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ma (?UMTHK WATCHMAN. Ketabllahad CouAoltdated Aw?. 2, 1881. Publiahod 8t?T7 "Wolnosiay, IV. Or. O?? tOeMJL, ? 8U.MTKU, 8. 0. t?RHB I per annum?in tdvanee. iOfiiTiniiir : Owj Square first insertion........*.$1 00 ??erjr tubteqnent Insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be m?a> at reduced retee. All communications which so Heerte private lotereets will be charged for at adfertiementt. Obituarist aed trihatcs of rsepecte will be ewerged for Boers Are Awaiting The British Attack. And British am Awaiting Ar? rival of Lord Roberta. London, Deo 27, 4 60 i m ?Die ??lebe? from Sooth Africa are atill greatly delayed. Bot they are arriv tog eaore freely, which ah owe that the aenaorthip baa been relaxed. There appears to be oo great okaoge in the aitoation A dispatch from Lorenz) Marques slated Thoreday. Deo 21, give* the following from the Boer bead laager, dated Tuesday Deo 19 : "The British naval gone at Colenso have been cannonading Bolwer bridge, over the Togela river, with a view of smashing it "The bombardment of L-.dysmith is proceeding slowly Gm Joubert has arrived here and been accorded a hearty welcome He addressed the burghers on Deo 18 ''More British prisoners have been Mat to Pretoria A dispatch to the Daily News from LvJvsmitv, dated Pnday, Deo 15, by heliograph, says : "Another sortie last night Qen ?outer, wt'h 600 volunteer*, destroyed eat tix ieeh Grtaeoi gun. one Howi<i?r aed ooe Maim Oos Britoo killed. The Boer gaooers fid" Tiers is so idea ia some qaarter* here that G o Bailer's destrootioo of the Togela bridge heralds so attempt to eat off the Boers now tooth of the river, bet the general opinion it that the Britieb will not stake any toriou? move pending -he arrival of Lord Roberts Ditptlobea from varuot poiott iodi sate ike steady growth of Du ch diaaffeetieo. The Cape Towo oorros pjodeot of lbs Daily Chrooiole reports ibe disoovery of a plot to ooooive at tbs escape of Bier prisoners The Times advisee etern treatmeot of the diaaffieted Doteh oolooitta aod the enforcement of the peoeltiea of treason against persona and property. The Sixtemh Laooert willx go to ?otrh Afrioa from India at the tpeoial reqaeat of Lvd R>bertt, even after the government bad deeided thai oo more iroops should be wi.hdrawo from lodia The war office baa oomioated 8tr William 8?okeo at oootaltiog torgenti te the Sooth Afrioao forest He will leave Dohlio for the Oape to a few daft Lord Somerset writes to The Times ?rgiog Ike seiiare of Loreoio Marqaet aod its releaiioej if oeeettary. until the end of ike war, ia order to preveot the laadtag of war material for the Boert Tke iraaaport Taotalloo Cattle bat arrivtd at Ctpe Towo with a number of Howuasra tad qoiek flrers, whieh Gen. Dollar argsally oseds ? A dispatch from Moddtr river dated Thursday, D?e 21, reports that inter ? Klent firing was oooiinoiog oo both tides; sltkoagk tbe B ?er shells fell tkort A number of Free Srate burgh art had ?arreod?red. There It ao oo e-nfirmed rep rt that 'ho Gaoadiao pteket wet eat off near B Imoot. It it also aaterled that ftver it raging among tke Boert Tbt teste "* wireless telegrspby at Modder r.ve*r oave b n highly sueoees fol. soejmooioatioo over a ditraoee of 70 <ndet being pcrftody cettbliehed Hn Mar cool iottrameote inieoded for ine Hoert, have beeo seised st Ctpe Towa. A ditpattb from Ohieveley oamp, dated Thuredav. Do 21 , tat?: "Lyddits tbtllt are daily thrown into tke Boer oamp to prevent them working at the trtoeoe*. The Bring of big guio* ia heard datlv ftom Iwa direot*oo of Ltditmt'b " Commandant I)<melion, who w%* SSp'irtd a' fcland?laagie and brought to 8imostowo, where he ?u?oet-d* d to mating hit esetpe from the British trotter Veoelope, has been reoaitur ad awamo* ^sa?