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Show WASHINGTON. Kliuon fiayn lie IMdu't. The Stiver Uurlml ol' the Dlsi-usttiiis (he Soullicru Slt-uutioii. Slt-uutioii. UOMHlp nnd New XoU-s from Lite tni(tul- Washington, 10. J. W. Marshall, first assistant postmaster general, has Loen appointed superintendent of the railway mail service, with headquarters headquar-ters in Washington. In tho breach of promise suit of Mary E. Oliver vs. ex-denator Cameron, Cam-eron, tho defendant lias filed his plea' denying that he promised as alleged. Frederick Douglasn, this afternoon, qualified as United States marshal of the District of Columbia, and took charge of tho olfice. Columbus Alexander Alex-ander of Washington and George Hill, jr., of Georgetown united with him in the execution of his bond of $'0,000. A largo number of applicants appli-cants lor office under tho marshal wero in attendance befure ho qualified, quali-fied, but Douglass promptly inti-i inti-i mated his disfavor ol removing any , good men from their present poai- firmo nnll Bjnillll lll'lbo Till Ml UUCP without careful consideration. Tho vacancy caused by the resignation of Col. Phillips, who has been for twenty-five twenty-five years chief deputy marshal, was to-day filled by tho uppointment of L. C. Williams, who for many years has been assistant clork of the supreme court of tho district. This selection is generally regarded with very great approbation by tho bar and public at large. It is learned at the executive man-1 Lion that there is no probability of a decision boing reached to-morrotv concerning con-cerning tho southern question, although it will then doubtless he brought before the cabinet and its formal consideration commenced. There will be at least ono other session ses-sion of the cabinet hold before matters mat-ters are finally determined. An additional ad-ditional cabinet meeting will probably be called on Wednesday. Tho president, up to this evening, has not found himself able to approvo any ol the plans which have been suggested sug-gested to obviate tho apparent necessity neces-sity of an extra session. He, however, how-ever, shares tho general desire to discover dis-cover BOme means by which the army can be sustained without calling a session. Ho will not finally decide the matter until after lurther consultation with members of the cabinet. It is officially denied that any appointment ap-pointment of public printer or the Madrid mission has yet been determined deter-mined upon. Senator Gordon of 'Georgia, Gen-oral Gen-oral Butler of South Carolina and Representatives .Levy and Allia oi Louisiana, had, thij afternoon, an interview with Attorney General Devens on tho situation in the south. Gordon said the logical sequente of the situation compelled either the withdrawal with-drawal of troops from the state house, or of holding the stato house against both governments; that tho administration adminis-tration refused to recognize cither government in their stato, and that therefore, if the troops wero not with- : drawn, they must of necessity and log-1 ically be used to keep the state houses' as neutral ground; that it was not and could not be logically consistent to say neither government Bhould bo rocoguized by tho administration, and to keep one government in the houses and the other government out. He urged the withdrawal of troops, not Irom the states, but simply from the state houses, as the only one course consistent with non-intervention and free from embarrassment. General Butler-and all present united in the assertion that no disturbance could or would occur. All of these gentlemen gentle-men stated that the agricultural in-teicais in-teicais oi tneso states were seriously injured by the delay. Immediately after the interview Senator Gordon saw the president and requested as prompt consideration as possible, and was told the question would at once he taken up and disposed of. It was one thing now to be first considered. A delegation from South Carolina, Senator Patterson, Senator Elect Cor-win, Cor-win, J. C.Wiusmith, C. C. Bowen, H. G. Worthiogton, G. J. Cunningham, major of Charleston, J. P. Low, G. W. Watterman and F. M. Canton, had an interview with the president this afternoon. Gen. Worthiugton read: from manuscript an argument urging that Chamberlain be recognized. Several others presented their views orally, and tho president said ho would submit the whole matter to the cabinet. cabi-net. In reply to a question from Senator Patterson, whether it was true as stated in somo newspapers that the troops are to be removed immediately from tho Columbia state houso, tho president said this statement state-ment was not true. The statu quo would bo maintained till a final decision de-cision was reached. |