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The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14
By OREGON VOLUNTEERS.

SAN FaAxcusco, June 9.-Dis-
patches from Boyle's Camp dated
yesterday, relate the particulars Of
an attrocious massacre of Modoc
prisoners, it is supposed by the
! Oregon volunteers, Saturday morn
ing. John James Fairchild and
about twelve other men left Fair
child's rancho, Cottonwood Greek,
with seventeen Modoc c,ptives, wo
men and children, including Shack.
nasty Jim, Bogus Charley, Tehee
Jack, Pony and Little John. The
Indians were in q wagon drawn
by four mules. At the crossing
Of Lost River the party encounter
ed the Oregon, volunteers under
command of Captain Hizie. The
soldiers gathered about the wagon
and questioned Fairchild. The lat
ter told him the Modocs were all
Hot Greeks, except Little John !;
that there were no charges against
them. Fairchild undertook to push
on to Boyle's Camp, and the volun.
/ teers retired to caMpnear Crawleys.
On the road he noticed two men
ahead, riding to Rocky Point, as il
to intercept him. When the team
. approached, one presented a needle.
gun ct Fairchild and said, stGet
down, you old white beaded - Of
. b." ..sBy what suthoritys'' said
Fairchild. "By mine. / am going
to kill the Indians and you too, .
was che reply Their leader caught
. hold of the mules, nnhitched them,
:, cut the harness: Fairchild,- cling
ing to the, lines. leaped to the
gound The poor wretches implor
cd for mercy; begged Fairchild "a
save them. The warriors were un.
\ armed and knew hatresistance was
useless. They were the coolest in
the party, though facing inevitable
death; but the women and children
oshrieked, groaned and wept piteous
". Fairchild had nothing but q
small pistol Six inches from hil
ear was the muzzle of . needle-gu
He says the tears came to his eyes.
and he mingled his voice with thos6
eof the Modocs in the hope that ths
Imassacre might be avoided stOh
it was q terrible scene. / never
shau forget it. ! shudder when
think what I saw and heard Tn,
fearful voices Of those women ani
children still ring ia my ears; bu
the cowardly hounds were not to b.
baulksd." Irs II .,af.a s.so
"a shot and Little John lay deal
in the bed Of the wagon, with
bullet IN his brain. The mule,
dashsd away with Fairchild an,
tangled him IN the lines. Their
we're five more shots in rapid sue
cession, and Tehee, Jack, Pony an.
Moach, the remaining warriors
were dead Little Johns squa,
had . frightful wound IN th
| rshouldsr. .Awayahead in the road
in The direction Of Boyle.s Camy
Was : clpud. of dust indicating Il
approach of, Q team The murder
egs espied the dust, and in . mo
| msnt were riding away. .SsegeaE
! Murphy, Battery q, Fouy(h Arts
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

