NOTICES- greatest : iPRPWIMPBOTBMBNTffI W * * OF THE AGE IN PIANOS. . arEFEB’S Improved Overstrung Pianos, ac finSwledged'by tfie leading artiste, and endorsed grtbe musical public* to be the finest Pianos in of the Musical pnbllcls called to ->T-.great improvements in Piano Fortes. 2Ta”££method of construction, the-greatest SLribte volume of tone Has been obtained, without i>i a sweetness and brilliancy i&c wbicb arebo celebrated, being lost, and with an Improved Toncb Action ren- received tbePrt« MeSal at in London, im weU as the - ■ Awards over all - competitors, from the Swr^rTSdlnstilutesin this Ware mnns, 722 Arch street below Eighth, Philada, oehTbratid W BTE i 8 tne SMiintte World. The only Bamk.j, gcfnn,’ BtliabU Dye known. This splendid Hair liveisnerieet— changes Bed, Bnsty or Grey Hair, £i(ant& to a Olossy Black or Natural Brown, with ontlnjnring the Hear or Staining the skin, leaving 2f.m s42 Chestcnt street. EVENING BULLETIN THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1864. THE RAILROAD MONSTER. It is perhaps unreasonable to expect that, in ■"tones like these, every man elected to the legislature can afford to he pure and incorrnp tihle on a salary of six hundred dollars a year. 3!he temptations of city railroad companies and other speculative corporations are too great for the virtue of many of them. They have given sp their business at home at a pretty heavy sacrifice, and they are hound to be paid for it Sa one way or another. Those who have heard of “the Ring,” in side and outside of the Legislature, which was • formed for the passage of the Union Passenger Sailway bill, can scarcely he surprised to hear that it has passed the House, and by a heavy aoajority. 'All the Philadelphia members pre sent voted for it, except Messrs. Cochran, Schofield, "Watt and Miller. Whether its passage torough the Senate will be equally easy remains 40" be seen. Remonstrances are being Bigned, *ad if time is allowed, the Senators will.be able to'learn that the project is opposed strenuously an-this city. We trust, too, that the Common Council will, at its session this afternoon, unite in She protest against it which the Select Coun cil.agreed upon last week. Or, if the bill must pass, let there be at least some effort made to Sucre it amended so as to divest it of the offen sive features that we have pointed out at vari ©ns dimes. If the road is needed,as is claimed, though we deny it, let it be made in a fair and ©pen way. Let the city have a right to consent *>r object to it; let the books be opened to the public, and not exclusively to those who *re behind the scenes; let provision be made that the dividends to be declared be upon the capital actually .paid in; and let there be a sec- tion under which the city of Philadelphia may —-iave some little control over a road which,with Stsbranchesj may run oyer every one of her Btreets. But this, we fear, would not suit the engineers of this grand speculative scheme. They have not, thus far, allowed a line or a wrord of the original bill to be altered, and they will try to push it through the Senate in the •Maeway. We trust, then, that the Senate Wißreject it, and we appeal to the intelligent members of that body to interpose for the good of Philadelphia. GOLD DOWR. Wedook occasion recently to enter an earnest protest against the prevailing extravagance. Let any one inquire of the jewellers, the Sealers in lace, and m expensive drygoods and he will be told .that it is difficult to obtain ejects expensive enough, costliness being the first requisite. If these objects were manu factured in this counfry, this wasteful exnendi fcue -would still be very injurious; but what sow renders it almost fatal to us, is the tact that the importing of these Objects drains us of ©v specie, find so depreciates our currency. Then One articlo after another rises iu pric every manufacturer and dealer is, afraid that he will not add enough to his charges, and makes experimental trials to ascertain the utmost rates that people will give sooner