^^? Aogosia, D-o27?W C |lO| wa* srreettd lait laat night oo a warrai t sworn oat by (Jhiel of Poltoe il u I, sbargiug him weh arson Stoy is an tioor*ioo marjagor Tbs 'bree d s?s iroos Ares in ibis eiiy reomtly, their erigie piloting strongly to inoeoditri n>, kave greatly eioi'ed the people Reotaily a boildiog waa fired three listet to ort day io the lower pert f ike eiiy tnd last oigbt thortlv before lbs big Ire ihe dtpartooeot was eailtd 10 a reside ate oo Walton Way to a ire pleiel? ioeeodiary, wbieh was also aseeeed atttmpi oa ikal boildiog. April. I860. "Be Ju! SUM! Glanders And Sedition. Spreading in American Muies and Bntlsn Sabjeola In Cape Colony. London, Deo 26.? A. cable die patch fron Cape Town, dated Wednesday, Deo 20, says that glanders has broken oat among the American moles, of which there ore 1,100 at tbe Htellenbosch remount fs.m Twenty six nf the mules hove been destroyed and 78 have beeo isolated The dispatch ssys sedition is spread? ing; io Cape Colony Three members of tbe Cape Porl; moot ore alleged to be implicated, and one >f them io i osid to have presented a Free State flag to a Boer commander, at the same tiite expressing the hope that he would carry it to glory and victory. Another member of the parliament io ooid to be recruiting for the Boero In odditioo, weolthy farmers ore now oiding the invodeio FRENCH ALMOST FASTENED London. Deo 26 ?Tho Boers heovily bombarded Ladyemith ior a couple of hours Deo 16, the dsy after the battle of Togeia river, but little damage wao done They killed one man ond wounded two men of the garrison Advices from Cspo Town say tho New Zja1anders with Gen French at Newport, were in o tight corner Deo 18 They were nearly surrounded by Boers and retired under a hail of bullets tired ot short range, but sus? tained only little loos Among the Boers killed at Strom berg wore many of thot loca'ity who had joined the Orange Free State forces Several newspsper correspondents have returned to Cape Town from tbe Modder river, opporently confirming the belief thot no immediate advance of tbe British is projected CHURCHILL ON 8ITUAT10N London, Deo 28 ?The Morning Post has received tho following from Mr Churchill under dote of Dec 26th, telegropbed from Chieveley Comp, where he has orrived : "AU ranke have complete confi? dence in Sir Redvers Buller and there is a otern determination to aucceed next time at all costs A painful impression wae caused by the announcement ot the change of com mander in chief, and the soldiers here ore resolved to viudicote their trusted leoder "Tbe situation, neverthleos, is diffi* cult, the Roer position being one of extroordioory otreogth, with high hills lined tier on tier with trenches ond galleries rising from so almost onfordable river, ond with a smooth ploio In front "The enemy hove oil the ranges marked, and many powerful guns dominate the voriouo poioto of tbe river, while the drifts ore commanded by converging musketry fire from probobly 12.000 Boero Tbe are 16 miles of wild, broken country before reocbiog Lodysmitb which deusnds oorly relief " Diopotcbeo from Modder river rep teoent Dutch disaffection io Oriqua land Weot oo growing very serious. Iu some towns tbe entire Dutch pop? ulation boo joined the Boers. It is announced tbst the Boers r.ave raised tbe siege of Kurumau and have all withdrawn to Mages fontein The Capo Town correspondent of the Times, under date of Friday, Dec 22. ssys : "Anxiety regarding the attitude of the Colonial Dutch is steadily growing They make no effort to conceal their sympathy with tbe two republics ; and the only question now is whether if the mili? tary situation is nut changed they wiil keep from open rebellion. ROBERTS AND KITCHENER Gibraltar. Deo 27 ?The British steamer Dunottar Castle, having on board Uen Lord Roberta oi Kandahar, commander in chief of tho British forces in South Africa, airived hero yesterday evening. Gen Lord Kitch? ener, who camb from Ettypt to joie Gen R ibertM ae his chief of hi ?IT, em barked nu boord the Duu.uU*jc ?fJaAta and the vessel sailed early this morn ing for Cape Town FFLT THE BOERS FROM KIM ^ bKKLEY Ktmberley, Dec 20 -At 2 30 this morning detatchmentH under Cd IVakman, with three Maxims and three seven poundeis under Maj May reccnfiuoitered. L(>aviug the en trenmento, the British advanced on Toll Pan The Boers pickets fired oud our Msxims replied, the Boers disappearing over the ridge Our guno then began to shell Toll Psn st a range of 2,500 yards. A Boer goo dropped four shells oear 3t and Fear not?Let all the Ends thon - 'ER. S. 0., WEDNES] (?nr men but did no damage Ah the Buers wete strongly entronched we withdrew Their gnus are well placed If APEKING RELIEF BORGE. London, Dec 27 ?The Rhodesian Mafehing force according to a dis patch from Mochudi, Bechutnaland, iated Saturday, Dec 16 was progres sing slowly owing to the necessity of repairing the bridges, averaging one per mile. An intercepted Boer mail bag, it is added shows that 20 Boers were killed and many wounded during the Bruish sttack on the Sequani laager Gat&cre's Disaster Not Yet Explained. - I London, Deo 29. 