Ii 1898 fndisnA had seventeen 81.
pers; in 1s4O seventy-shres In
1856 three daily and ITS other
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It j. aeneraLyssppoaed.fln Ore
gon volunteerGare the guilty par
ties Fairchild ia Of thai opinion
himself. The warriors killed were
not charged with murder. Those
Who know them The; best say they
have only participated in Hopen'
fights Every one, here, condemns
the affair as attrocious and without
excuse. There is no doubt but the
murders were carried out upon, 9
carefully arranged plan, as Fair
child noticed horsemen upon the
road ahead and behind him, when
the shots were fred Had John
Fairchild instead Of James been
present. another murder might
have been added to the list, as The
Oregonians are bitter in their ha-
tired of John, the old man, and
other Californians. :,
The Warm Springs have only a
few weeks longer to serve. Ser
| geat Clinton is fast failing. y =
JACK DENIES KILLING CANDY. :.
Boyles Camp, June 8.-An inter
view between General Davis, Cap
tain Jack and Seonchin has just ter
minated. The Modocs Chief says
he was melted TO his cruel warfare
by Allen David, Chief of the Kla-
mathis He also denied having
killed General Candy, and laid the
blame on his boys. Schonchin tells
the same story. "a Or a vA4
The news of the massacre of the
Modoc captives was received here
with universal surprise and indig-
nation q The attroci,y is loudly de-.
nounced by every one. .,re ieiis Z
The same No. of the Commercial
which contained the above dis
patches, had the following editorial
which admits all as facts, contained
in in the foregoing '.poem," VIZ =
4 - = q
| :" s"The murder of the Modoo, pris-
oners by volunteers Of Oregon is q
shame and disgrace to the Ameri-
tcan people. I: is another evidence
that the 'savages are not alfred
men. We will warrant that the
murderers were among the, most
cautious OF those who looked on
while the lava beds were invaded.
Assassins are always cowards.-
! Knowing, as General Davis did, the
temper Of the volunteers, he should
not have trusted the prisoners out
tofi responsible hands, or in places
where they could notbe protected. -
Mr.. Editor, it is . great art to
learn how to edit . popular daily
newspaper" To elbow hot and
blow cold" is nice point to learn,
50 ~ to just suit the particular
whims of the people. II we are
not mistaken in the writer of the
above sspoem" and we think weaare
NOT, he hasa pretty complete TN
derstanding of the manner in which
the Indians have been treated by
our Christianized white people in
this county; and is not SO sEsiekly'
to q sense Of justice and night ae
the editor of the. Commercial may
think. # We know him, he will
never elbow hot one day and ''blow
cold" the next, even for q little
filthy lucre. @ VOLO.
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14
CAPTAIN JACK.
CAPTAIN JACK.
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ED. ED.APu't:-Fhe Ollo ne

Pe~ os0u as C1ncmnAtl, june
q 1873, and puhlished IN the Gem
mercial Of the 9Th, is doubtleeshlp
work OF 9 Wayne county brain. and
speaks plainly many truths, as the
&pqual VII sbow.
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

The Inter Ocean thus consisely
and truthfully sums up che total
Of JEFF Davis: ''He was, like
Benedict Arnold, traitor, and .
cowardly one at that; for, knowing
that he merited death, he sought to
escape through miserable dis
tguise. Washington could not if.
ford to spare the traitor Of the first
xevolution; but the second found q
government strong enough to be
oae0ant without danger. Itlet the
] chief rebel off with his life, and It
has no longer any concern with
him, or his Eebelhon." lgaialas
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

80 - q fs5fas :. Sy""s w.
s +! II ;SlIxN-
iRnsrss Asvenast.o
Uadesakhis had the ,IndisnApolis
JourmAyofthe 11th, makes tke fol
lowing comments adrsst or, ben-1
eiicisnt results arc seldosl. .accom-1 \
ph-hsdF wishodt otglaiklxa, and
60 e6sfe . eveIy reason why
the kfmsrs, who out number all
uthsF vocGsions combined, should
Be regularly and thoroughly organ
issd III ne purpose Of protecting,
advancing md elevsting that purC
suit In dur opinion, however, 80
il : great and serious mistake ~
make such organisation I ! secret:
onA Secret organizai ions for the.
aeocup, hment Of public OF o. gena
eral eadb are pernicious and danr
gerous, and It csn hardly be douBt !
Cd thst the farmers are ac';ng udu
wissiy ia f6<mng secret societies
with ouahH grips, degrees signals
and passwords for. the purpose of
accomplishing results which every
body 4sdmits to be IN themselves!
just ana legitimate. One certain
result Of such organisation win be
70 hnallt array very large nuur
bar Of persons against the movssp
ment who otherwise would favor IT,
But without stopping to discuss
now this question Of secret socie-
ties, We may cali the attention a.
the farmers to another danger, hin.
ted ct above, which if they are not
careful VIII bring the whole move
ment into utter confusion and dis
grace; We mean the danger Of its
being made use Of by political
demaeecues for purely .r..,tv mrs
poses. IF the farmers hv anv nn;tv
of actspa. even bv sacrat oro.a;v.4. i,
ton. tha w;adom and .nror,.;et, -
vhich. va ara NOT pr,.s.,.d - .i,r;tl,
en- IN ,av v.v sdvauosy shs;,, =,
tsregta relieve thsmsslves lof 1anv-
burden, or elevate thnr se.ll;no.
svervbodv v;ll viah xhern euc.ass.,
bat II they are G]lv, and, veal,
enough 10 allow themsalvns a. ha,
deceived into these oranges. ca l,es
used a xhe mere toolsand Ainstru.,
ments Of politicisna chem thcv ara,
greater FOOLS than we tahe thsm, 70,
Be. Andn not onlywill thew be great
fools m TINS allowing themseavea
70 Be- shnr;pu1aAsd J ,bv pol;tical
demseexue6, but thew wilt contrib
ute % IL formation Of ! cIa~a .nre;
udiee and : casss uarty ,seaiusi, tha.
very ende and interesta vSlh;1h <havi
want 70 advance. for tha. interaats.
of fsrmers. are not materially sl;lFar-
a.. :. =. -.
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

