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{Huron Pailr? Enterprise. Lines, Wing & Smith, Proprietors, Term, o. r P‘Io“j B(W One Year 4 00 Six Mon till .j 00 Three Jn variably in advance. To city euta-cribers by the month, Seventy-five cent-, nerved by carriers. Liberal Ui publican Democratic I icket Tor President: HORACE* G-REELEY, OF NEW YORK. For Vice President s B. GRATZ BROWN. OF MISSOURI. male Electoral Ticket. FOR STATE AT LARGE, Principals. A1 termites W. T. WOFFORD, A. H. COLQUITT, H L. BENNING. F.LI WARREN, JULIAN HARTKIDGE, A. H. HANSEL, WASHINGTON POE. GEO. I). LICK. DISTRICT KI.KCTOUS. 1. U. G. TURNER, 1. J. fVEKS 2 K N ELY, 2. A. L. HAWES, a W. J. HUDSON, 3. P. F. SMITH 4. JAMES M. PACE, 4. T. I. NEWELL, 5. N. R. CASEY, ■>■ A. M. RODGERS 0. J. N. DORSEY, <>• L. J. ALLRED, 7. E. 1). GRAHAM. 7. R. A. ALSTON. Tor Congren. JAMES H. BLOUNT, SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. FOR MAYOR OF MACON, HON. W. A. HUFF. COMMISSIONER'S COURT afternoon SESSION. When the Court reassembled in the af ternoon, the case of E. I*. Smith, charged with contempt of Court, was taken up. The defendant, through his counsel. Col. Lofton, made his answer, setting forth that lie is a bailin'in and for Bibb county, that on the 31st of October, he was notified that one George Wallace had committed an offense against the penal laws of this State, in Baldwin county, and had fled from justice ; and be was required to ar* rest the said Wallace, and liudiog bint in the Court room when a trial was progress ing before the United States Commission er, he was advised that lie ought not to make the arrest in the immediate presence of the Court; but should wait until the said Wallace withdrew before doing so; that bo aeted upon that advice, and when Wallace had left the Court room and had passed out into the passage, he then made the arrest in an orderly, quiet and peace able manner, without disturbing the Court. lie also set forth that no intentional dis respect or contempt of the Court was shown, that he studiously sought to avoid any such action. He had been informed that Geotge Wallace was not attending the Court in the capacity of a witness. And further, “he respectfully submits that witness or party in attendance upon a Court is only privileged from arrest in the presence of the Couit upon civil process, and not upon a criminal charge." He added that the information upon which he aeted was received from the Sheriff of Baldwin couuly, who requested the arrest of Wallace. He had also a dispatch from the Mayor of Milledgeville, inquiring whether the arrest had been m- te Ij , 1 j- i- i-pa c. ,es ;ch r:e,t to ■ >gr tor who the warrant for meanest. i Wallace, were produced in Couit As soon as this response was read, the Court, without any argument being heard, rendered its judgment substantially as fol lows : That the said Smith, in his written statement, having failed to purge himself of contempt, in that he by the following language, “And he respectfully submits that witness or party in attendance upon a Court is only privileged from arrest in the presence of the Court upon civil pro cess, and not upon a criminal charge,” claims the right to have done all that he did, and the general right to make such criminal arrests as he may think proper, in the presence of this Court. It is, there fore, ordered that the said Smith be re manded to the common jail of Bibb coun ty, subject to the further order of this Court. At first all argument was cut off, the Court claiming that its judgment was al ready rendered, and that it had already passed upon the matter of contempt, claim ing the right to decide for itself what con stituted contempt. Several efforts were made on the part of the counsel to be beard, at least in ex planation, or to cite authorities,all of Which were peremptorily declined, the Court holding, in fact, that the utterance of the words above quoted, constituted anew case of contempt. By dint of much perseverance, how ever, the counsl fairly stole a march on the Court, and before he hardly knew it, they were in the midst of an elaborate and learned argumentation, participated in by Colonels Lofton, Whittle, Hal! and Far row. It was plain to see that the argu ments of counsel presented