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INrEKNArIONAL PIRACY.
Organization of Pirates and FIIIibus.
teHs In New York.
All North America and the West
Indies TO be S'AnnexeGl'' by
EPersuRHIOn or Force"

AshAA VS. 4iAAAus
NEw YORK, Dec, %.
The SIN Of this morning says that
an American Annexation League has
recently been formed In this city with
the avOwed purpose OF procuring by
persuasion or force the annexation TO
the United States OF all countries and
provinces OF North America and all the
Islands along It's coast. Their motto
the national safety OF the United States
demands the acquisition OF all North
America and the West India Islands,
A number Of prominent citizens are
members OF this league and Its officers
are the following we'll known men ::
Colonel Geo. W. Glbbins, President :;
Gen. A. d. Gurney, Vlce-Preslden :;
Gen. Geo. W. Cole, Secretary; Gen. J..
{. keangRn, Financial Secretary, aud
Gen. James B. Coil, Treasurer.
The organization is preparing an
expedition for active participation
In the hoatilities going on in
the Red River country against
the representation of the Cana
dian Government. The expedition
that they are preparing Ia to consist OF
900 men, of whom 800 have already
000A OEtSAA1As ANp hAluGu al o
here, who are familiar with the Red
River country, and who will conduct
the troops from the last railroad station
across the border line. Fifteen huns
dred Spencer rifles have been stored
away ready for nse. Ammunition and
other supplies are also at hand, and no
further great expense Ia anticipated.
A prominent railroad man, member
OF the League, has promised the troops
free transit To within two hundred
miles OF the border line, and from
that point 10 the place OF operations,
the tillIbusLers will make their way
by forced marches. They will depart
from New York In squads OF one and
two hundred men and as quickly as
possible SO as TO avoid detection or de.
lay. The first squad will start before
the 10Th Of January, perhaps as early
as the frat OF the month. and tho last
detachment, II Ia expected, will have
left the city before the beginning Of
February. Four bodies numbering to.
gether $50 men have started for Red
River. already from the four cities OF
Chicago, Buffalo, Detroit and 81. Louis.
They have probably crossed the border
llue already, but no news has yet been
received from them.
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CRIME IN CHIoAdo.-The Chicago
Tribune says: Never was Chicago &c
crime-rlddsn as now. A black cloud
Of terror seems to hang over the city,
and our law abiding citizens with one
accord, as II their feelings were con.
nected by some subtle sympathy, ap'
prehend the danger, and cast about
Them for remedy. Crime is feariully
on the Increase, and assumes n bolder
aspect with every succeeding deed.
Criminals are literally In possession OF
the city, and move and act according
10 their own sweet will. A score OF
burglarles Is poor nights work: q
half dozen cases Of garrotlng In the
course OF an evening In hardly worthy
Of comment, and nothing short Of a
Pantin horror iwould stRrtle our cltl,
Gems just now, so Injured have they be,
come TO the sight OF wIckedness and
crime,'
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NEWS

Prominent members Of the Union
League Club OF New York city, have
taken measures TO raise some money
10 place Mr.. Stanton's family In II com
forta BILE condition.
AT ManIsise, Michigan, yesterday,
The Nyson House and the block oppo'
Bite were burned. Loss about SGO, ,00O
The Ice In front OF Hudson city, on
the Hudson. river, moved yesterday
carrying with II large number OF yes
sells anchored there. At least fifty light
craft were carried down stream, SleR.
meTs left Rondout during the after.
noon for Hudson city. No Ice In the
river 10 obstruct the passage.
Flfty.fve thousand hogs have beer
Killed al Indianapolis. during Tie
present season which ls now about
closing.
The mystery Of the recent robbery OIL
the county treasury OF Tame county,
Iowa, has been finally revealed. II
Will be recollected that Denton Came.
ry, assistant treasurer, asserted that ht
had been knocked down, stabbed and
Otherwise mAltreRted and robbed oi
some 5000. lie has finally confessed
that lie committed robbery on himself
and has restored every dollar OF the
money. Shortly after his confession
Camery undertook TO commit suicide
by shooting himself In the bowels, In
llicting a wound which may prove fatal
The steamship San Jaclnto from Sa.
vannah reports that at 1890 A. NJ, De.
cember q, she passed two Spanish
gunboats OF HatLeras, supposed Il
have been accidentally separated from
the main fleet.
Rev. Father Dunn, OF St. John's
Catholic Church, In Philadelphia, died
yesterday morning at the age OF sixty
one years.
Commodore McDougal Ia ordered Ia
command the South Pacific Squadron,
The track laying on the Louisville
Branch Of the Ohio & Mississippi Rail.
rOad was completed Monday night.
Regular trains will commence ruunin
10 Cincinnati by this new route on
Thursday next.
On Christmas day bloody Il Sht oc-
Cured ut Morris Lake, Mimi, on the
Lake Superior Railroad, between some
Swedes and Irish railroad labOrers-all
drunk-whiCh lasted about three hours.
One Swede, name unknown. and Jas.
Brown, OF FOn Du Lac, WIS.,, were
killed, and seven Others seriously
wounded, one OF whom will die. About
htty men were engaged IN the row.
Michael DIgnan, track repalrer on
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad, has recovered Judgment
against that road for $40, ,OO0 for Injuries
received while In Its employ.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
by Cable Telegraph to the InteIllgoncOr.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, Dec, %,

