The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-11
WASHINGTON.
The BabcOck Indictment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-The Indictment of
General Babcock by the Grand Jury at St.
Louis, has been officially communicated to the
Attorney General.
Franklin's Printing Press.
John B. Murray Of New York, presented to
ship of the original Benjamin Franklin print
ing press, which for many years has been in the
possession of the patent Office. After full
examination of the documentary evidence SUBJ
mitted, it is found that Mr., Murray's claim is
perfectly good, and the press will be held SUBJ
lect to his order. 1t appears that Harold &
Son of London. England, presented the press to
MIR. Murray in 1S41; that he brought it to this
country in 1912, kept i: in New York several
years, and then deposited it for safe keeping in
the National Institute III Washington City.
When this institution soon afterwards ceased
to exist, the press was removed to the model
rooms of the patent Office, where it has since
remained.
Special Counsel Henderson Discharged
for Reflections upon the President.
The Cabinet session to-day was of unusual
length and attention was directed almost alto
gether to whiskey fraud trials at st. Louis.
Attorney-General Pierrepon also received in
the noon mail the sworn statements of special
council Henderson ard presented them to the
meeting, and careful attention was paid to its
reading. There was some conversation after
wards as to the construction to be placed upon
the remarks of counsel as presented by him for
the approval or disapproval of the Department
OF Justice, but nothing in the nature of dis
cussion, and it was fully agreed that the re-
marks of Mr. Henderson were in no regard ius-
tlfiable, members of the cabinet expressing
themselves without reserve upon the matter.
The result was that it was determined to have
a change made in the special counsel, and the
Attorney General prepared the following dis.
patch which was telegraphed to the United
States Attorney Dyer this afternoon:
Hon. D. P. Dyer, U S. Attorney, st. Louis:
The sworn report of Mr. Henderson's speech
forwarded by Mr.. Eaton and referred to by
both you and Mr.. Henderson in your dispatches
OF yesterday as correct report was read in
full cabinet to-day, and was regarded by every
member an outrage upon professional propriety
thus to reflect without shadow of reason up
on the President, by whom his employment
by this dep ,rtment was sanctioned in order
OF bringing to speedy punishment every de
frauder of the revenue at st. Louis. You will
advise Gen. Henderson Of his discharge from
further service and secure in his place the aid
of the most able and efficient counsel you can
find, without regard to his politics.
EDWARDS PIERREPoNT, Atty Gen.
Gen. Henderson's Telegram to the Attor-
ney General.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.-The following is the
full text of the telegram sent to the Attorney
General last night by Gen. Henderson. 1t was
in reply to one from the Attorney General
oloIiuS Uudo IL tuc TtCelVeu Ill
Washington relating to Hendersons speech
was true, then his (Henderson's) services
would be no longer required in the prosecution
of the whisky cases here:
ST. LOUIS, Dec 9.
To Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, Attorney Gen
eral.
have seen your last despatch to COL Dyer.
My speech in the Avery case was extemporan-
eous. Mr.. Eaton mailed you on Tuesday
sworn copy from the stenographer of so much
10 ha rIOht rola tod 70 fhn
not see it, but stand by the speech as made.
l said nothing beyond what my sworn duty re-
qnired and for that have no apology to make
j. B. HENDERSON.