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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-06-03
~ Our Packet, the Bart Able,

~ Our Packet, the Bart Able,
was ND to time Monday morning, with
a good round trip, buoyant with 1ur-
ther hopes of that good time coming
and the countenances of her true and
genial officers, showed their keeping
and no signs of such a thing as fall
They may now be considered per-
manent institution, and long may the
people of our Parish continue to ap,
nreciate so reliable and excellent a
steamboat. And whatsis now Of the
most vital and Icing Importance, we
learn from all quarters that her table
lis equal to the best of the Older
times, when people never knew wha'
it was to be hungry or miss a square
meal. -@..-
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~Our sanctum was gracea
Monday morning by a visit from one
of the Democrats old and valued
friends, DR.. S. Q. scruggs, ofNatchi-
toc!les Parish. The Doctor, though
vet on the shaddy side Of three score
and ten, looks and feels like a three
wears old blooded colt, and takes
things with his accustomed suaylty,
and old Father Time deals gently
with him. He was just from New
Orleans, where be had been summon
ed as witness for the defence in the
| trial Of the Grant Parish prisoners
He is buoyant and hopeful for oul
boys, knowing full we'll they are In
nocent of the crimes they are falsely
charged with, and as Of old is hear
and soul with us in our glorious
cause Weare always happy to NEE
and greetsuch visitors to our humble
sanctum. 3- H.
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~ Our neighbor of the classi

OF Our neighbor of the classic
Second. DR.. A. Cockerille, who has
been from home nearly three weeks
in New Orleans, as a witness for the
dcfcnce in the Colfax case, returned
home on the Bart Able. He is oaes
more in medical harness and READY
for the calls ofhis numerous patrons
who will get sick these hard times
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~ One of the recently pardoned

Of Rapides' colored gentry, is again
on the killing path, feels his oats
hugely, and ventured SO far as to
draw two derringers on a man and
brother, and made him look down
them. This at colored soiree, back
of Pincville, Saturday night last.
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wIt is so rare nowadays, that

~It is so rare nowadays, that
one of the Fourth Estate can get out
of his humble habitation, that we
must mention the startling fact
that one of our fraternity has broken
bounds and proved an exception to
this hard rule. Our Managin g
friend. of the Caucasian. has been On
a trip to New Orleans, going and re-
turning by the Bart Able, and is a
living proof of what we write about
that fine boats culinary department
and the Democrat welcomes him
home again.
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r. The House Of Representa-.

tives, at Washington on the 2sth ult.,
passed d bill providing that no per-
son shall serve as a juror in the uni l1I
ted States Court who cannot read and
write the English Language. We,
would like to see State Legislature.
follow 50 excellent IN example.
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"A series Of three days en-
tertainments are to be given in
Shreveport, for the benefit Of the Col
fax prisoners. We shall certainly
remember the true and liberal people
Of Caddo for their substantial aid in
favor of our prosecuted fellow-clt.
|izens,,
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Register, Of Colfax.

This head devil Of Kellogg radi-
calism and chief mischief naker inlg I
Colfax, during the troubles, which
culmibated rather roughly for. him :.
and his clan, in April, 1873, las turn 1
ed up once more as chief witness andss J
champion swcarcr for the persecu.
ton. On rsss-ex:tmination h" was
put through ascMiise' Of sprouts ant J
all about him was found cut and
placed on record. 10 say the least
oft he is traycle" anl a man ri
experience. lie was born IN MARY.
LAND, weat from there 70 Dclawa'.,
then to Pennss lra:Iia, Nem, York
sea voyage 10 Central America. South
Carolina. ARKANSAS, Texas, and i''t'd
Ito Eol;isiana His occupation VAS 7
| that at & tanner, then cssrrier, then
lsailol., school teacher, detective, chief
ofpolicc, Court clclK, ard la ASH, III 2
Judge. His experience as detc-
tive yves in New Orleans, was chief
of police in Shreveport, WHICH pos
ton he resigned in a hurry and l & (
between two days; now and then he
would try his hand at tanning; re-
turning to New Orleans after his
Shreveport hasty fight, he was ap- .
pointed Clerk Of the District Court
in Grant, and then Parish Judge,
;. which he, now usurps. He never
studied law, still he makes good
Radical Judge, and something OF q
lawyer. This is a true picture OF
!. one Of the Colfax rioters, as drawn
> by himself. n mi
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The TRIAL OF THE CoLrAx Prison y
ERs.-From our New Orleans exchan--
ges, and gentlemen up from the City =
by the Bart Able, we learn that the -
trial of the Grant Parish .Prisoners,is e
still progressing with the prospect Of
reaching. its conclusion by Saturday.
The prosecution, or rather the perse-
cution, finished with their trained
perjurers on Wednesday, and the eS7
animation Of the witnesses for the de-
fence commenced on. Thursday Up
to Saturday evening the s, defence bad 9
examined about ten witnesses, among
the number being Dr.1s. 'O.tScruggs,
|Judge Richardson and pr, Cock
Grille. Near the close of the exam-
.nation,of the witnesses forIthe Gov
eminent, Mr.. Ellis and Beckwith, the
U. S. District Attorney, had some
words about one of the insulting're-
makes in which this prosecuting at ~
,|torney toosoften INDUCES in, 'a nt hrs
Ellis gave him to understand very
plainly that he would stand no more
, Of that sort of brow beating, since
i when;the District Attorney has sub
!, sidedl
The: Jury is, composed Of whit e.
men with one or two exceptions III =,
), ldeed they all look as if theswer @ all
white. The Counsel for the prison
ers are confident Of m acqulttal, and
= it is asserted that conviction by the
J Jury is impossible, notwithstanding
y. the cloud Of negro witnesses, VINO
were sd well drilled and who spoplted
:, out their lesson with 'unantmity and
n gusto. s..-aez .,..,.,
ge o,--~cc><.~>- es2 ~
: = - Welowe thanks, fol- late pa "a.
]. = pers, to the obliging officers OF the
:. I.otus. No. 3, Bart Able rad LESSEE
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The Thcspians.