LONDON, Dec. q.
II ls noted by the press here with ap.
proval that the new AuAtro- Chinese
treaty iorblds consuls 10 engage In
trade.S
The Times considering the claims oil
the American Government against
England, says the case Of the Alabama
ls the only plauslble one presented
and even then the fAulLs are due 10 The
Union cruisers for purmittlng ner to
escape 10 England, therefore they need
not fear o resumption OF negotiations
or The reference Of Clalps to an arbI'
BRISTOL, Dec, 2s.
During the performance at the thea.
tre In this city, last night, there was an
alarm among the audience, and In che
efforts OF the crowd to escape from the
building, eighteen persons were killed
and many injured.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Com.
pany's steamer ArRquipa, 10 ply be-
tween Panama and the cities OF the
West Coast Of South America, was sue.
cessfally launched at Greenock this
morning.
Dispatches from Vienna confirm the
reports OF the entire suppression Of The
lnsurrecElon In DAlmAtia.
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ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. %.
The family OF Gov. McDougall ar
rived here to-day from the north. They
left Pomblna last Saturday and will
await the arrival OF Gov. McDougall.
who Ia expected 10 arrive In st. Paul
next Friday, en- route to Canada. They
deny the reports that Gov. McDougall
had anything to do with arming the
Indians or melting them 10 rise In bis
favor against the insurgents. They be-
lieve the mass Of the Inhabitants IA
vored MoDougall, but were deceived
and controlled by q few designing
leaders who misrepresented McDoug-
all's mission. ~ .- au.s
The st. lPAul Dispatch commenting
on the Red River news received from
New York, 10 day, says the reports
that filibuBters are 10 be passed over
the railroads 10 within two hundred
OF the British borders, is q fabrication;
as the nearest railroad point is four
hundred miles from the border, and
forced marches with the ground cover
ed with snow and mercury from ten to
twenty degrees below zero Is not prob
able. We would not advise the VIM
nepegs to rely upon any material aid
from such expeditions, as Is may exist
only on paper. .|
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EIGnTY.sIx YEARS AGO. In the his.
tory Of kentucky, Judge LOwls Col.
Inns says: "Tn 1883, Daniel Brodhead
began new era by exposing goods
from Philadelphia for sale In Louis.
vile. The merchandise had been
brought from Philadelphia to Pitts.
burGh In wagons, and thence to Louis.
vile In ilatboats. The bellies OF our
forest land then began to shine in
all the magnificence Of calico, and the
beaux In the luxury OF wool hats"
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ANOTHER FooL.-A man named Clark
for wager Of 800 last week ut Provl-
dence, Il. l.. performed the feat OF rid
Ing voloclpede "a hours without rest,
completing 1t at 8 O'Clock, Thursday
morning. He had 10 be carried to his
ROOM where he tainted. He Is under
medical treatment.
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TrB New York Stsn says that the
Tribune Office ls to be rebuilt next sea-
son, the work beginning on the lst oi
May. The new editice, which will en-
brace the Sunday Times and Messenger
Office, will rival the Herald and Times
buildings. Perhaps when the Tribune
gets new building Mr.. Greeley win
buy a new overcoat.
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WAsAINGrON.
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Dec. u.
The President was In his office but a
short time to-day; no visitors were re
ceiyed; no Cabinet meeting held; the
clerks OF the department were all per.
mltted to leave at noon.
The Indian Bureau has official re.
ports from the Navajoe agency, stating
that the Indians had received their an.
nuIty goods and presents OF goats and
sheep. from the Government, which had
the effect OF strengthening the relations
of nAaoA,
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MRXICO.
Progress of the seward Party.