than do without his commodities. Plots are laid amongst speculators to clear .the market of certain articles, and to hold them until prices more and more unreasonable and excessive are obtained. We see ail this going on before onr eyes and canpot stop it. We know that specu lations of this sort are at this moment going on in tea, in coffee, and in lead. Everybody suffers, that a set of sharks may become enriched. These, men, finding themselves masters of sudden fortunes, try to spend as fast as they make, and their spending is directed to foreign luxuries. It is the “shoddy, people” who are the great buyers everywhere. Meantime the Government, now necessarily the great purchaser of home-made productions, is compelled to' make its purchases at exorbi tant rates, and to pay from 25 to-100 per cent, more than the actual value of all that it re quires. Of course the national debt is swelled proportionately and we shall emerge from this war with at least one-half more debt than we should have had could a specie basis have been preserved. As to whether that could have been done, it is useless to speculate now. The great question is, how shall we diminish the difference between gold and paper as much and as quickly as possible ? It needs no CEdipas to solve this enigma; the. answer is plainly this: We must stop the ex port of gold by fixing whatever duties are neces sary to keep down our imports to the measure of our exports. Let us adopt as a cardinal prin ciple that we will not buy from foreign nations more than they buy from us. Gold goes out to make up the difference between what we buy and what we sell. Let us make these two items balance each other, and the gold will remain. We want every ounce of gold that is in the country, every ounce that can he mined, and more still—we want what has already gone out, and which we cannot recover. But if it is too late for that, it is still time to prevent the evil getting worse, to check the incessant flow of the precious metal outwards to pay for useless luxuries—luxuries which at the present time no one has a right to indulge in. And if any will have them, let them pay well for them in he shape of largely-increased duties., A heavy increase in our duties will have an other most beneficial effect: it will increase immigration. Those who have been labtring abroad to produce for onr markets, if we cease to buy abroad will come here, and produce here the manufactures for which there is a de mand, and which we shall have refused to buy abroad. Thus augmented duties will benefit us in three distinct ways—will retain the specie, increase the revenues, and promote immigra tion. Of these the first is at present the most important. Faith in our currency is indispen sable, and that faith is only to be kept by having behind it an abundant metallic .basis. If for ten or fifteen years past we had maintained a high protective tariff and kept our specie at home, we should now be on a specie basis, simply on account of the abundance of gold, which would have existed everywhere amongst us. 'To realize this, it is only necessary to look at California, where specie payments have never been suspended. The National currency would then have been at par, and everything could have been bought at moderate rates; we should owe but two millions,where we now owe three. But letting the dead past bury its dead, and looking only to the future, we must be blind not to see that there never was a. time when a reform in the tariff was so absolutely necessary as now. The retention of.gold is the only cure for our currency, and measures to effect this object cannot be too quickly adopted. "HIRED CUTTHROATS." The New York correspondent of the London Times, writing Feb. 26th, shows great indigna tion and uneasiness at the large arrivals of im migrants from Europe. He charges the Government .of the United States with sending numerous emissaries through Ireland and Ger many, well provided with money, who pretend to engage men to go to America to till the soil or to work on