We are pleased to announce that
the entertainment Of the Thespians:
on Monday night, which had been
generously set apart for and devoted
to the benefit Of the Sisters Of Mercy,
was really we'll and crowdedly at !
tended, and as usual our people
showed their appreciation Of the,
GOOD and charitable merits of the
young gentlemen and ladies, who St"
well and creaitably performed their
parts on the occasion. lLc whole
entertainment was one we'll calcutta
ted 10 appeal to all the noble traits
of the humaa character, and lenfla
helping hand to t ne impulses OF
christian charity.
AS we said all acquitted themselves
in the most creditable manner, and
the audience were we'll repaid with a
rare intellectual treat. The two am
ateur young ladies, it being their
first appearance, certainly deserve
special mention for the handsome
manner in which they performed
their parts, Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzger.
aid, two accomplished artists, whose
services were kindly volunteered, IN
the characters they assumed, were al
home and perfect. The boys, ou1
| old stagers and true ones Of TIKI
Thespians, were as ever up in theil
parts and did more than we'll. Isaac
| Sackman, the gay minstrel, who al
A ways lends a helping hand, sang twt
of his choicest songs, and was vocif
: erously encored, whilst the splendid
f band of Professor Chantz lent it
v charms to the whole entertainment
S And though last not least, we mus
}. make closing and special mention @
a our Jack Goulden, the Scenic Arts
y of the Thespians. An appropriate
and artistically painted new Priso
scene with wings and border attes'
It ed our young artist genuine skill. %
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~In the House, on the 2st

Co. In the House, on the 2sth
ult., the bill was passed for the grad
ual reduction of the army by a vote
of ll9 to l24. 1t fixes the number
of cavalry regiments at nine; arsiIie-
ry at four, and infantry at twenty
and requires the consolidation GfieN-
isting regiments. %
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fE See notice of Celnetsry meet
i,u elsewhere.
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test or leave itstoyold played ont poll
iticians, foxes Who are ready to scale
any elevatiop provided that the ''po-
|litica1 goose Hanging in the third
|story windows fat enough. If the
old and eaninsntly respectable citi-
zen gets down from his high office
stool and goesin with a '"hoop5la"
1 ltd, win, the election may do some
good. Is. And this reminds me that
d much to tkeif disgust orr 'f''
4 os1ao9 OLDEST AND BEST
6 Ehsve lately lbesn trotted out for jury
: duty AS juries are no longer pale
80 much per- diem, the professions
+; Juror finds his occupation gone ai'e
Therefore leaves the duty tothose Whf
can afford tot give the time. The con con
J sequence has been that for sometlm'
7 past We have had the best Of our mer
S chants, real estate owners and capl
! talists ON the juries-a vast improve
g ment, for yh th We should ou all be yer
Thankful. ,ssaj9d faG 92a" ..'. g !.
4 f. !, IS 0 Mo EyeouRAc;ElsNsir;S'Tr ..ae'
>, may be drawn from the fact that 4
-lls59, the water rose to thirty feet Q
lathe falls at Louisville, and in tn
d Mississippi Valley there were son
crevasses. The water Ill
6 not 60 down until June, and LATE:
May there was a heavy frost who
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THE WEATHER.