-enThg diseoeofs sof the Clinton
Coaa&y sAesisultural Society offer
. prsmiumQf ffty dollers for the
best farm over eighty acres, and
&xsstTt9Ys dallass iegotas best
s{Alm Iof twsntE acres end Hotovsr
.EtlhtI. rsaaz.. u a.aeoa .lIea.aL, I.
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

competition in the Eastern marx :
kts. 1sr1ers in the (sd th Ire
9pmb ing1 for LOCI = Fantagl
tAere. >Eb South d Foli1 cottq
|rulsers ha effected N Fran
.mdAt whic6will partly Nhd pen the
expense of marketing their cotton
BY q cooperative contract with bag
1RdiiR mandfactufers; Isdddmg the
cost-fro ~ to IL cents. AZ this
rte tAp South Fodld saye 4cQ
600 in this one item. -.
!, The Bureau Of Elqcatio has IN
formation that the Legislature of
Texas, which adjourned on the 6th
inst, has abolished the free school
system Of the State, which had
been in successful operation for the
past two years. This outrageous
act of snatcning the school books
from The children of the State is in
strong contrast with the atender
sympathy these Legislators have for
the cut threats, rufins and robbers
among them. who fall into prison,
As shownvinathe fact that right af-
ter they sbolished the school sys-
tenn they passed law Furnishing
any sheriff who shall fail TO provide
his prisoners with mosquito bars.
.rd, The public curiosity is greatly
tantaized by the presence OF the
Frolic at our Navy Yard, on board
of which are Captain Tyson and
part of the crew of the Polaris, late
rescued from an ice foe.
The Polaris investigation is pro-
ceeding, but the Secretary Of the
Navy is convinced that Captain
Hall died q natural death, and that
the Tyson party became separated
from the vessel through accident
instead Of design. : sA.4a.
s1Reports to the Department OF
Agriculture shows serious injury to
the frpitein many localities. There
Z is an enormous destruction of peach
trees, very seriously reducing the
permanent prospects of that crop
for many years to coma. Grape
vines have suffered extensivelJs the
sConcords and Clintons showing
themselves the most hardy and Wig.
) orous to lresistsextremes of, temper
ature. Apples and pears have also
suffered very greatly. Fruit de-
stroying insects are also extensive
II reported s bf.Al doh AZ 81
Some of fthewould- d-be-called loyal
papers are grumbling because the
rebel graves we're not decorated on
Memorial day. The feeling of the
one armed, one-legged soldiers,and
Of the loyal people against the re-
cbelion7i 7is ton strong to admit ot
such fraternization. They can NOT
yet. .stultify themselves by looking
Q at the victims of rebellion, dying
for the perpetuation of slavery and
Tyranny, as equally worthy Of hon.
j or IS the boys in blue whose lives
were q costly sacrifice to civiliza.
ton, progress and humanity. II
Z the rebels wish to decorate let them
do 30, but let not unseemingly con.
tests Of feeling be provoked by the
presence, of survivors in, whose
hearts the fires of conflict are MOI
] yet smethered. saw ~
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

Water has been let into the ca
nal at Fort wayne, and the 70
pairs are being pushed forward
through the counties making the
appropriations asked for. It il
said mat no repairs will be made
in counties refusing TO make the
appropriations. - -,
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