the matter in a light which the Court had not precisely seen it. They cited authorities and prece dents that were incontrovertible. In fact, they built a wall of argument around the Court, from which he evidently did not sec any clear way of escape. Finally the whole matter was tctlled by the counsel for the defense withdrawing the language quoted above from their an awer ; whereupon the Court reversed its former judgement, and Mr. Smith was dis charged from custody, fe The Court was then asked if Wallace tdas still present under a subpoena as a witness Col Farrow stated that if he bad not been subpoenaed be ought to have been. as. expecting some arrests to be made in Milledgeville. be had ordered Wallace subpoenaed as a witness iu the cases. The Court informed the gentleman that be himself had served the subpoena on Wallace. Col. Farrow took occasion to state that be bad bad business in Commissioners’ Courts a good deal of late, and he found it to be the most convenient time in the world for arresting colored men. He would have them summoned as witnesses i and by the time he was ready for them, h they would be gone—arrested and carried f off B. Thus ended the contempt case, and the Court proceeded then to hear THE TESTIMONY OF HON. C. A. NUTTING. Ur. Nutting mom : I reside in the city I was here during the election and for a few days previous. I was her* the day before the election I beard more or leas of the fence. I don’t think I beard any body say it ought to be torn away. I talked it over with the committee. The fence was never named only in connec tion with two polling places. 1 can't re member any 'definite conversation with any one the evening before the election. I heard no oue say he intended to tear the fence away. I think I frequently heard it said it ought not to be there. Can't call to mind who said it. It did not come to my knowledge that it was going to bo torn away 1 think 1 heard the remark that it was uncalled for, and ought not to be erected. I have not the slightest knowl edge who tore it away front there. I know nothing of any arrangements made for arms. I was at the second wiudow of the Court-house, looking out, when the dis turbance commenced. I went to tlie win dow with Mayor Huff and others (naming themVwhom lie asked up there for consul tation. I was there when the firing com menced. I don’t think I saw a person, whom I could indenlify, firing. 1 saw the firing from the start to the close. It came so quick, with such n dash that no man hardly lmd lime to look about him to gather up his senses. The whole did not last over half a minute. I saw three or four bricks thrown. I didn’t see them leave any man’s hand. The firing fol lowed pretty quick. 1 don’t believe I can give the name of but one person that I saw below; that was l)r. Appleton Col lins ; he was in a fight with a negro. I’ was struck with I)r. Collins' liberality to ward the negro in giving him a fair and equitable showing in the fight. About the time they were gettiug warmed up the brickbats commenced, and that ended the single combat. I don’t know who com menced it. They were putting in pretty lively. Dr. Collins has the reputation of being pretty good on that line, and ho was pretty well matched. I saw no pistol. It was a fair and square list light. The brickbats and the pistols broke that up. I don’t know that I saw a shot fired. I think a hundred shots were fired at that end of the Court-house iu 30 seconds. 1 may he at fault in time. I onD knew a few of the people down there. lam not able to call to mind any one I saw down there that tired. I saw Mayor Huff down there. I am at a loss to give the names of any I saw down there. I think I saw Sol. Johnson. The crowd got away pretty rapidly after the firing. Tweuty-live or thirty fell flat iu the branch. They appeared to hunt soft places to fall upon. I don’t know whether they were wounded or not, but most of them got off without help. The sewer was pretty well packed with them. Those who fell iu the branch were mostly colored. Those in the sewer were mixed — some white, some colored. I saw after wards a dead colored man in a house in the rear of the Court-house. He was the only dead 1 saw. I saw no wounded I remained at the window until the firing