purchase.
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