railways; but says they are really to recruit the army. He goes on to say: • ‘Those who are tempted by the enormous boun ties offered by the Government and the municipali ties, and come to America as mercenaries to fight the battles o i a people which has not the willing men in sufficient numbers to fight its own, are not to he reasoned with. They are hind cutthroats, nothing less, and hired cutthroats they will remain, whether they be Irish Germans, or English men.” It is a fine piece of consistency for an Eng lishman to speak of foreign soldiers in an army as “hired cutthroats!” England has never been engaged in a great war in which she has not employed thousands of foreign mercenaries. The Hessians who fought against us in the re volution; the Swiss who fought against us in 1812-15, were, according to this writer, “cut throats,” hired by England. In 1854-5 emis saries of England were trying to hire “cut throats” in this country to fight against the Russians; hut our Government stopped it summarily by dismissing the British Minister and several consuls who were engaged in the work. In that same war England had a ‘‘foreign legion,” recruited from Germans and Swiss, who were all, according to the Times writer, “hired cutthroats.” ' Even now there are several war steamers afloat, under the rebel flag, which were built, fitted out and armed with English money, and manned with “hired cutthroats,” most of them subjects of Queen Victoria; It is false that the United. States has sent emissaries to Europe to get men for our armies. But. thousands of v Europeans are coming weekly to this country voluntarily, and it is base to stigmatize such willing emigrants as choose to enlist after their arrival, as “hired cutthroats.” MORE MISCHIEVOUS LEGISLATION. ; The act consolidating the city of Philadel phia, and several of its supplements, contain various provisions for preventing a wasteful or impioper expenditure of the money of the city- Among these is the following section of a sup plement, approved April 21st, 1855: ‘‘Section 21. That no appropriation shall be made of the moneys of the city, without an ordi nance therefor, expressing the objects thereof, and the amount appropriated for each object. It shall be the duyofthe Mayor to keep a register of the amount and objects of all appropriations, and to withhold his signature for all new constructions and redemption of tolls as aforesaid, until all the interest accru ing ON THE LOANS OP THE CITY, AND THE PRINCI PAL OP THESE BECOMING DUE, AND THE ORDINARY AND NECESSARY EXPENSES OP THE CITY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OP JUSTICE IN THE COURTS, SHALL BE ADEQUATELY PROVIDED YOB; and WITH OUT his signature, any ordinance therefor shall not go into effect. It shall he a misdemeanor in office lor the Controller of the city to pass, or the Trea. surer of the city to pay. any hill or order for any Object not authorized by law.” No one can deny that this is a very proper THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN ; PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MABCH 31, 1864. law. Indeed something of the kind is abso lutely necessary to prevent wrong-doing in the finances of. the . city. The public will, there fore, learn with surprise that yesterday Mr. Jeremiah Nichols, Senator from this city, in troduced a bill to repeal this section; and will he still more surprised to learn that the Senate passed it. This trifling with the organic law of the city will be ruinous. The people do not want this section' of it, or any other, repealed, till they have had it presented to them fairly, and had time to examine it. The pnrpose of this proposed repeal is to remove all checks and Yestraints from the, expenditure of the money of the city. We trust that the Mayor and the members of the City will make some effort to prevent the further pro gress of this scheme. Well. may Philadelphia pray to' he saved from her members of the State Legislature. ARMY BUTTONS AND GOLD COED. Not long since one of the commanding Gene rals