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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
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A PLEASANT MEETING.

On Saturday last Mr.. J. Z. Goldsmith,
the clotbier, received a dispatch from his
wife's brother, Mr.. Sam Hirstel, who had
Just arrived in New York from the old
country. stating that he would pass
through here on Monday evening. en- route
for San Francisco. Accordingly last even
ing Mr. and Mrs Goldsmith went to the
train and had pleasant, though short,
conversation with their young relative, who
is on his way to take prominent position
in the great clothing establishment of Ell
feldt, Levi & Co.
But this is only wing to the main story,
after all. Nineteen years ago Mr.. Hiistel
was born in San Francisco. When but
four years of age his father died and his
mother, with her two children, returned
to her old home in Europe, Worms on-the
Rhine, where the boy grew into the stature
of manhood, receiving the benefits of the
best schools in that country. Feeling that
there were greater opportunities for de-
velopment in America than in Germany he
resolved to begin his business career on
the Pacific coast, and in this he has no
doubt chosen wisely.
Mr.. Hirstel came from the inundated
German country and says that while the
situation there is bad enough yet it has
been greatly exaggerated by the news
papers of America. This will be of in
terest to our German fellow citizens who
have contributed so literally in aid of their
beyond the sea.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
LUMBERMEN's EXCHANGE
Inter-ocean,


The lumbermens exchange met Satur-
recommendations of the board of direct
ors looking toward a decline in certain
quotations of the price list in comm on
lumber, fencing and dimension sizes At
ter a thorough discussion of the subject,
changes were decided to be inadvisable,
and the present list was con inued to the
9th.
The delegation appointed to lobby at
Springfield in behalf of high-license law
reported progress, and on motion of Mr..
Van Schaick the following resolution was
adopted:
Reso5oed, That we receive with salts
faction tue report of the special commit
tee appointed to forward the interests of
high license bill at Springfield, and are
convinced that if all citizens republicans
and democrats having the interests of the
city and state at heart. will at once inter
est themselves in the direction of a high
license. the same in all probability will
become law of the state.
In response to Mr.. Corgins request that
the lumbermen should take measures to
prevent damage to the city from threaten
ing flood, it WAS decided not to be advis-
able as yet for the lumbermen to take the
coutrol OF the city out of the hands of the
city council, though they would be willing
to do their part in any suca emergency.
The discussion showed that considerable
fear existed of disastrous flood in the
near future that would do great damage to
low grounds and Easements should not
prompt action be taken to avert the evil
The following preamble and resolution
to be offered on Change tomorrow was
presented by Mr.. hurry Nelson:
WHEREAS. Several members of the state
legislature have asked for an expression
from the Board of Trade on the question
of high license, therefore, be it
ResotOed. As the sense of this board, that
We favor $500 as the minimum sum at
which license should be fixed for the sale
OF spirituous and malt liquor.
The meeting then adjourned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
CIRCUIT COURT.

/ Owing to an unfortunate train connec
ton Judge Glenn did not arrive till las
evening and court reconvened this morn
ing at O'Clock pursuant to yesterday
| adjournment, as noted in the ARGUS.
Upon reconvening the following named
Jurors of the new panel ordered to repor
yesterday. appeared this morning anc
were excused: Messrs. Lewis Strayer
sick; c. L. Burrows, Arthur Goodrich
James Ell. Dillon, William BOSNIAN, sick
William Sides, Harvey S. Tracy, sick
Cyrus Churchill sick; Joseph Baker, served
in previous panel; Chris. Letter. William
G. Wilson and j. r. Pitney.
The following named reported for duty
Andalusia-Ira Vandever
Bewling-John w Hynes.
Black Hawk G. L. Burrows
Buffalo Prairie--William Thomas.
Coal Valley-John Dandy.
Coe-Edward Coe.
Cordova-Jared Sexton.
Hampton-Thomas Temple, Henry
Hardy.
Moline-E w Hadden, D. w Mumma,
E. J. Eastman, Jno. Lindgren. TIT has
SIdHSD tHdt W. OEdWu as a
juror from Moline. has been dead two
years.
Rural-Henry W Deal.
Rock Island-A. J. Cook, E. B. Sar-
gent, Mich. Littig. Ben. Wilson. Meyer
RoseLfeld.
South Moline-Chas. C, Chamberlin,
William Gamble
South Rock Islahd-Ernest Ruick.
Yuma Lewis Bender.
Mr.. J. II Dillon, of Rural, was the
only juror who did not appear When he
shall show up he viii be number twenty
four-enongh for all of the purposes of the
court.
The case of Mrs. Fanny NJ Henry VS.
the c., r. |. & p. railroad company, was
The court room was full of
spectators, and every point scored by
either side was noted with interest. Con-
siderable amusement was created at fire.
quent intervals by the squabbles between
messrs. Durham and Beardsley. To the
of the latter that the former was
trying to get in testimony on his own
hook, the rejoinder was promptly made
hat Il could tell the truth without being
sworn, but | don't know whether you
could General laughter, suppressed by
he court. This trial is likely to occupy
It least another day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
COFFEE RxrRAoRpINARY.