ceased. I have heard no one say since that he took any part in it. The firing was mostly from the Mulberry street side. The negroes were in a solid body, so com pact that a walking cane could hardly have been thrust between them. They stood as thick as they could to the edge of the terrace and even down it, where men were pushing and bracing them up. One or two went to the Court house, crawled up and actually crawled out over the heads of the solid mass with out falling I think the shooting com ixeueed nearly in trout of the wiudow I Can’t tell where tile sound of the first pis tol came from, and can’t tell whether it was fired hy a white person or a colored person. It came from pretty near the dividing line, but can’t say which side it was upon. I know of no combina tions or agreements entered into to con trol the election. The rumor had been rife for several days that the colored peo ple would mak the effort to take posses sion of the polls as they did two years ago. I heard no threats of the whites to seize the polls. I heard it said the whites would claim a fair ad equitable showing. No line of action was ever defined in any conversation. Not a word was said about fixing the boys up to have things for that day. The hour af five o’clock having arrived the Court adjourned without concluding Mr. Nutting’s testimony. THEY SAY THAT. Western papers are agitated by the question “Why does Edmund Yates part his hair in the middle?” Do they sup pose, asks the New York Commercial, he came to this country to make a “side show ?” A shrewd itinerant carpet-bagger has been doing a good business in straighten ing-oil among the negroes of Mississippi. The magic oil is warranted to “straighten ther hair out like white folks’,” and is sold for the trifling sum of one dollar per bottle. Ex-Senator William Gwin, formerly from California, but lately known as “Duke de Guillaume Gwiu,'’ bas arrived in London, where he is endeavoring to throw on the English market the stock of a mining company in which he, the afore said “Duke de Guillaume Gwiu,” is large ly interested. Hagan, a distinguished citizen of In dianapolis, lately went home drunk, and, being refused supper by his wife, preceded to break things while she sat calmly sing ing, “Home, Sweet Home.” She did this until he upset the candle, when she arose, drew a map of Indiana upon his noble brow, borrowed a lock of hair as a tender remembrance, and sent him out of the house. Now he wants a divorce. The Kev James Prestley, D. D., of Pittburg. wLo gave his wife a divorce, and himself married again iu 186 G, and who was excommunicated from the church therefor, wag lately reinstated hy the Pres bytery of Monongahela ; hut the Synod, last week, reversed that action by a vote of fifty-six to eleven, when notice was given of an appeal to the General Assem bly. Matt. Morgan, Frank Leslie's wood-cut ter, is a very small man, about thirty or thirty-five years old, short and extremely thin. The largest thing about him is his nose, and the next largest is his mustache, which is a brilliant red. His hair is of the same warm color, and curls tight to j his head, growing low on the Jorehead, and is parted in the middle. He is ex tremely neat and stylish in his dress, and has the bearing of a pleasant gentleman. Dr Muh’eDherg, the revenue collector arraigned at Harrisburg for attempting to bribe an election Judge to stuff the ballot box against Bockalew, is not the brother in-law of Simon Cameron, but the bus band of bis niece. MACON, GA.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1872. BY TELEGRAPH ■ ■ton AMiTiiK noiti.it. flu* Horse Pestilence. Washington, November I.—The horse disease is undoubtedly here in a severo form. There are a hundred cases in Chicago and fifty in Pittsburg. The dis ease broke out among the racers at Phila delphia The Suffolk park races am post poned. There were 800 deaths in New York yes terday. Thirty-seven of the eighty seven horse care of Baltimore have been taken off. The cars stopped at 11 o’clock. It is estimated that 4.00 G horses ore afflicted with the dis ease. Baltimore, November 1. —The horse disease is universally prevalent through out the city und vicinity. A number of cars have been withdrawn from various lines. Business is beginning to suffer for tire want of conveyance for freights. The disease, however prevails in the mildest forms. There have been no fatul cases so far. Philadelphia, November I.