WAR DrPARINENT, QFfoe Of ChIsf Signdl Qacsr,l
WAsHINGTON,D. G February u, 1874, 1890 \ m.
SYNOPSIS FOR THB PAST TwENTy-FoUR HOURS =
The 10 rest barometer has moved since Monday
morning eastward 10 the Gulf of S. Lawrence. The
pressure has lien in ths middle states aud lake
region, and is highest in Wisconsin An area Of
Low bare meter has moved eastward over Texas TO
mississippi. The TEN feFa;ure has fallen in the
mode Atlantic and eastern states, the lake region
AID upper Ohio valley. II has risen ia the central
gun states. North and west iuds increasing 10
bIlsk prevail, with clear weather, in the middle
Atlantic states and southern New England, bar
win partly cloudy weather, and occasion al snow
IN northern New England ard the lever LAKE re
glon. Falling barometer, SOU herly winds, cI pud
ano rain are reported from The Pacific aast karth-
east aLd southwe # cloudy weRtSor, aud lieh
ram are reported frcm the south Atlantic and Culf
states S''
PRoBARILITIEs.-For the rest of Tuesday in New
lork and New England. rising barometer, falli1r
Temperature. fresh TO brisk northwest winds pa- Nv
cloudy and clearing weather. For the lower Lax .
region, stationary rising barometer, low fem ne
partly cloudy weather ard local SHOWS For tbs
middle Atlantic states, rising barometer, northwest
winds veertng 10 northwest by "Wednesday morning
and generally clear weather, followed by clovdy
weather tn asday night. Fer the Ohio and lower
Missouri valleys, the eastern gulf and nth 81.
lautlc states, stationary falling barometer nor
and east winds and increa-ing clUudiness possibly
followed by rain. Fer tina Texas coast rising D..
rnmeter, falling temperature, northwesterlv virds
For the upper lakes and the northwest, falling IA
r. meter rising TEN parature, aud winds veeriBg -
northeast and southeast CaUtionRry Signals con-
nt ne at Eastport, Portland, y oston, and W..
Hol'. and are ordered for New London, New IA
ven, New York, Sandy Hook. Long Branch Ala,
tic City, Peck's Beach, and Cape May.
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G EORG ETOW "

ACCIDENT.-About 9 O'Clock this morning a
man named Edward Austin, a driver OF one of
hnoX's express wagons, was seriously Injured
by piece OF timber falling on him while load
ing his wagon at PickTell's lumber ward. He
was carried to G. W. Cropley's drug store where
he was attended by DR.. Lewis Mackall, aud
then removed by Sergeant Hess, i'm a CARRIAGE.
TO his home in Washington.
THE CONSOLIDATION Built the bill intro.
duced Yesterday in the House of Representa-
hyes by MIR. Chapman is passed, We will have
increased mail facilities instead of decreased, as
some suppose. In addition 20 the post Office.
which will remain postal station, we will have
the benefit OF the carrier system.
RIVER NEws.-The steamer New York cleared
to-day for Philadelphia, with feed and other
merchandise, and the +. @. Knight arrived from
New York, with full cargo of general ner-
chanlSa.
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The Markers