4 30 s. m ?Dur iug the continued lull m the military operations in Sooth Africa the papers are filled with letters and articles oritioisiog the government and the campaign and suggesting remedies, improvements, alterations in the plans aod the liko. The Times complains of "needless ocosorsbip aod concealment " It cites the foot that nothing has yet transpired in show bow Gen Gaiaore came to lose 600 men at Stromberg The dispatches from the front all represent the Boers as ia nervous oondi'ion aod ooostsot dread of the British advance, bot this is probably an exaggeration The Modder River correspondent of The Daily Chrooide gives an explana? tion of a sudden rifl* fire inexplicably opened from the B >rr trooehee. II says : "The Boers Lave wires stretched along the ground in front of the trenches, and connected with lamps'. If a wire be touched a lamp is ex'tn guished. thus giving warning. One night a high wiod extinguished a lamp, wbiob resulted in a false warning The fire ceased when tba Boer discovered that the alarm was false." A correspondent of The Daily News at Frere Gamp announces that a tramway is being ooostrnotod from the railway to the bill commanding the Boer position, and that aioog this tho British will convey heavy guns. Aoeordiog to a dispatob from Lady smith, dated Wedoeadey, Deo 20, the heat then was intense, being 104 degrees Fahr in the shade. There were many oases of entrio fover in the town at that time, but not enoofh to cause alarm Oo the other band, report from Boer sources on the continent assert that typhoid fever is eptdou.io in Ladysmitb The Traosvaal government, accord iog to information supplied by B ?er sympathisers, threatens to "reduce the rations of British prisoners if Great Britain stops the entry of food by Delagoa bay It is estimated that the war will cost at least ?60,000 000 ($800.000,000) it is suggested that the sinking fund of the national debt should be suspended for five years io order to defray the cost THE BOER ADVANTAGES MORE CLEARLY REVEALED. London, Deo 28 ?A dispatch to The Dsily Mail from Pietermaritiburg, dated Saturday, Deo 23, says: 1 Every day reveals some new faot regardiog the strength of the Boer j position at Colenso. Thanks to the services of continental officers, the character of the campaign has obaoged I ? We are no longer fighting a foe whioh relies upoo guerrilla taotios, but we have to deal with what is rapidly becoming a well disciplined army and mjoyiog tho advantages of knowing the country and of selecting toe scene of oontest without (he burdens of a cumbersome comissariat. "The Boers have converted the hills near Goleoso into fortresses of immense streogth Everywhere they have ?plendid treoobes, many of them bomb? proof Tramway lines permit the ?hifting of guns with astonishing rapidity. The main positions are con Meted with the outlying positions by undergroud passages and the forts prcpor bristle with machine guns that commaud the approaches. Probably mines are laid. "One hears Iom. nowadays about Boei shsUi not burs iug. Observers of the Colenso fight ?ay the Boer fire was very tffrcttve. This is duo largely to the fict that distances are marked c(f with white paint ' Tho onctiiy'n disoip?ne is improv? ing Tho trench's represent groat manual labor for which the Boers have a keen ?ih|ik^, und lbs way in which they restrained their fire when oar troops "?ere advancing is another proof of improved loldiertog " THE GERMAN PRESS Bsrliw, Doc. 28. ? The Gorman press continues to comment upon tlx* war in South Africa The Mtlitair Wochen Matt, the mil ? ny organ, SOI uns a severe crrioism hy a high nffieor, in which the writer oLitna that hitherto Beers, both leaders and met?, have proved far moro efficient in every way than the British The National Zei toog says editorially : "The best so lotion for Germany wot 1 bs a peaoe Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's DAY. JANUARY 3. 