The New York Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1873, Page 6

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New York, Monday, October 13, 1873, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. The Parties and Their Platforms—A Grand Chance to Elect Good Men to Office. It is-found to be no easy matter to galvanize the political contest in this State this fall into anything like vigorous life. One of thereasons is that the pagty platforms are as like as two peas. They differ only in mutual crimination and recrimination. According to the repub- licans all the evils from which we are suffer- ing spring directly from the Tammany Ring, while the democrats point out a Custom House Ring equally bad with that of Tammany as having succeeded to the place once occupied by Tweed and Connolly. On this subject there is little need for any waste of sympathy, and we need not even inquire too closely whether each party paints the other in faith- ful colors. We may accept the picture they draw of each other as in the main correct and deduct the true principles upon which the people should act in casting their votes at the November election. During the last two or three years the poli- ticians on both sides have made strenuous efforts to free parties from the trammels of principles. In this they have only partly suc- ceeded because the result has only been to make the platforms almost identical. On the back-pay question republicans and democrats are demanding a repeal of the law increasing the pay of Congressmen and other public officers, On the transportation question the platforms of both parties contain generalities calculated to tickle the farmers by seeming opposition to the monopolists. But, after all, there is very little meaning in these resolu- tions ; they are not the results of a determined purpose fashioned in fitand chosen words. A great party talking in the language of street rowdies about ‘the President's pill for panics’’ cannot be in earnest or is deficient in the statesmanship to offer anything better, else it would speak in more earnest and more dignified phrases. Nothing can be so dis- graceful and nothing so hollow and insin- cere as the language of the democratic resolution demanding specie payments. The great democracy of the State of New York “scouts the President's pill for panics, more inflation, more subsidies, more ballooning,”’ and yet it has nothing better to offer as the “true remedy and cure’’ than the “tried and historic principles of the old democracy.” This is simply pitiable; but it is good in this, that it is some sort of expression of opinion, though of wretched and untutored politicians, upon 4 very great and a very important public question. And it is better than the course of the republicans at Utica, who failed to express any opinion whatever on the subject. It is impossible that the tariff, the finanees and the currency can be ignored by the party in power, and this trifling reflects great discredit THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY. 'To-Day’s Contents of the Herald. “THE PARTIES AND THEIR PLATFORMS! A GRAND CHANCE TO ELECT GOOD MEN TO OFFICE”—LEADING ARTICLE—SIxTH Pac. PLAIN TALK ABOUT THE EVANGELICAL ALLI- ANCE! REBUKES FROM THE CATHOLIO PULPITS OF THE INTOLERANCE AND PRE- SUMPTION OF THE PROTESTANT MINIS- TRY! MR. FROTHINGHAM’S PHILIPPIC! A MORE LIBERAL SPIRIT MUST BE SHOWN—FovurtH Pace. VALEDICTION OF THE EVANGELICAL AI- LIANCE! ADDRESSES BY THE MAYOR AND PROMINENT DELEGATES! THE MEET- INGS IN THE ACADEMY, STEINWAY HALL, TAMMANY HALL AND COOPER INSTI- TUTE—FirTH Pace. THE FINISH OF THE OCEAN YACHT RACES! VIEWS FROM THE ELWELL! THE WILLIAM H. VAN NAME WINS THE WORKING SCHOONER PRIZE AND THE WALLACE BLACKFORD THAT FOR SCHOONER SMACKS—FirTH PAGE. ORIENTAL CARNAGE AND ANARCHY! WAR- FARE IN A MOST FEARFUL FORM IN CEN- TRAL ASIA! THE MAILED HAND OF RUS- SIA APPARENT! A GALLOWS IN EVERY TOWN! 600 KIRGHEEZ ASSASSINATED— THIRD PAGE. LATEST ADVICES FROM THE FEVER-RAVAGED DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTH—IMPORTANT CABLE AND GENERAL NEWS—SkvENTH PaGE. MANIPULATIONS OF THE POLITICAL WIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA! THE PROSPECTS FOR TO- MORROW! THE OFFICES AND THE ASPIRANTS—ARKANSAS IN A FERMENT— POLITICS IN THE OLD DOMINION—TuirD Pack. TAMMANY HALL AND THE “OUTSIDE” FAC. TIONS! THE STRENGTH OF THE DEMO- CRATIC PARTY DE OP ING—BROOKLYN VOLITICS—TuIRD PaGs. NEWARK AND HER NAUGHTY MUNICIPAL OF- FICERS! THE SEWER FRAUDS—Tenra PAGE, THE POLICE JUSTICES! COMBINATIONS AND RESULTS — OUR LIGHTHOUSES — E1cuTH Pace. FANCY AMERICAN “SECURITIES” ON THE LON- DON MARKET! THE FAILURE OF CLEWS, HABICHT & CO.—TENTH Pace. ESENT HOPEFUL CONDITION OF THE MARKET! THE DEMANDS OF THE FUTURE! SPECIE PAYMENTS—E1cuTa Pac, Tur Curr Jvusticrsnir.—The President, considering the'incerests of the country, will appoint his Chief Tus7e 2nd send in his nom- ination to the Senate on th’ Meeting of Con- gress. It is 80 written, and wo ut wait the meeting of Congress for the coming hi" cities Important News rom Mexico.