in the West issued an . order prohibiting citizens or other unauthorized persons from wearing the buttons or gold cord, which usually designate an officer of the Army, and the benefits derived from the prohibition have been so great, that we are surprised similar or ders have not been promulgated in other mili tary departments. It may be impossible where thousands of soldiers, discharged from the ser vice, are found in every Northern city, to pre vent the retention of a regulation overcoat, cap or pants; but there is no reason why the gilt button of the officer or the private, or the black and gold cord which is exclusively the designating mark of a commissioned should be used promiscuously by every man and boy, white and colored, who may feel in clined to adopt them. .Officers who have dis solved their connection with the service, unless devoid of that hondr and principle which usually mark the gallant defenderjjf his coun try, never retain the uniform for a single day after they reenter the great army of civilians, and as impostora only will be affected by this order, we hope the necessary regulation will be prescribed by the Commanding General at this post. Key. Me. Bhibdley, of Wellsbnrg, West Vir ginia, is in this city, endeavoring to raise funds to erect/ a new church in that town. Five sixths of the male members of the church are in the service of the country, and the ladies are anxious to have- the building completed before they return. Mr. Brindley has testimo nials of the highest character, and we commend him and his undertaking to the liberality of our citizens. THOMAS & SONS’ SALES. Furniture, to-morrow morning 2UU9 Walnut st. Law Library , to-mdrrow afternoon, at the auc tion rooms. PikSHMORT Sale Elegakt Gehmahtowx Residence aid Fi'ksiturx, on the premises, on Monday next, Ith April. See kandbillß and adver tisements Beal Estate akd Stocks, at the Exchange, on Tuesday aext. Pamphlet catalogues on Saturday. * They sell at the Exchange etery week. Part of the handbills for their sales sth, 12th, 19th and 26th April, now ready. ■ REIMER S COLORED PHOTOGRAPHS, for 81 00, are Pictures worthy the consideration of all those who desire good Likenesses, at mode-' rate charge. Gallery, SECOND st, above Green. Brass screw and side pulleys, ora variety of sizes, and some with two wheels, for sale at the Hardware Store of TRUMAN A SHAW, No. 835 (Eight Thirty-five) Market street, below Ninth. GARTES DE VISITE are made In Splendid styles, at B.F.REIMER’SGaIIery,62I AROH street. Quality and execution equal to any to be found in the city. UPHOLSTERERS’ BEsT • QUALITY Swede Iron Tacks, in fnll papers, for sale at the Hardware Store of TRUMAN A SHAW, No. 835 (Eight Thirty-five) Market street, below Ninth. SPLENDID PORTRAITS, Life-like and natu ral.—B. F. REIMER’S superior styles. Life size PHOTOGRAPHS, in oil colors. Go to 621 AROH street, and secure an invaluable Likeness. FOE SALE—A large and v&lnabie lot of ground, on BROAD street, below Wood and Vine streets, Apply to SIMON GRATZ, No. 502 "WALNUT street. mb3l-th, sa, tn-st* C?OA AAA .815,000. *lO,OOO and other sums TO ©/4U.UUU. LOAN on first-class MORTGAGE security at FIVE PER CENT., for a term of years. S KINGSTON: M’OAY, mh3l-3t* 431 Walnut street. Removal. • B. LIEBER, ImDorterof j WINES LIQUORS AND CIGARS, Has removed to mh3l-3t* *V-_ BAZAAR, NINTH AND SANSOM STREETS. AUCTION SALE OF HORSES, CARRIAGES, On SATURDAY MORNING next at 10 o’ clock. Comprising about SIXTY HORSES. Including a very fine light driving establish ment, consisting of a Black Mare; a light wagon bjr Wood Brothers, New York, and set of harness. Full descriptions in catalogues. Also, New and second-hand Carriages, Light Wagons, Ac. Single and Double Harness, Saddles, Bri dles, Ac, 250 CARRIAGES AT AUCTION. 35TH PHILADELPHIA TRADE SALE. Th s sale .will take place on WEDNESDAY MORNING, April 6th, at 10 o’clock, and will comprise an assortment of at least 250 CARRIAGES Including nearly one hundred of Mr. Merrick’s celebrated make. | t&- The whole will be open for examination on- MONDAY previous to sale. No postponement on account of the weather. ALFRED M. HERKNESS. mli3l-2trps Auctioneer. GOLD PENS.