Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-29
Latest kilograms.
Beecher Libel Suits.
The Committee Ready
to Report.
THE POLITICAL CAL DROUN.
A CROP OF CONVENTIONS.
A CROP OF CONVENTIONS.
EASTE r M.
Beecher Libel SuitS,

DeecheE AhDei
NEW YORK, August 27.-The Ply
mouth Church Committee held their
final meeting yesterday, and will pre-
sent their report tonight.
Bowen has sued the Brooklyn Eagle
for libel, to recover 100000 damages
for the publication of an interview be-
tween himself and one of that papers
reporters, which Bowen says never
took place.
ID. Barnes. proprietor of the Brook
Iyn Argus, was arrested for libel at the
instance of Bowen.
Pennsylvania Democrats.
PITTsBURG, August 27.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention re-assembled
this morning and continued balloting
for Judge of the Supreme Court. w.
J. Woodward of Berks county was
nominated on the sixth ballot. The
convention nominated John Latta for
Lieutenant-Governor, and adjourned
until the afternoon.
The Fenians In Council.
NEW YORK, August 27.-The Thir-
teenth Annual Convention of the
Fenian Brotherhood. which opened on
Tuesday. was resumed yesterday.
More than one hundred delegates were
present, including some Of the most
prominent Fenians in the United
States. The object of the Convention
is to seek a closer Union between the
Fenians of this country and those of
Ireland.
Beecher's Committee.
New YORK, August 27.-The Beech
er Investigating Committee held
four hours session at the office of one
e hAr l,nrc l,ar A.IIA
which time the report previously
carefully revised. 1t is now ready to
be submitted to the Examining Com
mittee of the Church, next Friday,
and will be previously printed so as to
furnish it correctly to the Press.
Virginia Conservatives.
RICHMOND, August q. - EX-Gov-
yesterday by the Conservative. Con-
ventiOn.
The CricIxetS Win a Cup.
HALIFAX, August 27.--The silver
cup prize for the best team tourna-
ment was presented on the grounds
yesterday afternoon to the American
Crickets.
A Batch of Politics.
CHICAGO, August 2S.-The Pennsyl-
vania Democratic State Convention
has nominated w. j. Wood for Judge
of the Supreme Court, and John Latta
for Lieutenant-Governor.
The Missouri Democratic Conven-
ton has nominated Charles H. Haslin
for Governor, n. ]. Coleman for Lieu
tenant-Governor, and M. X. McGrath
for Secretary of State.
The New Jersey Republican Conven-
tion has nominated Geo. A. Halsey
for Governor.
The Kansas Republicans have NOM
mated II. H. Cavanagh for Secretary
of State and Samuel Lapham for
Treasurer
Quiet has been finally restored in
Tennessee.
Ben. Butler will run for Congress
again.
Kansas Republicans.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, August 27.-The
Kansas Republican Convention has
re-nominated It. A, Osborne for Gov
ernor.
Missouri Democrats.
ST. LOUIS, August 27.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention met at Jeffer-
son City this morning and adopted
platform which reviews the Demo-
cratic Administration in the State
during the last two years. The reso-
lutions arraign the Republican party
for having passed the Poland Libel
law, for the Credit Mobilier and the
Revenue Moiety frauds. They de-
nounce the salary grab, oppose the
passage of the Civil Rights Bill, de-
mand payment of public debt in ex-
act accordance with the terms by
which it was created, assert that the
$40 bonds are payable in legal ten
ders, according to the Act of Februa-
ry, 1862, and that the subsequent Act
of March, 1869, pledging their coin re-
demption was a usurpation. They
favor repeal of the National Bank
ing law and the substitution of green
backs, and also favor the repeal of all
paper money at the earliest practica
BILE day. They denounce the present
tariff and revenue laws as unjust to
Western producers, and pledge the
party to nominate only men of tried
honesty. No nominations have yet
been made.