—We havi | the important intelligence from Mexico, October 2, that its Congress has decreed ad- ditions or amendments to the constitution, bracing the separation of Church and State, absolute religious liberty, the suppres- sion of all forms of involuntary servitude, the prohibition of monastic orders, the establish- ment of marriage as a civil contract, the abo- lition of religious test oaths, an interdict against the holding of property by religious institutions, and the annulment of all con- tracts made among persons consenting to their own proscription or banishment, The reader will perceive that in these constitu- tional amendments Mexico has completed one of the most remarkable political revolutions of modern times, —————_—<_—_____ Mansnax Bazarye, M. Rrviene Says mx His Reront, was anxious about the form of gov- ernment in France while commanding at Metz, This isa most significant remark. It implies that Bazaine’s care was not for the nation so much as for the form of government— for the Empire. Was it this that mado him fnactive and caused him to surrender the im- gnense army under his command? upon the republican leaders in this State. It often happens in the history of parties that both sides affect to agree upon questions on which the people are agreed; eithér ignore important questions altogether or treat them in windy resolutions, and seek to maintain political and partisan organization by abuse of each other. When these things happen it isasure sign that existing parties have ac- complished their work; that no field of use- fulness remains for them, and that the sooner they are extinguished the better for the country. These are the conditions of parties to-day. Each is alike deficient in purpose and in statesmanship. Neither has a comprehen- sive policy on the transportation question which will restrain the monopolists and sub- serve the interests of the people. Though both pretend to stand upon the same basis neither will go into Congress prepared to give | practical effect to the meaning of the party | resolutions. We doubt if there is sufficient | wisdom in Congress to solve the problem even if there was integrity enough in the two Houses to allow it to be solved. On the other questions, especially the financial question, there is a like inapti- tude for dealing with them. The country is just now suffering from a want of practical statesmanship. What, then, is the’duty of the people in the present crisis? Certainly not to sustain platforms which are without meaning and support parties which have no genuine purpose—platforms and parties which are identical in everything except partisanship. The time for this kind of thing went by with the usefulness of the political organizations. It is now réquired that the people, disregard- ing fealty to effete parties, should turn their attention to making statesmen by putting the best men in office without regard to political limitations. When a country is suffering from a want of true statesmanship it is only too apt to expe- rience all the evils of a feeble financial policy, an inflated currency and over-taxation. There is scarcely a member of the Forty-third Con- gress who has a higher idea of the tariff ques- tion than as a problem for the protection of special interests by log-rolling legislation. We doubt if any of the democratic politicians can present a feasible plan fora return to specie payments. We must get rid of the hucksters in politics on both sides and find statesmen, not politicians, to take their places. It is this that makes the present canvass in this State important. There being no issues to be set- tled, the contest hinges, or ought to hinge, only upon the choice of men. Especially is this true of candidates for the State Legislat- ure. After so many futile efforte at reform it would be a grand triumph to elect an honest Aser.tbly and a Senate of which the Empire State-necd 2ot be ashamed. Snch o victory would be tbe beginning of the rehabilitation of parties, Li varty lines are forgotten for once and men ard¢lected to office solely on acco unt of their ability’ fill their places hon- estly and efficiently it will i 9 great step in advance. Now is the opportunic’, and it must not be neg'ected. An honest and ictelligent Legislature xt Albany will pave the way :9r an honest and intlligent Congress at Washing” ton two years hexce. Many questions affecting the well-being of fi\¢ country are to be settled in the next few yearg,.and wisdom in the selec- tion of public officers is the first step toward wisdom in legislation and administration, The fate of the liberal repablican movement shows that the time has not yet come for the reorganization of parties. Any movement of this kind is only too apt to be controlled by old party hacks arid worn-out politicians In the present condition of affairs the only really good thing which can be accomplished must come through the independen< action of inde- pendent voters. In our State canvasr thie fall party. There is no United States Senator to be elected, so that partisanship has no excuse in demanding that bad party nominations be sustained. The platforms of both parties have eliminated all great party questions from the contest. There