—There was not a single fatal eaje to-day—though some ten thousand horses are sick. Cincinnati, November I.—Twelve hundred horses here are affected. •General News. Lady Drowned. Darien, Conn., November I.—Mrs. Vincent Collyer was drowned while cros sing a stream. The Mayor Hull Case. New York, November I.—The jury in the Mayor Hall case disagreed and were discharged. They stood seven for con viction and five for acquittal. Death of Howard Brownell. Hartbord, November 1. Howard Brownell, Farragut’s private secretary and the author of the Bay Fight and other poems, is dead—aged 52. Looking at the Soldiers. Richmond, Va., November I.— While the employees of the Southern Express Company yesterday, were seeing the sol diers, thirty-one hundred dollars were stolen from the office. Mo clue has been obtained to the thief. Washington Notes. Washington, Movember I.—The 10 per cent, discrimination against Fronch bottoms does not upply to Swiss merchan dise. The avenue railroads had fifty-one sick horses at noon. The malady seems less severe than further North. The debt statement shows $5,250,000 reduction; coin in Treasury, $70,125,000 ; currency, $12,250,000. tfothain Matters, New York, November 1. —After the discharge of the jury in Mayor Hall’s case the Court was adjourned to November Bth, when Tweed’s case comes up. Mayor Hall remarked, on leaving eourt, that the result of liis trial was the greatest disappointment he had experienced in fifty-six years. Business is comparatively at a stand still iu Jersey City iu consequence of the prevalence of the horse disease. Thirty three horses have died. It is reported that the Western Union Telegraph Company have applied for an injunction restraining the opposition of all opposition working lines in the United States, claiming that the operation of such lines under the present system a violation of the Page patent and improvements, which claim to he used in the Morse sys tem. The Western Union and opposition lines have advanced rates from this city to New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and Phila delphia five cente per message. FOREIGN NEWS. Brussels, November I.—A general conference of Jews is in session in this city. The delegates from Roumania have laid before it the condition of their people in the principalities. They propose to pe tition the Roumanian Chamber for full civil and political rights, and state that their intention of emigrating cn masse to America has been abandoned. Paris, November I.—Secretary-Gen eral M. Barthalcmy St. Claire, in reply to numerous correspondents, states that Thiers does not desire to he made Presi dent for life. Kalian Flood*--'Terrible Ac counts. Turin, November I.—The flood on the Po continues. The people are starving on the housetops and in the trees. Thestreams are filled with dead carcasses of cattle and wrecks of houses. The town of Reggio, fourteen miles from Medino, has almost disappeared beneath the flood. W. A. Hair. We are pleased to see in yesterday’s Telegraph, a communication addressed to Mayor Hufl, and signed hy over one hun dred business men and firms of the city of Macon, requesting that he will consent to run again lor the office of Mayor, and ex pressing great satisfaction with his admin istration, now drawing to a close We repeat that we are glad to see this public acknowl edgement on the part of many of the best and most prominent business of Macon, of the great services Mr. Huff has render ed their beautiful city and the distinguish ed ability with which he has managed Its financial affairs. Asa correct, energetic, clear headed business .man, William Ar nold Huff is without a peer in Georgia, i The virtues of the man are what a few of his most malignant foes dread and despise. He does not iu his reply to the commu i nication say that he will consent to run j for a second term of the Mayoralty, but i holds himself in obedience to the demands jof his friends. He will be triumphantly elected if lie becomes a candidate, and not a fair minded man in Macon will vote j against him. —Evfaula Timet. M. H. GERBt. ATTORNEY