1 gusraotoeiug the Boen their iodepeori? erne and aeooriog the 'uiure ; that is, srsatiag n utate wbo.-*o frootier I ?u b< the ire a, in opjer to eosole it to adi p iteelf ?o tho new times iipoo which A?'rioa is entering. "That mu-t ho the policy of '.ho ?aera. We do oot de^iro the British to wholly expelled from Af.ioa, hur % I do not nee the necessity fur soaking tho entiro African oootioeoi British The ideas of Cecil Rhodes will eplit upon the rock of Boer courage 99 BOERS VERY CONFIDENT. Durban, Natal. Saturday, Deo 23 ? Mr Wi nston Churchill, on arriving here after bis escape from the Boers, received a tremendous ovation. He says that from conversations with mem bers of the Transvaal executive at Pre? toria bo learned that the Boers began tho war with trepidation, but that President Kroger is now confident Great Britain will soon *ue for peaee. In the highest Transvaal oiroles, Mr Chnrohili asserts, there is serious talk of a oompromise, by whioh Great Brit aio would eedo the territory now oocu pied by the armies of the two republics, pav an indemnity of ?20,000,000 ($100,000,000) and acknowledge the oomplete independence of the Traos vaal Believed Buller May Try to Retrieve Defeat. London, Deo 30, 5 a m ?The latest special dispatches from Chieve ley camp hint datkly at some imDor tout movement as imminent This is interpreted, with some misgivings, to mean that Gen Buller contemplates a renewel of his attempt to relieve Ladysmith It is reported by the same dispatches that the Boers have now retired to the north bank of the Tugela being afraid that the swollen river may bar their retrest They are also moving their laagers nearer Ladysmith. probably with the inten? tion of further pressueon tbegarrion, which now seems to be suffering pretty hesvily from the bombard ment It is difficult, however, to conceive that Gen Bulier would mske another frontal attack, especially now that the river is rising and an additional indication that this is not bis purpose in the fact that he has re moved his headquarters back to Prove The Boer movement northward from the Tugeia is quite in keeping with the enemy's usual plan of securing a safe line of retreat It is known that artillery is due to arrive for Gen Buller but the belief here is that his force, however, is animated by a desire to accomplish something before the arrival of Lord Roberts and to satisfy the keenness of his men to retrieve their defeat The reported engagement with Kaffirs is very vague and cannot bo explained pending the arrival of later dispatches The times has a dispatches from Lorenzo Marquee dated Deo 28, which says: "The suspicion that the Boer intelligence department is in close touch with a foreign consulate in Pretoria is confirmed by the fact that the news of the appointment of Lord Roberto as commander in chief in South Africa was generally known in Pretoria on Dec 20. indirectly reoobing Delogoo Boy from the Transvaal two days later Suspicion rests upon a consul which is noto rious for his Boer sympathies There is reason to believe that Pretoria is kept well informed with regard to British military movements. "With reference to the rumors of smuggling contraband is significant that Moj Erssmus of the Free State artillery is here, his arrival being coincident with that of the French liner. Considering the freedom with which the Transvaal secret service fund is spent considerable mischief may be done unless cargoes are inspected by British searchers, who understand ioreign bills of lading SIEGE OF LADYSMITH Piotermoritsborf, Wednesday, Deo 27.? A dispatch from Ladysmith, dated Deo 22, siys : "The. Buers have mounfcd another Howi'S'r on Borprise bill roplsoing the gun oaptored in tho poitio of the Rifle brigade. While they watoh us nightly win a Keorch light sod bombard the pises (iailv, they show 1*0 tigOl of assaulting tho (own. Thef probably think they oao htarve us out, but