BALTIMORE. Feb. Il Virginia SKIES, csnsolisa-
bn, 5li Mes; FiIRinia's II bid TO -dsv.
BALTIMORE, Feb. T-Oottcn q7iet. Is Fl,ur
Ntiy dail wheat dUll-White ch~lcs, I 80; f.ir 70
prime DO, L ~ al IS; choice amber, / o: good 70
prime red, Is@l S; common TO fair do seal 5;
feonsy wanna DO, 6sGdl 10; Ohio and IrdiAJA do
s5@l.6oi western spTiDg, .gdI 80. Corn dull and
l9~ei-whlte southern, 7UG76; yellow southern. TeG
20, mixed western. rs. Oats steady: southern and
wtttern, 65GS Rye dull and lower, 956rlj Hay
unehsnged PrOvisious Qaiet and generally hesyy;
nrlces unchsnged. Western bntter unc hanged CoF,
fee dull and nominal, 2i@26. Whisky nominal, e9,a
W. SUGAR unchanged.
NEW loRK, Feb. E.-Stocks dull Money. &
Goid, Ia. Exchange, long, ass; short, 4SSH. Gov
ernnen strong
NEW YORK, Feb E.-Flour dull aud declining.
wheat doll and in buyers favor. Ooru quiet aud
., LoSD,X y, Feb. II, 1880 ? m.-OonsoIs for money.
Se@sas Tor account, S2s. Beads Of ISL, l01i
lOlOs, 1882. Erie, 4i24; preferred, 50.
LONDON, teh L.2p m--Erie, 44zd4f
LONDON, Feb IL, $50 m.-The rate of discount
IN open market for three months bills is 35-l6 r
cent which Is 10 below the Bark uf ENGLAND ate.
LONDON, Feb. IL, .. m.-Erie, AZ fG4i& Paris
cispatches quote rentes st IS francs, 81 csntime=
LoSboN, FEB. ". p. m.-Bonds Of 1885, old, lu9Ss
1867, 1924. Erie, A.
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tOn StOCk exchange. Ee0. q.
QaofdttoRs furnished By Middleton If Co, bankers.
The following were the prices bid and asked At
the meeting of the Washington Stock Exchange
to-day: United States gold, li2 !, bid. Bank
Stocks-National Metropolitan Bank, 80 bid; i0i
asked; look sales: City Passenger Railroads
metropolitan stock, - BID; S1A asked; C0Ium-
Ola stocE, % sales. Sundry List National
Ineater bonds, j. & -, per cent, 65 bid;
District securities District of Col.)-wn. CD.
permanent improvement, rs, j. & J., Isai'
10Y bid, 65k sales; Market Stock Bds, -, J. &
80, ls'z, eA sales. (Washington)--5 year GER
uhestes, $40, NJ, s ~, 1875, 80 bid; 10
year bonds, 6's, j. & j.. ISIS, 81 sales. Board OF
Public Works-Certihcates, general Improve
meht, IS, y. * j., 1874, soy bid, So. asked:
90; lSd5, 40 bid, IS asked; do. 1876, j bid. n
asked do 1871, T3R bid, 10 a asked: do. is7s, q
sid, 80 asked; series, 76s bid, as asked. Cert
ncates, sewer. es,J. x j.. 1874, 73 bid, IS asked
- sales; do. 1875, T0k bid, asked 40 sales: do
1916, 20 bid; do: 1871, 20 sales; do 1913, 40 sales;
40. serles,iOk bid,1lA asked. Water certificates,
81 ISL - bid. 80 asked. Auditors certii-
Gates, a y bid As asked
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wall Street To.dav

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE Posts fnan-
cIal article says Early sales of gold were at
y ana since ii 80 O'Clock sales have been At
IN al2S. On gold loans the rates have bean 1
40: Foreign exchange is dnll. Prime bankers
ask LOT sterling I. So and ASS while business is
As low as I44 and s.. The money mRrkee
continues easy. with 4a5 a. the ruling q aotation
ior call loans, 10 6 being exception al rates
frlme mercantile paper il quoted at So to o.
Government bonds are firm at Yesterdays
ADVANCE. Southern state bonds at the board
strong for Tennessees and Missouris. and heavv
TOT lHginias. The stock market has been
steady to strong and dnIl
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Condensed Locals.


From y. ShiilingtOn we have Democrats Htr-
Tor II FASHIONS for March.
Today. In the Court IN General Term, Mr.
d. Melville Gurley was admitted to the bar.
one hundred and fourteen more employees
were discharged from the navy yard YESTERDAY
To-day Is Shrove Tuesday, and tomorrow
Will be Ash "Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.
Governor Shepherd yesterday pardOned VIM
BOTOma, recently convicted in the Police Court
Of carrying concealed weapons
The North Carolina avenue VI. p. mission, az
their annual meeting, elected Mr.. K. b Fergu
son a. de egste TO the annual conference and
MI j. y. Slater alternate.
Tie Baltimore annual conference Ofthe Meth
Odist Episcopal church will hold its sessiOI here
on Wednesday, March 81, at the Metropolitan
VI. r. church.
The plate printers bah at Masonic Temple
last night was largely attended, and was in
every way a success. The hall was superbly
decorated, and the music furnished by PistOri
excellent.
WashingtOn's birthday anniversar comes on
SUNDAY next, and in honor Of that ay the en-.
tire military Of the District will p4radson Mon
day. forming IN front OF the CITY Hall. After
passing in review before the Presi tent III line
will De reviewed by Gov Shepherd.
"a friend OF the late Major Thomas" saws the
published statement that " Major j. T. Plant
tEst regiment National Guard, has been pre.
seutsd with the sword worn by the late Major
1fCm1s, I. $ a, at the time of mis- death by
the NOdocS,n - as not frlfe
Tie Union Academy of Literature, Science
Srd Art met last evening, DIR. Mackey in the
clair and j. Is. Will secretary. Mr.. Thomas
AZ !Or, OF the Agricultural department read
a paper, showing the practical uses and adj
Nantagss OF the microscope TO fruit growers.
The net proceeds OF the ball given by the
herman eteTan Union. on the Sd instant, for
the benefit of the family of the late Sergeant
KneaSs, amounted 10 S3I5 CS, which sum was
handed over TO the widow yesterday by the
mmIttee-Messrs. Belle, Rupert and Schu-
bert.
The fftv-eighth annual meeting Of the Wash
ingtOn City Orphan Asylum will be held to-
night at Foundry VI. r. church. The children
viii sing some OF their songs, the annual re-
port will be read, and there will be addresses
by Rev. A. ". Pitzer, Rev.J. y. Ayerett, Rev,
a, I. Wilson; DR.. Gray, and others.
Judge Smell delivered the last of his course OF
lectures on "CTiminal Law" before the law
classes Of the National University last aveuin O.
his subject was - The Requisites and Defects
IN Indlctments." At the close Of his lecture A
vote OF thanks was rendered the iudgs for his
interesting course Of lectures, and he was in
NIted 70 repeat them before the close OF the ses-
sion.
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DIED IN ALBANY PKNIrRNrIARY-Freasr
Ick DeKraft, who was tried and convicted in
the Criminal Court early last fall of mansi An oh
ter, for killing young Bennett in jackson aIiev.
and sentenced to the Albany penItentiary for
eight years, died there on the 9Th instant, of
consumption.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Amusemeuts, &C, Tonight.