The -dissultory war which the
Carlists continue In Spain may
not be- snficient to threaten the
perpetuity. Of the Government, but
It is embarrassing enough 10 keep
it in . state Of alarm, and susfavor-
ably Affect trade The lsrge . hip
ments OF petroleum hence to Bill
boa, for instance, have been en-
tizely cut Oh. ,lz
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

,s.aA freight train on the Junction
,road waa wrecked en Wsdnessiay
Last near Griffin . stAtios, nasnlt-
ing In the death Of The seAgineer,
and severe injnries eothe frsnan
and one aof &he brakesmen. The
engine and four Of The freight
carsewere thrown down the hank
making . frightfulf wreck. The
engineer, Howe, was found dead
bstween two cars. with his right side
and shouldsr badly crashed ) his
6remap, Robert iWilbern. Vas also
;nsch injursd about the shoulders,
and had both his legs broken,
while one of tie brakesusu, ssasme
,unkhovs, WAS also issrionslyo in
jnred.- Connersville Examiner. !
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Z 6At weliEi - pE1sse 16ln ~
The noble warrior stands
sgz Hs asks ,nepasans ~ his foss. 9a
Ne RsreyY q their hands.
Justice. the only boon hseravss, -
To him will Be denisd, %
e ? Aaa Bic proad soul viii never erings
sssnfs Ghsisaaas who have lied. 49,
= Dssoysd ftou his safe r,strea.
ga TBS vsss - 'fslss - just i
81 He and bis nithfut followers esus
The, Chr istian's faith 10 trust. s
Oh! hsa Re known TIE Christian heart,
s8al He'd now have been q free 3.
i aiAs whsa hssbrsaahsd the air Of heaven
la;s Upon big natiss lea. Il
M -Ehisk Of sAis grsst land Or ours
sdg Who off nillioss can boast
TO capture but = handful
Call'd forth numerous host,
= Bat failing. smpioyd the Rsd.man :
..g His brethren 10 betray-T9 &.
With promises shes kssw wers faias
And are proven 30 to-day.
y z We shall have 70 send to India
Or some other heathsn land,
And get some Hindo Pagan
To Chriysianise our land
IrFof il these dsludsd capeivss ).
-.cs Die BY the ChrissiAh hand,
Every hea.hen Nation n. -
Win curse the Chr istian's land.
CINCINNATI, June 9, ITS: &. G.
In the same number of the Com
mercial in which the above sspoem'
was published, the editor made the
following remarks: a
Captain Jack is not SO poor that
-thsre are none to do him reverence
Elsewhere will be found q sspoem"
we suppose ittmast be d poem, ia,
there are rhymes init-4by one who
reyeres, Jack and reyiles the Chris
tianity Of his Tor her. age and
country. It 10 a curions fact that
there Is . class of persons whose
understanding is go sickly, ard
whose sentiments are sos peryerse
that all murderers are to them he.
roes, and they .sympathize mos,
acutely with the most abandoned
scoundrels. We may mention t<
tho author Of the poehas that Cap
tain Jack was not promised his Life
when be surrendered, He. had the
chance to die game with his rifle IN
his hand, and Il is his own fault that
he is reserved to dAcofate the gal
lows. .a=rods tara aas
Ies The next day, june 10th, the fol
lowing dispatch from San Francis
90, appeared in the G Commercial, de
tailing the horrid massacre Of The
lModoc prisoners under charge o.
Fsirchild, sand twelve other men
A more outrageous massacre wa.
never perpetfGted in any Christian
land:ds aias 81
Modoc Prisoners nrass.cred.
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

There are 200 members Of 1.-THE
order a me Kni Shis a Rythias in
Js&assoqNMAd So5 sdt rsaa Ll.s
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

The new paper mills st Elkhaft
will employ ls0 PERSONS. = =
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

The Spanish Government has
directed the emancipation Of TO-
600 slaves 10 Cuba. The. decree
goes into immediate effect. Il That
il . move in the right direction. !;
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