we have plenty of provisions. "Tho total casualties sine? the liege began are 70 men kilhd aod 236 wounded 99 THE BOER ARTILLERY. Ladysmith, Dec 24, via Pietermaritg burg ?Qeo White bus bad a slight uttweb of fever nut he is now eoovabs Oent, The Boer ?bell Ore has been very damaging recently. On Friday one sh II killed sis men and wounded ore. The sans sail*ile killed 14 horses. Another just uvssed tho Fifth Lancers' lines, slightly wounding sii officers. Several sheila have fallen olose to Gen White's home, compelling tbo removal THK KOO. New i of headquarters to anoth r poiol I' 't reported that Gen Joobert a agaio in command of ibo Bsers bore. The aik?'ary aotb "ir;->* appear sonfi ?"?rnt bot Ibev are very retieeor. Boen have boon observed moving uorhwerd and westward io lar^r DQDbtri SORTIE FROM KIMBERLEY Kimberley, Friday. Do 22, via Modder river, Wednesday, Deo 27 ? Before dawo today a detachment of the mounted forces with artillery and infantry, moved io a westerly direction. Boer artillery from Kampcrdam opened fire at O fcs Kopje, Kimberley fort replying with twenty shells The British force reoonnoitered out? posts along Lazaretto ridge, the Bier patrols retreating. Having accomplished this and hav? ing discovered Boer reenforcemente approaching from Wimbledon ridge, Col Chamier, with the Royal artillery, exchanged a doxso shells as s mo as the guns could be limbered up Some 500 Boers poured in a heavy fire from their earthworks, the British finally retiring with the loss of one horse. Tbo movement showed tbat the Biers were still keeptug their guns in the vicinity of Kimberley and are able to summon roenforcements rapidly. It also showed their proneoes9 to vacate a position immediately when weaker than the opposing force TAXING GOLD MINES Pretoria, Deo 25. Monday ?Gen 1 Sohalbburger reports under date of Dec 23 that trains are now running to Colenso, indicating that the Boers have built a connection around L*dy *mith. Gen Cronje reports from the Modder river. Deo 24, that lbs Boers eaptnred two British torts at Kururnan Dec 17 [t is rurai, .'d tbat Gen Metbuen'e big naval gun has exploded The Transvaal government ha* pro mu'gated a new ?old tax law, by which individuals and companies working their own mioes ?re taxed 30 per cent of the output, vybile mines worked by the govcrnmen'. will pay 50 per cent Suspended mires will pay 'i0 per cent od their probsMj output, calculated on three months' working Reducing works will pay 30 per eent of their profits The law ts retroactive to Oat 11 British Subjects Warned. London, Dec 27 ?The privy council held a meeting at Windsor Castle at which Queen Victoria proclaimed a warning to all British subjects not to assist inhabitants of the Tran?vaal or of the Orange Free State or to sell or transport merohaLdise thereto uoder penalty of the law The proclamation was gazetted tooigbt Three Leading Questions Austin, Tex, Deo 26?William Jennings Bryan's attention was called to a dispatch from Washington stating that he had written Congressman Daly of New Jersey tbat be would make several speeches in the east, discussing trusts and imperialism, and he was asfcod as to whether the report icdicat ed any intention of abandoning the silver question He said : Congressman Daiy has probably been misquoted. I expeot to make several speeches io the east but I expeot to discuss tbo money questieu alone with other questions There are three questions now prominently before the people, to wit : the money question, 'be trust question and the Pni ippine question Whenever I make a pol III oai speech I discuss all three qu^s tions " Mr Bryan will leave here S^uriay for bis (t;p to Lioeolo, O.naba, Kansa* Ct'y an i therco to the east He Will be gone about one month Mis B yan today received a letter from Andrew Carnegie, st&tiog tbat he W uld gladly furnish tbo money for the erection of a libtary building at Lin coin, Nob. which, it is estimated, will cos: between $50,000 and $75,0(J0. Liurens, Dec 27.?In a rabbit hunt yesterday near Cross Hill Cavptf Fu ;er a JOOBg gentleman IV* years old, was accidentally shot by Mr Butler Rioharisou Young Fuller di^d this meroiog, They ?rc of our best cit tZ! r.n The accident will be g.n \it y, deplore 1 _- ? * ? ? ? ?