—A large assortment, of various degrees of fineness and elasticity, in Pocket and Desk Holders. For sale by WM. M. CHRISTY, mh26-sa,tu, th.6tipS 127 South Third street. Marking with indelible iniu Embroidering, Braiding, Stamping, Ac. A Lady competent to mark neatly can find emolov ment M. A. TORREY, . - ■ 1«K) Filbert street. GlB6l P—HOUSEKEEPERS WILL FIND . a good assortment of Knives and Forks, Spoons, Waiters Sauce-pans, Butter-kettles. Tea and coffee Pots, Tabs, Buckets. Brooms, Baskets, and Brushes, at GRIFFITH A P AGE’S, mhs-lyrpe - 600 ARCS Street. HOOP SKIRT MANUFACTORY.-Hoop Skirts ready-made and made to order; war ranted of the best materials. Also, Skirts repaired. . MRS. E. BAYLEY, mhl~-lm pi 2 Vine street, 'above Eighth MARINE SHELLS AND Constantly on hand at the . AQUARIA STORE, No. 53 North Sixth street, mhS-lm.rp* heloor Arch . SOAP— PURE FAMILY SOAP CONTAINS no SILICATE OF SODA, SAND or OLAY, but is an entirely PURE SOAP, and should be used by every family. - Put up In BOXES OF FIFTY POUNDS, mil weight, when packed and marked Fifty Pounds, not Bars or Lumps, as many manufacturer* brand their boxes. Manufactured by GEORGE M. ELKINTON as SON, del7-)TTpf us Marearettastreat. Musical boxes, in handsome oases, playing from two to twelve choice melodies, for sale by FARR A BROTHERS, Importers, mh23 No. 324 Chestnut street, below Fourth George j. boyd, STOCK AND EXCHANGE BROKER, No. 18 South THIRD street. Stocks and Loans bought and sold on Commis sion. at the Board of Brokers. Government Securities, .Specie and Uncurrent money bought and sold. mh2-3mrps M THOMAS & SONS, AUCTIONEERS, • Nos. 139 and 141 South Fourth street. SALE OF A LAW LIBRARY. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 1, At the auction store, a valnable Law Library, which includes annmber of the Pennsylvania and Itew York Reports, Elementary "Works, *e. 239 South SECOND street, between Dock and Spruce. t LOAKS,SHAW laS.M ANTILLIS. ■; '■/■'.jCe. MTPRTAs ' "f.. ■ MANUFACTURER OF CIiOAKS AND MAN TIDLAS, Sotxtli Second Stveet, has now on hand a large and handsome assortment of SPRING- CLOAKS and SHAWLS wbicu he that eannoifail 10 give satisfaction; . Coontry merchants would uo well to give him a call WHOLESALE ROOM UP STAIRS. mh3l-tf O. MUBTA, 44 South Second street.' Kid Gloves—Kid Gloves, The cheapest and best in the City, at JOHN MUBTA’B AUCTION DRY GOODS STORE, 30 South. Second Street. K7-EVERY PAIR WARRANTED If they 'ear, another pair will be given in piaee of'he torn ones. J. MURTA, 30 South SECOND, street OFFICE OF THE GREAT CENTRAL FAIR FOB THE SANITARY COMMISSION, PHILADELPHIA, 1307 CHESTNUT STREET, MABCH, 1864. The Committee on Finance and Donations of the Great Central Fair, appeal for contributions In money, to those of their fellow-citizens who do propose sending to the Fair the products of their skill and industry. By far the larger portion of the money received on the occasion of the Fairs held for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission in Cincinnati, Boston, and Brooklyn, was derived from direct donations in easJi. and not from the proceeds of the sale of articles exposed. Wnat the Sanitary Commission needs to afford relief to the sick and wounded soldiers is money. in large amounts. and from all sources. We call, then, upon all bank ers, corporations, capitalists, persons living upon incomes, professional or otherwise: In short, npoh all who will not be represented in he Fair by their productions, to imitate the example of those who will, and to contribute liberally In jioset for this great object. In New York, although their Fair is not to be held for two weeks, contri butions of more than $200,000 in cash have been already received, a single department of trade, thatof dry goods, having made ap more than half that sum. Brooklyn and Cincinnati have each contributed as much in money, and certainly the