Cry OF MEXIoo, Dec. 2S.
Mr.. Seward and party arrived at
Puebla on the 18th or 10Th. They were
at Elaseala visiting the historic remains
for which that place ls celebrated. On
the 2lst they visited the monuments
Of Cholerla. They will 20 next 10
OriRaba where they will arrive on the
23d. Minister Nelson accompanies the
party on this excursion. Mr., Seward
will sail from Vera Cruz for Havana
In an English steamer on January I'd.
Several Important pronunclamento
are reported. The government troops
have gained several Victories over
bands of malcontentB, and the most
formidable OF these are taking to the
mountains,
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A VRRrTABLE GHosT.-The village
OF Paranasus, N. j., Is disturbed by
the ghost Of a negro who was hung for
murder sixty years ago. The ghost
makes his headquarters at an old hotel,
and Is frequently seen by the people
who have abundance OF faith In the
supernatural character Of his ghost
ship, He is going 10 be interviewed.
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New YOrlr Money and stock MARKET

NHW 1UHkV DtCI 20
MoNBY:-Market quiet and easy In
the morning Of Gag per cent on call, and
active towards the close at 7 per cent
currency TO z per cent gold. These
spaSmodlo movements OF activity are
due 10 the calling In loans by corpora
tions 10 pay January dividends, and
also more OF o glut OF the market. II ls
O remarkable feature Of the loans on
call that securities contain a general
Hprlnkllng OF gold certificates. Prime
discounts are quiet at 10 to IL. The
Assistant Treasurer has thus far dis
buTsed $250O, 600 gold on account Of the
January Interest. The disbursements
are entirely for coupons, the books for
registered Interest not being ready, and
no payment on this account will be
made until Friday. The Assistant
Treasurer ls also paying the semi. an
nuRl Interest In currency on bonds L..
sned In aid Of the Pacific Railroad.
The statement that II. u. ClRetlln &
Co.. lost 800 900 by Joseph, the Cine In
natl merchant, is without foundations;
the firm ls acting for all the creditors
and 100000 represent the entire
amount involved. 1t ls stated that the
Irregularities In the Merchants EX-
change Bank are due to the fact that
ISarkley the cashier, has been assisting
his brother, tobacco merchant, re-.
Gently suspended. 1t Is reported that
the bank OF most cannot lose over
Sl60. 900, which would still leave a sur.
plus OF $4,000 TO Sl0O, 900, after paying
the dividend; the bank holds seCuri.
ties Of various kinds which, II they are
OF the value represented, will cover the
loss.l
100.
GoLD-Lower; opened at 12Ok and
closed at l20; carrying rates 6A7 per
cent. ClearanCes SS4, 4,O0O,0 900. The Sub
Treasurer sold l,00O, 900 at 12O.0lal2O. 10;
bids amounted to SS,20O.O00.
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Now York Produce Market
NRyV Vnpu Nan 30


NEW York, Dec. 2s.
CoTroN-Firm; sales 1900 bales at
2JISC for mlddling uplands.
FLoUR-Closed 90 better on low
grades, with fair export demand.
GRAIN-Wheat-Very firm, with mod
crate export demand at 81 2ia1 25 for
No. 2 spring; 81 3Sal 80 for winter red
aud amber western. Rye-NotninAl.
oats-Dull and heavy at 0laG2xc for
western. Corn-Nomlnal; 81 O5al 10
for old mixed western.
PRovIsIoNs-Mess Pork-Very firm
at $50 90 on the spot; sales 500 bbls,
seller February, ut $50 0OAS0 IS. Beef,
Cut Meats and Bacon-Nomiual. Lard
Firm, with buyers OF prime steam
for February at lSc, and sellers al lSHc.
Edos-SteSdy and In fair request.
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Tho south Conversation Of n Demo.
CFAt.
The Boslon TravelLeI. gayg.