A 'Do~ns East" paPer, informs
the public that seboarsl for the sum-
nasr On he obtained st q large and
shady hrick gentleman's residence. /"
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

lery, with ten men and teamsters,
Mby tho team. hS Sd1 eant
too charg( of affaira knd re ain-
led (th hi men on Il grou1
irchil md > tea lister, VI md
|ed, hd !. uiwi Ind iwo i'd
ing. Fairchild reached General
Re1iGi haadqmarters, andrshted hin
! eteryu eTeanAt Yitb a4esc9gt were
At once sent after the prisoners,
dead and alive No steps have been
taken foSth~ gRnehensiln sof the
felons wh6 performed tho bloody
The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

competition in the Eastern mark
ks.. frs in The sd n sIsl
pmb ing for LOG . rantagl
tAere. South Q Foli eot.d
Fnlsers hay effected N ran
meht Which, partly Nhd ben NE.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-12

AAaAf AA1ve.-Itis asad thing to pass through
life only half alive. Yet there are thousands
whose habitual condition is one of languor and
debility. They complain Of no specific disease.
they suffer no positive pain; hut they have no
relish for anything which affords mental or SELL
suous pleasure to their more robust and ener-
getic fellOw-beings.
IN nine cases out of ten this state of Iassjtude
and tOrpor arises from a morbid stomach Tn
digestion destroys the energy of both mind and
body. When the waste of nature is not sunpI;c6
by a due apd regular assimilation of the food.
every organ is starved, every function inter
rupted.
NOW, what does common sense suggest under
these circumstances of depression? The system
needs TousfnG and strengthening not merely for
an hour Or two, to sink afterwards into q more
pittable condition than ever las it assuredly
would do If an ordinary alcoholic stimuIant was
resorted toA, but radically and permanently.
How is this desirable object to be accomplish
ed? The answer to this question, founded on
the unvarying experience of a quarter of a CEN
tury, is easily given. Infusc new vigor into the
digestive organs by a course of HOstcttcr's
Stomach Bitters. Do not waste time in admin
iSter1ng temporary remedies, hut wake the sys-
tenn up by recuperating the fountain head Of
physical strength and energy, the great organ
upon which all the other organs. depend for their
nurture ami support.
BY the time that a dozen dosps Of the Grrot
vegetable tonic and invigOranthav been taken,
the feeble frame Of the dyspeptic will begin to
1eei Its benign influence. Appetite will he ere
ated, and with appetite the capacity to digest
what it Graves. PeTsevere until healthfulblOOd
lit to h0 the material Of flesh and muscle, bone
apd nerve and brain, flows through the channels
M pIpp1l0Vinn fnufnaA nF klN4 Nh ,I,IrI
with which they have heretofore been impcr-
feetly nOurishcd.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-12

The Port Vincent Triune deals us a
long lecture for saying that the people
would be forced to pay their taxes, and
that w. P. Kellogg would be Gov. in
spite of all protests from the citizens of
Livingstone parish. We do not pro-
pose to contradict or even question
anything the Triune may say upon this
subject for it may be correct; all that
we meant to convey in the article that
appeared in our columns and which we
are also glad the Triune copied entire,
was that Gov. Kellogg has been ad-
judged the duly elected executive by
all the powers that have any jurisdiction
in the matter, and that in getting up
meetings for the purpose of protesting
is only a waste of time. That the Tri-
une cannot help but agree with us on
this point we cannot help but believe,
leaving out the question of right and
wrong. Therefore, believing that all
protests are worthless, we believe we
are simply doing the duty of q public
journalist, in warning the people
against them. Ascension, we are conf
dent will have none of it.-[Ascension
Leader.
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Restored to Entry Under
the Homestead Law,

