The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-06
If, on the contrary, which | cannot pre-

If, on the contrary, which | cannot pre-
sumo, you desire possession OF the docu-
ments that you may prove your statement
| in a manner not 10 be eontravened by the
facts set forth in them to the advantage OF
Mr.. Tilton, shall then be aiding you in
doing what | cannot believe the strictest
and truest friendship for you calls upon
me to do.
with grateful recolections of your kind
confidence and trust in me, am very truly
yours, +. ID. MouLToN.
Moulton's second letter reads:
My DEAR SIR In all our acquaintance
and friendship have never received from
YOU a letter of the tone OF yours of Aug
gust 4th. 1t seems unlike yourself and to
have been inspired by some ill-advised per-
son who has so lately carried your private
affairs before the committee of your church
and thence before the public. In reply
let me remind you that during the whole
past four years all documents notes and
memoranda which you and Mr.. Iilton have
entrusted to me have been so entrusted
because they had reference to your mutual
difference. | sold no papers, neither yours
nor his, except such as bear on the case
You speak of memoranda of affairs not
Immediately connected with the Tilton
matter. You probably allude here to the
memoranda OF your difficulties with Mr.
Bowen, but these have direct reference
to your present trouble with Mr.. 1ilton,
and were deposited with me by you because
of such reference You speak also of a
letter or two from your brother and sis
ter, and | am sure you have not forgotten
| rho &, ban yph1cb naI
lest Mrs. Hooker should fulfill the threat
which she made to invade your pulpit and
read to your congregation the confession
of your Intimacy with Mrs. Tilton.
The letter goes on to say that he has no
other papers that Mr.. Tilton was refused
access to the papers when making up his
statement and that none of them have
been seen by any newspaper office. He
concludes that he will not place the papers
before the committee without the consent
of both parties.
Under date of August 4, Mr. Moulton
writes Tilton stating thai Beecher had
asked him to testify before the committee
and make a statement OF any facts III his
possession. He desires to know if TiltoD
also will make that request and release
him from keeping confidence about the
matters, inclusive OF the documents in his
possession Mr.. Tilton consents and re-
quests Moulton to appear Mr.. Moulton
In letter to the committee regrets that
the step has not been averted, but now that
his testimany is requested by the parties
concerned he will give the whole truth.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Aug. AT the Re-
publican Congressional Convention here
to-day, John A. Kasson was renomlnated
on the second ballot by vote oil 43 to &c.
No motion was made to make it unanimous.
The majority of the Committee on Reso-
lutions endorsed his Congressional course,
and asked the people, irrespective
of party, to support his reelec-
ton The minority report, made by
three members of the committee, repudiu
ted and condemned his anti-republic&n and
anti administration utterances, as made in
his public speeches and published letters.
A motion made in convention to substitute
this for the majority report was defeated
by the vote as given above. "A resolution
asking for harmony through compromise
candidate was tabled, as was also resolu-
ton absolving all Republicans from sup
porting the nominee if he should not be in
full accord with the principles of the par
ty. Mr.. Cow of Adair, and MIR. Smith,
of Madison, made speeches in opposition
to Mr. Kasson's nomination, on the
grounds that he was not "a Republican.
MIR. Kasson was invited before the con
ventiou and made a speech accepting the
nomination, which was received with Il
great deal of enthusiasm.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Aug. "a disastrous
hail storm visited the north part Of the
State yesterday. The crops suffered Sc
verely. At Frontenac on Lake Pepin, the
Baptist church was struck by lightning
and destroyed.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 5.--Tho operator at
Aurora, lind, reports the steamer Pat
Rogers burned this morning, one mile be-
Aurora and about twenty lives were lost,
principally ladies.
New YORK. Aug. 5.-A dispatch an
nounces that the Pacific Mail steamship
Guatemala has bccnne IA total wreck. lic
net loss to the company is about $4,000.
During the first seven months "t tile
present year IS, 363 Immigrants uere en
tered at this port, falling off ui 100000
compared Hith the corresponding period Of
1873