The Boston Traveller says:
a well known Democratic lawyer OF
this city has recently taken up his resi-.
dence In formerly most arIstocratlC
Southern city, and from the RubjoIned
extract from private letter recently
addressed to u friend, II will be seen
that his experience among the chivalry
has made him convert 10 pretty good
Republican doctrines, He SAYS:
III anybody wants 10 get modern
Democracy knocked out OF him, lust
let him come South and stay one
month, and II he can ind any OF It left
he may have my head for foot. bal
on call. l fully believed, as you know,
before | came here, that the Southern
people were all ready TO come into the
Union a. good, peRceable citizens, II
they could be met on kindly terms by
the North. In some cases II Is so. II
10 30 among the best thinking people;
but such men are the exceptions. The
rule ls otherwise. The masses or the
whlles are ignorant and brutal. You
might as we'll attempt kindness with
a lot OF Gagged hyenas, as with the mas.
ses OF the Southern people. Nothing
but the power OF the General Govern
ment, supplemented with the ballot In
the bands OF freedmen, led by North
ern men OF Intelligence, can keep them
In tolerable public order for u genera-
ton TO come. Were Ii not for this,
murder, arson and all kindred crimes
would run riot all through the South.
This may sound strong 10 you, but i
speak what know, and am compelled
10 do 80 against all my previous preju-
dlces. The blacks, of course, are Igno-
rant. and not particularly honest or
truthful, but they are rapidly improv..
Ing. They are anxious to obtain
education, and are beginning 10 learn
that they must earn their own living
and keep their contracts. The white
owners Of the land take advantage Of
them In every way In making contracts
and then force them to the strict est
compliance. As an illustration, 1 de-
Tended u fellow the other day before a
magistrate, on q suit brought by a
woman, on contract for the use OF
twenty. five acres OF land, OH which she
had already received In cotton and corn
sufficient 10 bring her In cash $ll II per
acre, and then sued for 500 more. And
yet just two weeks before she sued, she
had sold the same land for So 2j per
acre. This fair sample OF the con.
tracts they have made and enforced,
and then they complain that the poor
creatures are lazy and po0r.'
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Sr.LOUIS.
Project 90 Hold a WORLDS Fair.

FEOlect 10 EtOlu U WOEAu EhEs
ST. LOUIS. Dec. g..
Al O meeting last night Of the com.
mittes recently appointed TO consider
the project of holding Worlds Fair
here In 1870, atter considerable discuss
sion OF the various plans, finally re.
solved that the holding OF such = fair
Is not only feasible but practicable and
desirable. A committee was appoint
ed to draft articles for the Incorporation
OF the Worlds Fair Association, with
a capital stock OF one million OF dollars,
to be submitted 10 q mass meeting at
the Southern Hotel, January Sd, at
which the Inauguration and perfection
Of arrangements for the holding Of such
O fair will be made.
Nearly I've hundred Chinese, from
California, will arrive here tonight.
They will Immediately proceed 10 Tex.
as, 10 work on the railroad. -rr.
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Murdered By CarIeEgness,

AT Mount Pleasant, yesterday, O
blacksmith named Duncan Mcdonald
In a saloon, playfully snapped a plstoi
at Thomas Corslcan, and shot him
dead. He had carried the revolver
without cylinder several days, and
snapped II at people. He says he for.
got the cylinder had been replaced, be.
Ing very drunk at the time. His char.
acter is good as n peAceable citizen,
He was arrested and gave bail 10 ap-
pear At the Criminal Court. 49,.
The wilder Tragedy.
Mrs. Wilder, whom her husband at.
tempted 10 murder, Sunday, at Che.
volt, subsequently killing himself, IL
still living.
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IlnnIE.

ROME Dec' -.
Itls certain that In the questions thus
far submitted to the consideration OF
the Committee appointed by the Coun-
Gil, nothing is said. on the subject Of In
falllbllity. The Page expresses the
opinion that members OF the Council
have no voice In the regulations ofthat
body's proceedings. a
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Baltimore Market
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2s

FLouR-Dall and demand light.
GRAIN Wheat - Firm; prime red
81 3OAl ~. Corn-Firm; receipts small;
white S5aS7c: yellow SSa92c. Oats-5ia
SIC. Rye-Nominally at 81 O0alE05.
PRovIsIoNs-Very quiet. Mess Pork
Decidedly lower; light $50 90, heavy
$3l 10. Baoon-Rlb sides 1SalSLc; clear
sides l0c; shoulders l5al54c; hams GOA
Gle. lIatd-lSxal9c.
WnIsEY-Sells freely at 81 GOAL Of.
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Desperate A tempt 70 Commit guIcIdc