National TAeatsy.-The superb fairy spectacle
OF % ndine, or, the Spirit OF the waters"
Eb<Ps Opera Ronss-Mrs. James A. Oates
comic opera company in " VI me AngOt's Child
TAsatsr cszsgue.-The great sensation OF the
sswalfs OF New York" and other attractions.
Concert at Waugh NJ. +. Church.
Annua! Social Entertainment of Franklin
Lodge, No. ?, Knights Of Pythiss, at odd Eel
lowe Hall Navy n ard.
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PARTIES who have taken chances In the $500
watch and chain raffie should call at Schwing
at O'Clock.
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Two PETITIONS FOR DIvoRCE.-Yestartay in
the Equity Court two petitions for divorce were
entered, viz:
Earl .. Farr from the bonds of matri nony
with Emma +. Fdrr. They were married in
lS6l in New Jersey. He charges thar she repre-
sented herself 10 be a widow with one child;
that In ls61 she visited some OF her friends i'm
New Jersey, where, at her request, he went to
see her, when she told him that her relatives
had charged her with being his mistress and =,
as II injured her reputation terribly, she begged
hin 10 marry her, aud thus relieve her OF fur
Their trouble in that regard; that without rehec-
ton he consented, and within two hours after
MS arrival they we're married, that he had
never thought of marriage with her before and
only consented to it from thinking her story
true, but now charges that her child was a baS-
tard, and that she grossly deceived him; that
he lived with her three years, and during a
quarrel with her sister, the wife was told "YOur
child's bastard;' that satisfying himself that
his slster-in-law's remark was correct he left
his vile and has not cOhabited with her since.
General ). 5 Henkle appears for plaintiff
Colonel VI. Thompson, for Lizzie w, Turner
HE'D bill for divorce from the bonds of matri
mony with Samuel W. Turner. She states that
she Is 20 years of age; that they were married
III March, 1871, and she charges that he is an
habtual drunkard; that he never Contributed
To her support; that he has attempted to NAL
treat her; that he kept company with dissoluts
women, and has committed adultery with one
Rose Thomas.
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The MILITARY PARADE AND REVIEW LAST
MONA drill and inspection OF the LIST regi-
ment National Guard took place last night at
Col. A. Webster, A. G.. The companies COM
posing the reg men, met at the District armorv,
and took their positions in line as follows Col
Ri Fleming eommanding:-COmpany b, Capt.
Donald McC athTan, Lieuts Shaw ana NcNaily.
81 men; company T., Capt. John Enoch, Lieuts.
Fry, Kelly and Miller, 81 men; company A a.,
capt. W. q. Moore, Lieuts. Harrison and Dali
ton, 50 men; company G, Lieut.. W. \. O'Meara
commanding. IS men; jmpany ID, Capt. Frank
carver, Lieut.. Burr and Palmer. Governor
shepherd and his stan made an inspection, af-
ter which Col. Fleming drilled the regiment
Ihey passed in review before the Governor,
ana subsequently paraded our principal streets,
making very creditable appearance.
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GROCERIES. &c.
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GROCERS
SUGARS.

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