is no issue on the tariff ques- tion, nor even on the regulation of the na- tional currency and the management of the national finances, On these questions thero can be no real issues while party lines remain intact and politicians enunciate platitudes in- stead of principles. We gave an instance in the windy democratic resolution in regard to specie payments. It is easy to understand that this was not intended to have any prac- tical value, but was a mere political device to hold party lines together. The same thing is true of the refusal of the republicans to touch the question at all. When parties fail to fulfil their functions the only hope of the people is in the people. When parties disregard prin- ciples and the national good the people must act independently of parties and select men for office who will do their work wisely and honestly. We think that independence in Political action at this time is more important than at any previous election. The country needs the services of honest and capable men in office, and if the State of New York sets the example of selecting only good men, whether they are endorsed by one party or the other, the influence will be felt in other States all over the country, and will be especially useful next year, when a new Congress is to be elected. The Catholic and Rationalist Palpits om the Alliance. After the ten days’ discussions by the dele- gates to the Evangelical Alliance it would hardly seem necessary for Protestants at least to inquire anew, and s0 soon, too, which is the true Church of Christ and what the real priesthood of that church. The Alliance has adopted and repeated the well known and venerable definition of the term church, that it is a collection of faithfal men and women bound together by a common faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and associated for purposes of mutual encouragement and advancement of the common faith amongmen. This definition would seem to be broad enough to embrace within its ample folds all who accept the Lord Jesus Christ and His atonement as the central truth of Christianity. But as we read the sermon of the Archbishop to-day it indirectly and inferentially limits the true Church of Christ to his own peculiar denomination, and the priesthood of the true Church to that of his own branch of the Church. The good that is in every man should be recognized by every other man, and whatever of truth is held by one Church should be acknowledged by every other Church. God hath not ap- pointed any of us unto wrath, but would rather that we all should turn to Him and live. Hence there may be as good a chance of salvation for thousands who are without the pale of any Church as for thousands who stand nobly erect within them all. But a visible head seems also to be neces- sary to constitute the true Church upon earth. Dr. McGlynn, therefore, made it his special object to trace this visible head from St. Peter, through popes and martyrs and confessors, to the present time, when it can be more truly said than ever before that the Church is the Pope, and the Pope is the Church. Dr. McGlynn takes issue with Dr. Hodge, the Nestor of American Protestantism, by declar- ing that Christ left a visible head, and that the Catholic Church now has that head. The Church is a kingdom, and as such must needs have a ruler and sacraments and religious institutions, which, according to Dr. McGlynn, let all bad men, and al! corrsy: ama scheming Politicians, be defeated. withuu’ regard to the gentlemen of the Evangelical Alliance do not understand. But there is one fact so well founded and so stubborn that the Evangelical Alliance can neither get over it nor around it. That fact, according to Rey. Father Lake, is that the Catholic Church comes direct from Christ, while they and their sects have existed but for three centuries. But this fact was sub- stantially met and answered by one of the speakers in the Alliance, who, quoting Luther in answer to the quéstion, ‘Where was your Church before the Reformation?” answered, ‘‘Where was your face before it was washed?’’ But all Protestants, and especially all Protestant preachers and teachers, according to Father Lake, insult the Saviour. Notso the Catholic priest. He cannot compromise between truth and error, but must raise his voice against that which is wrong and false. Father Flattery could hardly have attended the gatherings of the Alliance, else he would not have insinuated that the speakers could not obtain here ‘‘attention and obedience.” The former they undoubtedly had; the latter they did not ask. The good Father evidently regrets that the Alliance had no “platform or principle that can be attacked.” But that is just the bond of union between them, though Father Flattery thinks it is a common opposition to Catholi- cism, and the Protestant, Jew and atheist, alike with the Catholic, he declares, are won- dering what the gathering means, It was certainly beneath the dignity of any member of the Alliance to ‘‘get off his little popgun at the Pope,” but it can hardly be dignified in a priest of the Church to attempt to spike o popgun, as Father Flattery