wealth, liberality and patriotism of Philadelphia can hardly be considered as less conspicuous than that of these communities. Contributions will be thankfully received by any of the members of the Committee. A. E. BORIE, Chairman, S. A. MERCER, SAMUEL WELSH, THOMAS SPARKS, A. J. ANTELO, CALEB COPE, JOHN T. LEWIS. THOMAS KIMBER. Jn., T. A BIDDLE, E. W. CLARK, WILLIAM O. KENT, E. O. KNIGHT. mb29-tn-th-sst COTTON WARPS AND BUNDLED TWIST, All Numbers, Of Best Makes ALEX WHILLDIN & SONS, mh39-6t6 20 and 22 South FRONT St. INDIA SHAWLS, ItSDIi SJAitifS, INDIA SILKS. ELEGANT SILKS, ELEGANT ORGANDIES, ELEGANT GRENADINES. Choice Shawls of all kinds. Choice Dress Goods of all kinds. Choice Fancy Goods. GEO FRYER, 916 Chestnut Street, in-rites the attention of the Ladies to his ele?int steck of SPRING SH AWIS and OTHER GOODS selected with £reat care for best City trade, m 19 lmf WOOL. Pennsylvania and Ohio Fleece. LOTS ARRIVING- DAILY FOR IMMEDIATE SALE. ALEX. WHILLDIN A SONS, _ mh29-6t{ an and sa South FRONT St. FURNITURE SELLING OUT. The Subscriber about declining the Cabinet Business at his old stand, 53t North SECOND street, now offers his Extensive Stock if First- Class Cabinet "Ware for Sale. He invites the public in general to call and examine his new stvles of furniture, which consist of Rosewood, Wain at. and Mahogany, all the best workmanship, at much reduced prices. Store to Rent, 115 feet long, together with a four story Factory on the two adjoning lots in the rear Stumble for the manufacturing business. Li mh29i6trp* GEORGE MECKE NEW LOAN, li. S. 10-10’ i JAY COOK E & CO. Offer for Sale the NEW GOVERNMENT LOAN, BEARING FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST IN COIN, redeemable any time after TEN YE ARS at the pleasure of the Government, and payable FORTY YEARS alter date. . BOTH COUPON AND REGISTERED BONDS are.lssued for this Loan of same denomi nationsas the 5-20's, The interest on SSO’s and Sloe’s payable yearly; on all other denominations, half yearly. The 10-40 Bonds are. dated March 1, 1864. The half-yearly interest falling due Septem ber Ist and March Ist of each year; until Ist Sep. tember, the accrued interest from Ist of March- is required to be paid by purchasers in. coin -or tu I.EOAL currency, ■ adding fifty per cent, for pre mium until further notice. - ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT SECURITIES BOUGHT AND SOLD. JAY COOKE & 00., mh29-tf,rp§ 114 SOUTH THIRD STREET. S HARVEY THOMAS, STOCK BROKER, / No. 313 WALNUT Street, ■ . _ . ■ Philadelphia. Stocks and Loans bought and sold on commission, at the Board of Brokers. : Particular attention given to U. S. Government Loans. ■ ]a9-3mrp§ Spring Cldaks-Spring Shawls. THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT, THE NEWEST STSTLE3 ANit : THE LOWEST PRICES 1 : Join Murta’s MAMMOTH CLOAK STORE, mhsffff N<,rt h Second street. \ GRAY’S PATENT MOLDED COLLARS Have ipwbeen Before the public for nearly ayeor. They are univeisaily pronounced the n.atgrt and best fitting collars extant. d'be upper edge presents a perfect curve, free from the angles noticed in all other cottars. The oravat caures no puckers on the mode of the turn*down toliitr—they are AS SMOOTH IN SIDE AS OUTSIDE—and therefore perfectly free and easy to the neck. The tjarotte Ik liar has a smooth and evenly fl. ished edge oh both sides. These Collars ar» not simply flat pieces of paper cnt in the form of a Collar, but are molded ahd SHAPED TO PiT THE HECK. Tley are made ic ‘ •iaoveltv” (or rara-d.wn style); in e-wry half size from 12 to 17 i tches add in • Enrekii’,(orGarotte,)from 13to 17 inches;and packet, in <‘sol a sizes’ in neat blue ctrt.ns, con taining iGOeacb; also in smaller ones ol iO each— the latter a very .harpy package for Travelers, Arm) and Navy Officers. KS'EVERY CtilitidE is stamped ‘ Gray’s Patent Molded Collar.” Sold by all Dealers in Men's Futtisuiug Goods. Tbe Trane supplied by Van Deusen, Boehmer & Go., 627 Chestnut Street, ekphia, Impcjters and Wholesale Dealers ia Men’s Fur. nisbing Goods mba