^m^?? San Francisco. Deo 24.?The United States transport Wes'nini>'cr sailed for anils today with 100 heud of horses and mules Rott ? *. SOLUTELY a Makes the food more de _isjsja sjsjsjpi spa rem. TKL'E 80CTHBON. t?at*t>li*hed Swam i <>6 Series?Vol. XIX. So. 23 Th? Safty Valve of the Clan na Gael. An Alleged Officer Talks of Contemplated Blow to England. New York, D o 27 ?Relative to the attitude of the Irish Revolutionary societies toward the government of Qreat Britain at the present juncture of affair?. The Erening Peat today quote! an officer of the Clan na Gal as say? ing : "England can only be made to feel pbyeioal force, and we're now ?o:og to give her some Boer treatroeot. Wc did intend going out and sinking that first eipeditioo from Canada to South Africa, bu? thought it better to wait a little We can mobilize our men without much diffioolty for an attack on Canada, and we are fairly well armed?as welt as the Uoited States trocps io the Spanish war. We have lots of Spriogfield rifles and are haodv with the bayonet 1 No deoisioo has been arrived at yet. Everything will depend on the imme? diate future We h ve either regi. merits or companies all over the Uoited S ates and are fairly well drilled, and a great many of our men are in the militia The Ancient Order of Hi? bernians has really nothing to do with this. It : umbers about 250 000 and o maj rity of its members belong to our organisation All its (finer* do, and so of course it will ac with us We have lots of men in the regular army ? dmf1'' or clubs in every post?aod even if they were sent against os to step us on the border they wou'd either march across with us or give us blank cart? ridges. "If it is decided to attack Canada we shall da all io our power to keep masters so secret ce not to embarrass the government until we are actually on the border The French popoie'ioo io Canada would be with us, and there are numbers of our own conn rymen ready to welcome us. Canada would be an easy mark We would have the Canadian loyalists on the run in a week." Additional National Banks Washington, Dec 28 ?Tho reore tary of tie treasury today designaied . several additional national banks as goverrmeit depositories to recejte internal roVOtSO receipts, and it is lold will continue to do to until the to'al amount so d<>po?itrd snsouMg to $30 000 000 or $40,000 000 Depos? it, however, will not bd made with these additir hi banks until the banks comprising the fir-: group, designated several days ago, have received depos? its rqaal to tbe amount of bond? turn? ed iuto the treasury by tbem as seoor i:y, which approximates $17 6C0 000. It is expected that deposit* will tegia io be made under tbo new destgnetiooe about Jao 10. Any national took owning or controlling United States bonds, willing to deposit the s?me io the ?asury as r-eeuhiy. iccludiog the oow receiving deposits, is eoti t1 to partioipate io this distribution of internal revenue receipts NEGRO KILLS SHERIFF. Monticello, Fla , Dec 28?WIN Gorman, a negro sho. and instantly killed Sheriff T B Simkine this morning at the Scurry place, sift miles north of town Goimitt was wanted for murder and Simk:nt? and a posse went to arrest him They closed in on the cabin in which the negro was concealed As Simkins pushed open the door, Gorman shot him twice in tbe breast The mar? rtetor escaped from the rear door, but was shot down and killed ?-?-^^mm&- ?^Ma??? An experiment is being made in Washington County Ga, on the line of rural school consolidation and free transportation to and from school that will be watched with interest not only in Georgia but in other State*. The plan that has been in operation, and has so far proved eminently ?atie* factory, provides for the consolida? tion of eight or ten small schools of one teacher each into one academic iuj&?tuAi.sM\ WNVfe t&ffeia'i iufUuctore. Transportation to and from school costs, under the experimental plan, about one dollar a month per capita. Tbo airaugement for continuous aeoatODO in made by private subscrip? tions of the patrons JL Raking Powder Hjre licious and wholesome Olj oo., wkw voa*._