does. Heavy os the batteries of the Catholic preachers against the Alliance were, they had a very powerful ally yesterday in the Rev. O. B. Frothingham, While the delegates had come from different portions of the earth and spoke with diverse tongues, they might still, in Mr. Frothingham’s view, all be Scotch Presbyterians. We can hardly tell, indeed, which is most complimented—the Alliance or Scotch Presbyterianism—by this phrase. He thinks, however, that it should have admitted Rationalists, and should protect alll shadés of protest against Rome, ‘But it’ ,is fiot quite certain that Ration- alists protest against Rome, while it is certain that the Alliance, in its earliest meet- ings, declared itself irresponsible, as a body, for what its inclividual members might say about Catholicism, “Mr, ¥rothinghom arraigns the Alliance for neglect ox failure to stand out boldly for liberty of conscience and freedom of thought. He thinks the Alliance admitted that it cannot fight Roman Catholicism, for it has only one vulnerable side, Roman Catholicism is spiritual despotism, , ond Prot estantism must come out against it for liberty, pure and simple, and must drop sectarianistn. There is, notwithstanding the arraigniments ality running through Mr. Frothingham’s dis- course which must commend it to the general reader. But we turn from these debates on the good or evil of the Alliance meetings to a medita- tion on the mission of Christianity and the victory of the Saviour's love over the power of death and the grave as presented yesterday by Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, of the American chapel, Paris, in the church in which he formerly ministered in this city. Mr. Beecher made a slight change yesterday from his almost continuous theme—the Father- hood of God—and gave the people some thoughts on God, not as a despot but as a loy- ing, sympathizing Father. The change, though slight, must, however, have relieved the monotony. Rev. Mr. Robin helped to make plain the great law of Christ—namely, bearing one another's burdens. We should do likewise, and so fulfil the law. Views on the Financial Question of President Grant and of Secretary Richardson. The views of the President on the financial question, which are given among our Wash- ington despatches this morning, will, in our judgment, not only satisfy the reader that he has been carefully studying this important subject, but will contribute to strengthen the confidence of the country in the general sound- “ness and strong vitality of our financial and business affairs. His idea that the late panic differed essentially in cause and effect from any other event of the kind, particularly in enhancing the value vf the paper currency of the country, while in all our proceding finan- cial disturbances holders of bank notes rushed to the banks and were anxious to | get rid of their depreciating paper on any terms, is the statement of a simple fact which, since the late Wall street scame, has indelibly impressed upon the public mind the inval- uable advantages of a uniform national cur- rency, resting upon the solid basis of the na- tional credit over the pre-existing system of hundreds of State and other local banks, good, bad and indifferent, subject to breakages, counterfeits and depreciations from day to day. Nevertheless, while in this late test the invaluable security and advantages of our present national paper money has been es- tablished, there are yet some imperfections in our present national banking and financial system to which the attention of Congress cannot be too earnestly directed. The President’s opinion that in passing events we have the first steps towards a re- sumption of specie payments on the first fair opening is very widely entertained. But, in this matter, it may be wise not to permit zeal to outrun discretion, in view of the seri- ous disturbance of the existing relations between the debtor and creditor sections of the country that would follow a too rapid re- turn to the specie standard, notwithstanding the unprecedented conditions of substantial prosperity in which the country now stands before the world. In regard to the aid given the banks by the government in the late stampede, as the President aptly defines it, we have the admission that it was a moral and not a material aid; that, in fact, it was a neat bit of strategy for arresting the stampede, and that it served its purpose, though our financiers were sorely puzzled to discover where the actual financial relief came in. In regard to the substitution of specie for our fractional currency, as an approximation to specie payment in full of all demands, the President’s opinions, from the reasons upon which they rest, are entitled to great weight, though, from the lightness and convenience in handling of our fractional stamps, they are generally regarded as possessing for small change decided advantages over a pocketful of silver, nickel and copper coins. But the most important of these outgivings from the President are in the recommenda- tions of legislation which he would now make to the two houses of Congress were they in session. He