In the New Orleans Republican of o
late date, is the following advertisements
important to the people of this parish.
as much of the land described lies with
in it's limits:
UNITED STATES CONSOLIDATED LAND OFFICE }
New Orleans, La, February 18th, 1873.
IN accordance with instructions received from
the commissioner of the General Land Office
dated January 80, 1878, notice is hereby Tiy-en'
mat on and after the Fifteenth Day of March
1873, the following lands in the late Southwest,
ern Lane Dlstrlct, Louisiana, which were APP
proved under the act of June 3, 1856, to the state
OF LOUISIANA, for the New Orleans, OpelOusas
ana Great Western railroad, living west of Rraeb,
ear cry, and declared forfeited to the United
states by act OF COngess of July IA, 1870, will be
restored to entry under the provisions of the
Homestead laws. tu-Wit: ~
ing in '17 ga" ,"
Townships 6, Z and 8 south, range l east.
townships Z, 8, 9, 10 and II south, range Q east.
townships 8, 9, 10, IL and II south, range 8 east.
east. A"N5o@
Townships 10, II, 70 and IS south, range s east.
townships II, u and Is south, range 6 east,
TOMnships H. ID ana 10 south, range 7 cast.
townships Is and IA south, range s east.
townships u, IA md IT south, range Q east
townships II, IA, Is and II south, range 10 east
townships Is and Is south, range II east.
townships 10 and Is south, range II east.
townships 5 and 8 south, range l west.
Townships 4 and 8 south, range 2 west.
townships 3, 4 and 5 south, range west.
townships 2, 3, 1 and 3 south, range 4 west
Townships l, 2, 8, 4 and 5 south, range ) west.
townships l, 2, 3, 4 and 5 south, range G west
townships |, 2, 3 and 4 south, range 7 west.
townships l, 2, 3 and 4 south, range 3 west
Townships !, 2, 8 and 4 south, range Q west
townships l, 2, 3 and 4 south, range 10 west.
townships |, 2, 3 and 4 south, range II west.
TOWNSHIPS l. =, : and south, range - west.
CHARLES BARNARD. Register
". H. HYATT, Receiver.
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APpaeeOn's Journal is nOwenlarged to the
extent of four additional F-eadingpages, while u
cover encl0ses it, In this form it takes more
definitely It's place as a weekly household
magazine. 1t viii continue to present healthful.
sound, instructive, entertaining, and animated
literature. 1t will contine itself, as a rule, to
one serial TOpeJ at q time it will contain the
best short stories attainable; it will give
picturesque descriptions of places, and stirring
narratives OF travel and adventure; it will have
mighty entertaining papersupOn various subjects
that pertain to the pursuits and recreati0ns Ut
the people; will give portraits and sketches of
persons distinguished in various walks OF life;
will present lively, social sketches, having in
special view those things the knowledge of
which win contribute to the welfare and
happiness of the household; it will describe
phases of life in all quarters Of the globe; it
will discuss the more important events of the
time, and the advances made IN art, literature,
and science; 1t will endeavOr to reflect all the
Ideas, movements, and developments of society
| and, while hOpingt to enlighten, will ]strenu0usly
aim to entertain, with large abundance Of
material, all who resort to its pages for intellec-
tual pleasure. 1t will employ illustration sHtii-
GENTLY - give variety and animation to its
| pages; but we shall seek rather TO make 1t -
journal Of popular. high-class literature than
merely a vehicle for pictures. D. Appleton 4
Co., Publishers, New York,
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The billtOabolish the session of the Su-
preme Court at this place did not pass,
and the usual term will be held here
next June, nothing preventing.
We had frost on last Wednesday and
Thursday mornings; but very little
damage, if any, was done to vegetation.
There will be an exhibition at St.
Charles College, Grand Coteau, next
Wednesday. See advertisement.
We call attention to the advertise
ment in regard to opening q colOred
school.
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Now AND THEN.-Last year between
the LIST and 10th of April, seventy-four
persons in this parish had paid their
State taxes. Then there was no dispute
as to Which was the State government,
and we had but one person claiming to
be collector. The Office then had been
kept open without interruption. This
year the operations of the office have
been delayed, and under the circum-
stances it is but natural that Taxpayers
should be backward. But not with
standing these things, ffty-four persons
paid their taxes between the I'd and
10th Of April, and a large number has
applied to know the amount of their
taxes, with the statement that they
would settle soon.