BosToN, Dec. %.
Thomas Coyno, convict In the State
Prison, under sentence for life for man.
slaughter, attempted 10 commit suicide
this morning, by throwing himself
from the fourth balcony 10 the granite
floor Of the main passage way, u dis
tance OF SO feet. He fell upon stove
crushing IL In splinters, but received
no serious injury.
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MEMPIIIS, DEC, 3.
On Thursday night Sieve Bennett and
Tom Judson, (oolOred, had an alterca-
tlon at Bells station, on the Memphis
and Louisville Railroad, during which
the former was brutally murdered.
Last night q party masked took Jud.
son from the custody OF the constable,
carried him to the woods and shot him, ,
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CINCINNATI.


CINcINNATI, Dec. %.
The Iron Manufacturers held meet
Ing 10 day, for the purpose of express.
ing their sentiments In reference 10 the
reduction Of the tariff on pig iron to "a
ton. The sense Of the meeting was
against such a reduction. 1t was par.
ticlpated In by prominent manuiactur-
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htonmer HnnII M LonIsrIIla.


LouIsVILLR, December %.
The Madison packet Leonora while
landing last night, run into the wheel
house OF the steamer Mary Houston,
stove In her bow and sunk In ten feet
water. She can easily be raised. The
Houston WAS only slightly damaged.
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Arrangements for the Peabody Fn.
PORTLAND. Me. Dec. 2s

PORTLAND. Me-, Dec. 2S.
The committee OF ten who were ap.
pointed to arrange for the reception OF
the remains OF Mr.. Peabody, met last
night and consulted over the affair. It
was determined that the funeral should
not take place at the town Of Peabody,
until ten days after the arrival OF the
remains there. When the Monarch ar.
rives the civil authorities will take
charge Of the body.
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A PORTLAND shoemaker, who had
long been In love with a pretty widow,
but had never dared to mention II to
her, met her on the street the other day,
and bIurted out: l beg your pardon,
Mrs. -, but l want TO marry you
have loved you long time. l am
(then he gave his name, etc.,, and you
can take week 10 inquire about me.
and can see me whenever you wish.'
With this he left her to consider; she
did consider, and u speedy. marriage
was the result.
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VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND nan. {

AhShAoNbI bcus So
1t has transplred that a number OF
The sherlfls appointed by Gen. Candy
under the reconstruction acts, are de.
faulters To the State In sums ranging
from IS 900 10 $4,000. which they COL
lected and are unable TO pay Into the
treasury.
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CUBA.

dAVANAt UbUVIIU1I @I'
Jose CrespeLer and Jose Rubo, con-
vlc,ed OF attempting 10 inclts rebellion
among the Catalan revolutlonists, were
sentenced aud RHrroted on Christmas
dRy,
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Now York Dry Goods market.

NRw YORK, Dec. %.
The market remains languld yet firm
for most classes Of cotton and woolen
fabrics. The only change OF lmpor-
lance 70 notice to-day Is the advance In
Utica bleached muslins Of 10 per yard i,
prices having risen from 20 to 2lc.
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Peabody Insurance Company,
AT wHEELlNg, W. VA.

CAPAEA I"...."......".."."......,.."., kl90,OOO.
with the privilege Of Increasing tile same
To SsD0 UOO.
DIRECTORS.
WILLIAM BAILEY, ALoNZo LoRik0,
DR. WM. j. BATES. A. N. ADAMa,
ANDREW J. PANNELL, JAMES +. BARREs,
HENRY HTAMM, THOMAH HuaH "a,
JoS1PH H. WOODWARD,
This Company having been fully organ
lied, Is now prepared 10 take risks at fair
IateG on Buildings of all kinds, Merchandise,
Manufacturing Establishments, Furniture,
steam Boats and CarRoea on the Western
Rivers and Lakes; also 10 issue perpetual
policies on Dwellings aud Stores. This
Company being composed mostly OF our
leading business mon recommends itself 70
10 the favorable consideration OF the iuBur-
Ing public, and Soliclts their patronage. Ap-
pcatlOns for insurance will be promptly
attended 70 NJ their Ottico, BAILEY'5
BLOCK, No. l06 Market Street.
NO. ARTHUR, Secretary.
W. II. AGNEW, ASST SeC'y.
SO. BURDAT5, Solicitor.
WILLIAM BAILEY, President.
ALONZo LOklHG, Vlce-PresIdent.
Ont6.