would recommend positive au- thority to reissue the forty-four millions of the Treasury reserve of greenbacks, which does not look like a deliberate approach to specie payments; a free banking law, with the same protection to bill-holders as now, which would be, with the other changes sug- gested, an important reconstruction of our national banking system. On the uses and abuses of money in stock gambling, and on the consequences during the slack water sea- sons of legitimate business, President Grant speaks as one having authority. Next, from that convenient institution, the money order system, the proposition of a Post Office bank will meet with many advocates ; but such an establishment will require the most careful safeguards to restrain it from vicious excesses, in interfering, for instance, with the freedom of elections. In connection with the foregoing views of the President on the money question the views of his Secretary of the Treasury on the same all-important subject, which, from a special correspondent, we give our readers this morning, will be found very interesting. The reader will perceive that to Secretary Richard- son the expedients required of him to meet unexpected contingencies of the time pnd to prepare thé Way ior @ Tesumption of specic payments do not appear in the rosy light in which the President paints his picture. Taking together, however, the President's opinions and propositions and his Secretary's stubborn facts and necessities, we have the elements which lead to the conclusion that the government is drifting along os well as our banks, and the country may be thankful that, in the chapter of accidents, it has not drifted into the breakers, Tae Ovid Parniorg Active THE Frexp.—The news from Havana, which is ale ways made to look as unfavorable as possible to the Cuban patriots, shows that the Cubans me fighting well and are assuming the offen- sive in several directions. In fact, the Spaniards begin to squeal terribly. Deputa- tions from the corporations of Holguin and Jibara had arrived at Havana to entreat the Captain General to send reinforcements to the places they represerrted. When, according to Spanish accounts, » body of insurgents, a thousand strong, can surprise a column of Spaniards, wound and take the commander prisoner and cause a Spanish loss of a hundred and twenty-five killed, wounded and prisoners, itis clear the insurgents are both strong and resolute, If they fight it out ‘‘on that line’ and in such o manner theix cause must tri- Of the Alliance, aspirit of fairnoss;and liber |/sunb in the ond The October State Elections. To-morrow (October 14) State elections occur in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Iowa. In Ohio and Iowa Governors and other State officers are to be chosen. In Indiana judicial officers are to be elected under the new judicial system adopted by the late Legislature. In Pennsylvania o Judge of the Supreme Court, a State Treasurer and o State Legislature are tobe chosen. On the 13th (to-day) Oregon elects a member of Congress, in place of Wilson, deceased, and onthe 15th California elects certain judicial officers, The following are lists of the most important nominations in the several States :— PENNSYLVANIA. JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT. Reputlican. ratic. Isaac G. Gordon. James R. Ludiow. STATE TREASURER, Robert W. Mackey. Francis M. Hutchinson. The Judge of the Supreme Court is to be elected to serve fifteen years. Mr. Mackey is the present incumbent of the office of State Treasurer. The State Legislature is to be chosen to serve one year. Last year the repub- lican candidate for Supreme Judge received a majority of 40,443—Grant’s majority for Presi- dent was 137,548. The State was strongly republican last year, aud there must have been an extraordinary change in public senti- ment wrought by the back pay, Crédit Mobilier and other questions hurtful to the republicans, to make it swing out of its usual republican line. OHIO. GovEeRNoR. Republican. Democratic. Neo Party, Edward F. Noyes. William Allen. Isaac Collins. LIRUTENANT GOVERNOR. Alphonzo Hart. “Barnabas Burns. A. 8. Piatt. JUSTICHS OF SUPREME COURT. William White. H.C. Woitman. P. B. Ewing. Walter F. Stone. Chas. H. Scribner. D. W. C. Loudon. ATTORNRY GENERAL, John Lite. M.A. Dougherty. Seraphim Meyer, STATE TREASURE. Tsanc Welsh. George Weimer. Jonas Harshman. Last year Grant carried the State by 37,531. In 1871 Noyes (republican), for Governor, received above 20,090 plurality over McCook (democrat). There is some curiosity to learn what the ‘new party’? my turnout to be, composed, as it is, of liberal republicans, liberal democrats, patrons of husbandry and 50 On. INDIANA. The election in Indiana to-morrow being entirely for judges and prosecuting attorneys it possesses but little political signifiance. Last year the State went for Grant by 22,515 majority, although Thomas A. Hendricks (democrat) was elected Governor by 1,148 majority. Most of the judicial officers to be elected to-morrow are uppointments by Governor Hendricks, and it is expected that they will be generally chosen by the people under