Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-22
Latest kilograms.
The Political Pot
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLI CAN
CONVENTIONS IN TENNESSEE.
Seduction and Suicide.
THE SEDU GER SHOT.
ONVENTIONS IN TENNESSEE.
EASTER r N.
south Carolina Negroes.

CHARLESTON, August 20.--Advices
from Georgetown represent that the
town is still crowded with negroes, and
the colOred militia is guarding the
Jail. An order was received from Gov
ernor Moses to-day for one company
of colored militia to be ready to go to
Georgetown tomorrow. The militia
was summoned, but only twelve re-
sponded The Adjutant General of
the State failed to arrive to take
command, and the troops were dis
missed.
A False Report.
NEW YORK, August 2O.-Secretary
Fish declares that the story of the pro-
posed cession of Porto Rico to Ger
many Is without foundation. He says
the alleged dispatches are forgeries.
Seduction and Suicide.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 20.-George
G. Harding, editor Of the Indianapolis
Herald, shot Mr. Morritz, prominent
merchant, this afternoon. They have
been warm friends, and their social re-
lations were intimate. MorritZ, who
is about forty years old and married,
took advantage of his intimacy, and
succeeded in seducing Harding's
daughter, eighteen years of age. She
confessed to her father last night that
she had maintained criminal intimacy
with Morritz since March. Soon after
her confession she took opium. Har-
ding met Morrtz this afternoon in the
street and shot him five times. Two
shots took effect in the elbow and one
passed through the lungs. 1t was be-
lieved he could not recover, but to-
night his recovery is considered prob
able. Miss Harding died this morn
ing. Mrs. Harding has confessed since
Ihe shooting that Morritz had also
made improper advances to her. Nor
ritz denies the truth Of both state
ments, and says he will prove his in
nOcence.
Tennessee Conventions.
NASHVILLE, (Tenn.), August 90
The Democratic and Conservative
Convention for the nomination of q
Governor, assembled this morning,
and after the appointment of COM
mittees adjourned till p. NJ. At that
hour the Committee on Resolutions
and Platform made report. The res
Olutions invite the cooperation OF all
good and true men who indorse the
following principles: Protection and
just reward to honests labor; uniform
tdAcS@ oUIlCU Va VIC SOh
stitution of the United States; Oppo-
sition to monopolies and oppressive
rings; abolition of superfluous offices;
reduction of excessive salaries; rigid
economy in State Government; lessen
ing of taxes wherever possible; abol-
ishing the National banking system;
payment of Government bonds by the
issuance of OfnOn-interest-b bearing notes;
repeal of the present oppressive Fed
eral tariff; denunciation of legislation
that interferes with individual rights,
particularly the supplemental Civil
Rights Bill, as palpable and degrad-
ing violation of the Constitution of
the American people, and productive
of untold misery to both races If
passed.
The Republican State convention,
this afternoon, nominated A. G. Ohm
sen, Lieutenant Governor; E. w.
Paxon, Judge Supreme Court; Har-
rison Allen, Auditor General, and
Col. w. r.. Beath for Secretary OF In
ternal Affairs. Resolutions were
adopted eulogizing the Republican
party, favoring amplest protection in
the development of all industrial pur-
suits, demanding a cessation of further
railroad grants, favoring improve
mentS In lnlanu water laVlSatioH,
favoring the protection of manufac-
turing interests, condemning the pro-
posed Canadian reciprocity treaty,
favoring banking, the aggregate vol
ume of currency to be regulated by
the necessities of the people and the
recognized laws of trade, re-affirming
the declaration of the National Re-
publican Convention Of 1872, in favor
Of return to specie payments at the
earliest practicable day, and remem-
bering with gratitude the soldiers and
sailors of the Republic.
More Politics.
GALVESTON (Texas), August 90
The Congressional Convention to-day
nominated Hon. John Hancock.
WHEELING CIV. W, August 20
Democratic Second Congressional Dis
trict to-day nominated Charles j.
Faulkner.
LEAvENweRTH (Kansas), August
20.-Col. VIM. A. Phillips was re-nom-
mated to-day by the Republicans OF
the First Congressional District.