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There is a rumor afloat that General Frank I Blair is to have the place of Secretary Stan ton in the event of tho withdrawal of tho latter from the Cabinet.

WHY MR. DAVIS HAS NOT BEEN TRIED.

The President is preparing, or has prepared, a reply to the resolution of Congress asking for information why Jefferson Davis has not been brought to trial. The ground taken will be found to embrace the legal difficulties here