the new law. 1oWA. corERNon. ora Semen LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Joreph Dysart, ©. E. Whiting, JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT. Joseph M. Beck. Benjamin J. Hall. There has been more interest attached to the canvass in Iowa than in either of the other States, the anti-monopoly, or farmers’ move- ment, having been there largely introduced. Grant’s majority last year was 60,370, which only exceeded the vote for Secretary of State by some 2,500. The State is, therefore, under ordinary circumstances, thoroughly republi- can. But the anti-monopolists, composed of many republicans, have extensive expecta- tions. It will soon be seen how far they are to be realized. CALIFORNIA (ELECTION OCTOBER 15.) SUPREME JUDGE, Baa "bwinete. sam'l'S. Mekee. B. w. Sekioaey: All the above are democrats by their ante- cedents. The anti-monopolists who carried all their local tickets on the 3d of September are now organized as independents, and disclaim fealty to any party. In 1871 Booth (republi- can) carried the State for Governor by over 5,000; in 1872 Grant's majority was over 13,300. OREGON (ELECTION ocToBER 13). Repitalcan: as OF CONCERN Hiram Smith. James W. Nesmith. In June, 1872, the republicans gave the late Congressman Wilson 850 majority, and in No- vember Grant's majority was over 4,000. This being what is called an ‘‘off-year”’ in politics (succeeding as it does a heated Pres- idential campaign), it is not expected that the vote polled to-morrow in either of the above States will be very large. But whatever it is it may afford some indication of the way the wind of public sentiment is blowing in view of the peculiar complications of political matters in the last Congress, and also foreshadow, in some degree, the bent and force of the new so- called farmers’ or anti-monopoly movement. The War in Central Asia. It is probable that the civilization of the Khanates of Central Asia will be retarded for generations to come unless a practicable effort be made by Russia to consolidate their feeble and quarrelsome governments by the strong military arm. The letter which we publish this morning, dated Tashkend, from the pen of an intrepid Henatp correspondent, after recounting the bloody history of Khokan during the present generation, gives details of the rebellion now in progress. Tho wars have been purely dynastic, and, like all dynas- tic wars in Asia, they have been unexampled for their cruelty. Father against son and brother against brother—this has been the fashion *f the fighting. We can see no possi- ble reason why a Power bent on asserting her own supremacy in Asia should not, by active measures, prevent a repetition of the barbari- ties so tersely stated by our correspondent. As long as Khokand, like Khiva, lives within herself, it may be assumed that she will learn little of tho toleration and quietude of peoples dwelling beyond the darkness of that dark Continent, How, then, can these numerous Khanates, of which Khokand is but an example, be brought within the pale of civilization? By the construction of the railway to India, as proposed by that daring engineer, M. de Lesseps. This is the only possible mode of relief in any country where there is perpetualanarchy. Tho day of camel civilization has gone by, and it is folly to talk of the development of any country where the burden is not borne by the ‘iron horse.”” Egypt, if she had been left to live within herself; India, if she had not been bisected by the rail, and Eastern and Southern Europe, too, if they had turned their backs on the locomotive, would have all remained in o state of stagnation. We see, then, in this war, insignificant as it may appear, a strong renson why the imperial government, co- operating with Great Britain, should at once begin the survey and construction of the rail- way destined to break through tho Hindoo Boosh a ‘The A mnual Weather Record and the Crop Ontlook. The official monthly weather review for September is now in hand, and it enables us to get a better idea of the peculiar me- teorology of the past summer and also of the general crop prospects. We have, since September came in, measur- ably escaped the severe equinoctial gales which so frequently descend upon our agri- cultural districts and drown them and their golden harvests in fearful rain. We may attribute this mild September to the long August gales on the coast, which exhausted the vapor-stores of the atmosphere and left but little to feed the equinoctial tempest. The greatest September storms have, there- fore, been mostly confined to the lake region and the Gulf of Mexico, where the aqueous supplies are more plentiful, and condensation can be maintained from the evaporation of the surrounding waters. The rainfall map accompanying the Sep- tember weather record shows a belt of very heavy precipitation along the Gulf and South Atlantic coast, extending inland one or two hundred miles, while the northern rainfall would appear heaviest beyond the Canadian frontier. There has been an excess of rain in the St Lawrence Valley, in our Middle, Southern and Gulf States, with the usual quantity