AT LAW, CtORNKR OF MULBERRY AND SECOND t Streets, in Conrt House, Macon, Ga. 25-104 NOTICE. HAVING recently lefltted the old stand of Goo. I>. Lawrence, near the Brown House, I am now prepared to famish RKFRESK- I MKNTB to the public. > 100-177 Z. B. WHEELER. Wm. M. Pendleton. Walter T. Ross. PENDLETON & ROSS, (Successors to J. M. Boardinan.) Corner Mulberry and Second Streets. MACON, GA„ wholesale and retail dealers in SCHOOL BOOKS, MEDICAL BOOKS, LAW BOOKS, MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS, CAP, LETTER amt NOTE PAPER, ENVELOPES, LEGAL BLANKS, WRITING INK, COPYING INK, CARMINE INK, INDELIBLE INK, GOLD PENS, PENHOLDERS, STEEL PENS, PENCILS, CHALK CRAYONS, RUBBER, WAX, OIL COLORS, WATER COLORS, COLORED CRAYONS, BRUSHES, CANVASS, PLAYING CARDS, CHESSMEN, BACKGAMMON BOARDS, DOMINOES, BILLIARD CHALK, CIIKOMOS, PICTURE FRAMES, MOULDINGS, GLASS, ETC., ETC., ETC., Ami In fact everything usually kept in a llret class Book and Stationery Store. Orders from the country will receive prompt attention. Prices us low ns any other house In the South. Orders for printing solieiled. l>i:>l)I.I TO\ A HONS, 118-524 Macon, Georgia. tense!, iartrw & Hendrix, BUII.DEHN StiPPLY STOHE, ItlakeV Hlot-k, Poplar Mtrecl, (Between Third and Fourth.) WHITE AND YELLOW PINE WORK, Nusli, Door*, Dllhsln, Frame*, Bracket*, NewelPo*)*, BuluMter*. Nluntle*, Etc., Etc. Carpenter Tools, Leeks, Nalls, Hinges, Taints, Oils, Glass and Putty, Etc. CONTRACTORS for BI II.DING. DRESSED AND ROUGH LUMBER AT OUR FACTORY, DIXIE WORKS, CHERRY ST. I3Bj-tt > BY BREAD WEILIVE rrMIE undersigned bus established atlrsteluss J. BAKERY where our citizens can obtain bread that is bread. My wagon will supply citizens at their residences. I use only the bust Hour and materials generally. 133-148 MARK ISAACS. FOR SALE. A COMPLETE OUTFIT OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITTRE. A FAMILY designing to break up house keeping on the first of October, now offer a complete outfit of furniture for live or six roams, together witli all necessary kitchen utensels, for sale at half originul coHt. It con sists of Mohair Parlor Clialrs, Mahogany and Black Walnut Bedsteads, Bureaus, Dining Ta ble, Dining, Rocking and common chairs. Car pets, Dinner and Tea Setts, and in short, almost every article demanded in a house of live or six rooms. The furniture lias uot been used over one or two years, is in perfect repair, almost as good as new, cost *I,OOO and will now bo sold for *SOO cash. Address Box 402, Mae,on, orapply at this THIS OFFICE. seplOtf 'l'llll HEN’I’ ANII CIIEAPENT. SODA WATER MANUFACTURED BT W. P. CARLOS N mulberry Nl„ Huron, da. lAM now fully prepared to furnish pure bot tled SODA WATER in any quantity. Ord ers by mail or telegraph promptly attended to. j I have in at ore and am constantly receiving every description of Fancy and Family Groceries, WINES, LIQUORS, and CIGARS, FOREIGN and DOMESTIC FRUIT, KISH, GAME, ami every delicacy wtien in season. Bar arid Restaurant up Btairs, supplied with the very bent in the market. Parties purchasing goods from me can always rely upon them being fresh and first class In every respect. WI. F. CARLOS. 1-tf ICE! ICE! ICE! ICR one cent a ppuud as usual. No rise In price now or hereafter. VV. P. CARLOS, Wholesale and Retail Grocer, DEALER IN IFF, FISH, ETC., Mulberry Street, opposite Lanier House, 68-tf Macon, Ga. BYINGTON HOTEL, GRIFFIN, GA. rpms i 10 T K L ranks second to none in J. Georgia, for GOOD COMFORTABLE ROOMS, WELL SUPPLIED TABLES, AND CHEAPNESS OF RATE. Asa resort for the residence of the present hot term, It Is unequalled, the nights being remarkable cool and pleasant. The best Water in Georgia. O, W BYINGTON, 1 HO-160 Proprietor. MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS WILL FIN 1) TT TO THEIR A D VANTAGE TO CALL ON US BEFORE MAKING THEIR BILLS. WE HAVE IN STORF, 100.000 LBS. BACON CLEAR It SIDES. 25.000 LBS. BACON SIIOIJL- j DERS. 10.000 LBS. BELLIES. 50.000L85. FLOUR, all grades. 500 ROLLS 2* BAGGING. 10.000 LBS. ARROW TIES. 10 BALES TWINE. JOHNSON & SMITH. JOHNSON & SMITH, Have, and are offering at very low figures : 100 BOXES TOBACCO, all grades. 100 BBLS. WHISKIES. 150 BBLS. SUGAR. 50 BBLS. MOLASSES. 