The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-10

tion could in reality afford to give moro than ten
per cent of the whole for the sake of maintaining
the nation and the government under which this
people have grown rich prosperous, SO intel
lgent and SO Free He is not asked to give, but
only to lend his money, at higher rate of interest
han he can get for it at any of the great financial
centres. II the rebellion succeed, and the
Union be permanently dissolved, it is OBJ
vious that the era of peaceful enterprise, com-
merce and agriculture which this country has
enjoyed for nearly half q century will
give way for at least half century OF
war, during which trade will be impossible, indus
try destroyed, agriculture neglected, property OF
all kinds enormously deprecated, real estate un-
salcabe, railroads bankrupt, foreign commerce
arrested shipping thrown out of employment,
capital scarce, enterprise rarc-the very soul and
spirit which have made the nation what it is broken
and dead. If, on the contrary, the government
reassert its strength, and put down this atrocous
rebellion with q strong hand, the United States
will emerge from the contest stronger than ever;
their inhabitants will be better acquainted and
more homogeneous, and the great here
sizes which have lain so long in the bosom
of the republic, threatening its peace and
endangering its very existence at every recurrence
Of the stated periods of our government will be
finally disposed of and crushed out. 1t is between
these two prospects that every citizen must de-
eide, when the government agent opens his sub
scription book in his locality. 1t only remains for
us to add here that the appointments of agents will
be made to-day or tomorrow. Five hundred, we
believe will be appointed at once and directed to
open their books forthwith. Each agent receives
one-flith Of one per cent on the amounts paid to
the government through him, by way of commits
sion; his Office and advertising expenses are like
wise paid
Mr.. Cisco paid the banks this morning second
sum of SOP 900 in liquidation of their loan to gov
eminent out of the proceeds of the popular sub
scriptions. The applications for Treasury notes
continue very heavy, at the rate of about half q
million a day. The following was to-day's bust
ness:-
Receipts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $o75 ,762 A
-ror customs. ....................... 1000 90
treasury notes ....................... 421,OOO 90
laynehts.. 7b3hbo ~
Balance Ia, 1907 III II
Mr.. r. H. Martin, lately with Ashley & Morris,
has been admitted member of the Board of Bro
kers, and has opened q brokers' Office.
The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this
morning were s2O,sl ,995 CT, and the balances
81 ,l35,l74 CT.
The United States Marshal of this district has d.
rected Messrs. Duncan, Sherman & Co.. the trans
fer agents of the New York Central Railroad Com
pany in this city, to transfer more stock stand
ing in the names of Southern citizens, nor to pay
any dividends TO such holders
Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, has issued
proclamation announcing the extinguishment by
the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of $780,.
sol OF of the debt of that State, during the year
ending September | as follows
stock loans. $500 $50 90
Interest certificates. Observation-Disclosures. $50 oil
Relief notes cancelled. .................... 421 90
Total $500 sol OIL
The Chicago Tribune of Friday furnishes the fol.
lowing information relative to the wheat crop in
the Vest
During harvest time the reports from nearly sections
OF the great Northwest with ar the crop of spring
wheat were more encouraging than had
poet, taking into account the backward and unsettled
weather during April and May. During the months Of
June and July it said that would have scarcely
half CROP but harvest drew the prospects i'm
proved, and, with the Old wheat left over it was geno
rally estimated there would be nearly, If not quite
average.
Within the past or twelve days. however, it has
been found that tho crop does not thresh out anything
like the amount expected In tho northern part of the
State especially is the yield deficient Along the line of
the Gacna and Chicago Railroad and its branches it will
yield average quite bushels to the acre,
while last year the yield fully thirty bushels. On the
line Of the Rock Island anl Burlington roads the reports
not quite gloomy but the highest yield have
ported to US is twelve bushels to the average
while in some places IL Is as low as ten bushels.
From Minnesota and Northern Iowa the same gloomy
reports TO hand The club wheat in the former
State is almost failure; bat the "Fe wheat" is fair
crop
In Southern Wisconsin the reports are in substance
similar TO those from the northern part of this State In
places the quality is much poorer than last year.
These reports Of falling Off in the yield of wheat
substantated to extent by comparison Of the
capts of wheat in this city during the past month this
year AMI last. We give them below, week by week.