in New England and the Mississippi Valley. There was a slight deficiency in Min- nesota, but not enough to interfere with the maturing of the corn crops in that and neigh- boring districts. The apparent absence of severe local droughts in the Northwest and the Missouri Valley is 4 very encouraging fact for the cattle and stock raiser. Although the telegraph reported some injury to the corn crop in the Northwest during the frosts of the last part of September the loss cannot have been very heavy, and when the total gruin yield is ascertained it will probably be swallowed up. The slight defi- ciency of the rainfall in the great Southern cotton belt, so far from reducing the cotton crop, is rather favorable to it; for, as is well known, cotton is a sun plant, and the years of maximum yield have been the years of mini- mum rainfall. To help the crop in the South- ern States September brought in a favorable temperature (rather higher than the normal), and, if we mistake not, the production this year will not fall short. At least, from all the data now in hand, there is nothing known which would lead to such a conclusion, but rather to a contrary one. By the side of this fair prospect in the West, an unexceptionable prospect in the Gulf and South Atlantic States, we have fine prospects in the Middle and Eastern States, where the corn-bearing fields have had most favorable weather. The frosts of last week were too late to injure the corn crop and too light to reach the tobacco district with their blight. The country, therefore, has every reason for grati- tude on all sides for the more than abundant harvests which have already been garnered. It will be amply able to feed not only our own people, but to supply this year’s sad deficiency of breadstufis in Europe, and thus attract hither a large quantity of foreign gold. The Gold Premtam and Movement= A Hopefal Prospect. Gold fell on Saturday lower than it has been since the calamities of the war sent it up to a high premium—that is, lower than it has been for nearly ten years. At the opening of the market the price was 110. In the course of the day it rose to 1103. But with all the fluctuations the tendency was downward, and the closing price was 108}. This fact is as remarkable as gratifying, for we had only a few days ago a panic that threatened wide- spread financial disarrangement, and, as & consequence, a higher premium on gold. We have said all along that there was no cause for any general disturbance of the market or business and that the trouble would end with the breaking down of a few rotten or insecure speculative firms. Had the panic occurred when imports were ex- cessive and exports diminished, when gold was going out rapidly instead of coming in, and when there was little prospect of a large demand for the products of our soil, or inability to supply that demand, the result would have been different. There would have been serious difficulties all round. Happily the gold movement, the balance of trade and the prospect of a great demand for our crops, which are abundant, proved most favorable just at the right time. Consequently we are not only saved from widespread disaster, but the reaction has brought us to the lowest gold premium referred to above. Wall street speculators may attribute this decline in gold to bear operations or combinations, as they are in the habit of doing, according to their narrow views of financial matters; but it is evident the causes are general and healthy and arise from the actual and prospective condi- tion of our commerce. Tho export of specie since the 1st of January amounted to $42,050,862. Last year, for the same period, it was $59,233,037, and for 1871, $61,202,238— that is, nearly $17,000,000 less this year than in 1872, and $19,000,000 lesq than in 1871. Better still, gold hag been coming from Europe in large mounts every day or so for weeks past. Last week the produce exports amounted to $8,378,130, the largest amount ever known, it is said., The export of products since the Ist of January was $223,546,358; while last year it amounted to $171,368,333, and in 1871 to $178,248,249, Tho imports of general mer-' chandise were less thix year by $26,000,000 than last year. Besides these fa vorable signs of trade and specie move- ments there is the prospect of an enormous demand for grain, corn, flour and other prod- ucts in excess of former years. Why, then, should not gold decline? What necessity is there to fear the consequences of tho late panic among the shaky banks and railroad and stock speculators? Everything looks hopeful, and should the prospects of trade be realized there is no reason why gold should not continue to decline, Tux Mowrrany Cavs 1x Loxpon.—Tke; Heraxp correspondent in the British capital exposes the features of the late panic ina very neat manner this morning. Ho hits the’ nail squarely on the head when he tells of the: distrust which Englishmen exhibit concerning our wild cat securities and inflated enter- prises, We fear it will be a long day before tho American, with a railroad or a silver mine, to sell, will embark at Liverpool wreathed, wigh baey waulps