100 BALES HAY. 1.000 BUSHELS CORN, Together with it lull stock of all all goods in our line of business. uiitf Brown’s Hotel, MACON. GA. I F long experience and a thorough knowl edge of the business in all its diversified branches arc essential to the keeping that which the public has long heard of but tcldom teen, a good hoti:i„ the undersigned flatter themselves Unit, they are fully competent to discharge tlieir obliga tions to their patrons; but they are not only experienced in hotel keeping, they modestly would claim to have the BEST ARRANGED and MOST COMPLETE LY AND EXPENSIVELY FURNISHED house throughout, in the State, which is loca ted exactly where everybody would have it sit uated IMMEDIATELY IN EItONT AND ADJACENT TO TUB PASSRNOEIt DEPOT, where travelers can enjoy the mutt deep and less liable to be left by the perplexingiy constant departure of the trains. To all these important advantages is added a TABLE that is well supplied with the best and choicest dishes the city and country can afford : nor would they omit to mention that tlieir servants, trained to the business, have never been surpassed for politeness and atten tion to guests. For the truth of these statements, we refer the public to our patrons who reside in every State, In the Union. E. E. BROWN A SON, Proprietors. Mueon, Ga., April 15, 1872. 78-104 DAVIS SMITH, (Succc.HLOr to the lute firm of Bmith, Wcntcott. te Cos., and of Hmith, McGluhliuii A: (Jo.) MANUPACTUKRR AND DKAJ/EJt IN’ SADDLES, HARNESS, BRIDLES, SADDLERY AND HARNESS HARDWARE, Carriage Materials, Leather of all kinds, Shoe Findings, Children’s Carriages, KIBBER, GIN BANDS, ETC,, Together with every article usually kept in a saddlery house. 1M (WEBRI NT., MACON, GA lw-vn FOR THE FALL AND WINTER TRADE *♦ I jAWTON Ac BATES, l'oiirflt Sired, (IN’cxt Door lo Lawton Ac NVillmgliam. | yHE prepared to furnish tho trade with GROITIHIEN, I* It OPINIONS, PLANTATION SUPPI.IES, BAG GING, TIES, ETC., on as reasonable terms us miy house in Georgia. We will keep constantly on hand, BACON; I.ARD, C<>RN, OATS, IIAY, SUGAR, COFI EE, BAGGING and TIES, and a general assort ment of such goods ns are kept In u first eluss Grocery House. Givens a call. We are running the EAGkE ri.OI RIiNIJ N111.1.N, and direct-special attention to our “CHOICE,” “EXTRA,” “FAMILY” Flours. They will lie found exactly adapted to the trade, and we guarantee every barrel to give satisfaction. Our prices are as low as those of the same grades can be bough! In the South. CORN MEAL, bolted and unbolted, always on band, of our own make and of the best quality. 130488 eoJ.l\. BANDY &CO.~ TIN AND SHEET IRON ROOFING, Plata mi Hepsim, \ TM AND GALVANIZED IKON CORNICE* AN - ■ i■ and f 111 j T j (/] \ Executed nt short notice and satisfaction V ij \ |ji/1 I guaranteed. \. J) / \lj l No. IO Third Mired, Mueon, Ua. I I I’urtleulur attention given to Guttering put up 1 V witli V ’ WOODRUFF’S \ PATENT ILAVI! FAATENINGN. 98-nutf 8 IMPROVED GDT GEAR. SOMETHING I\EW. SUPERSEDES ALL OTHER HORSE POWER IT IS NO HUMBUG!! rpHF. settling of tho Gin House floor lias no effect on tlie Gearing. King Post of Iron and all A tho work bolted to iron. IT IS MADE TO LAST, AND TO RUN TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. LIGHTER THAN ANY OTHER POWER IN USE. ('all and see, for youaself. - I build a Portable Horse Power Unit challenges all other MAKES, but it will not do the work with the same Draft that my PATENT GIN (iEAII will. All kinds of Machinery made and repaired at. (itOl’kllTT'N IKON WOKKN, 108-18(1 Near Brown House, Macon Georgia. BROWFS GALLERY! No. 8 Cotton Avenue, Is the place where all the differ ent styles of pictures are made at greatly reduced prices. W. & E. P. TAYI.OB, Cor. Cotton Avenue and Cherry Street, DEALERS IN FURNITURE, CARPETINGS, IKS, OIL CLOTHS, WINDOW SHADES, etc. ■ Metaiic Burial Cases & Caskets, Fine and Plain Wood Coffins and Caskets. lar'ordcn by Telegraph promptly attended to. JAXKS B. 81/OUST. ISAAC UAKOEMAN. ■ll,Ol NT tc HARDEN!AH, ATTORNEYS AT SXAW, MACON, GEORGIA. OFFICE, at entrance Ralston Hall, Cherry street. 49-360 Barber Shop For Rent. THE Basement room, formerlv oceapM Mike Napier, In Brown’s Hotel building 1* for rent This la one of the best stands for a HOTEL. 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