This morning there was at least one in
furiated individual in town and he would
be church deacon if he were not a
circuit court attsche When he sat down
to the mstutinal repast and undertook TO
swallow decoction labeled coffee by the
hired girl, there was sense of utter gone
ness. as it were. and he talked 50 vehe-
mently s'bY the beard of the prophets" that
his good wife hurried into the room, fully
expecting that a section of that late Bloom
ington earthquake was whiirlng through
our peaceful Mississippi valley. s'What'n
thunder do you call that" pointing to his
coffee cup. sIt's too weak for coffee and a
tTifie strong for hot water, what is it, any
how" The good woman thus taken to
task by the ''old man" hustled into the
of the same what bag she got the rags out
of which she had boiled in the coffee pot
that morning and what her ga'ounds of de-
tense were Said the female autocrat in
reply:
.Fwy there waz no caffy got yesterday
an | worrumed over the mornin leavins
for dinner an that fwat waz left over yis
terday noon jusht worrumed over again
fur his breakfast"
But didn't you know that he got some
more coffee yesterday" replied the lady,
(pointing as she spoke to three pound
package of fragrant o. G. on the table)
S.No didn't sav that thinr there On
the table bevant but [ didn't open it, but
jusht filled up the caffy pot again wild hot
water an thot he wouldn't know the
difference" said the girl in self defense.
Which is why one of the court officials
even newspaper man to ask him for a
chew-of information.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
PERSONAL
ROCK ISLAND HOUSE.

j w Rogers. Griswold. Iowa; A De
Wolf, Des Moines; s Mills, Burlington; L
Limbaugh, Davenport; Albert ,Quinne.
Iowa City; j M Abbott, Morrison; G w
Mason, w Joslin, w 8hoap. Fair Ha-
ven; Cochran, e w Dodge, Belvidere:
G Campbell, Chicago, T Fuller, r Dop-
kins. Milwaukee; n G Kirkland Newark,
n. j.; G w Boothe, Kansas City, G White,
NJ Coryea. Fl Sheridan, st Louis; G A
Kundle, Newton
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. Feb y
LIVE STOCK.
HOGS-Receipts q, OOO light 2O06 IS: mixed
packing 2506 IS; heavy packing and shipping
6 1867 20.
GA sTLE-Receipts ), 400; slow; sellers holding
for 100I5; advance prime, 1896 25: good n
choice shipping, 0065 90; common 10 fair 40.
"a 90: butchers 50ds4 60; stocEers and feeder.
8 1904 IS.
WHEAT-Higher; regular ! % January. d5&
Feb. 0616 March; O63s April; 1114 May; spring
/ 06; winter o.
COR N--Highcr; 55A656 cash; 552 Jan: 81,
Feb; 55A March 50 May.
oATS-Higher; 1874 cash and Jan; 81 Feb 81.
March; Ala May
RYE@54.
BARLEY.-S4
WHISkEY-I IS.
PORK-Active and high r; S17 75dSi1 ~ Jan.
nary; S17 500 February; ST. 90 March Sls %
April; SIS 251z May S1s 40IS June
LARD-Higher; $40 9715 Jan; 81 1874 Feb
S1I 260$11 2719 March; S1l 32M April; 81 50 Mas
and June.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
THE LATEST ASSIGNMENT.

This noon the assignment. and accom-
panying documents, of Almon p Fisk, dry
goods dealer of Moline, were left with
County Clerk Donaldson The assign
ment is made to his brother, A. w. Fisk,
proprietor of the Keator House. The bond,
which is in the sum of $4,000, is signed
by Messrs. Aaron w. Fisk, John NJ Gould,
Morris Rosenfleld. Josiah Grout, c. F.
Grant, and Simon Hirsch.
SCHEDULE A.
This, of course, is the list of creditors
whose claims foot up to $19 ,O29.0s. The
heaviest claim is that of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson, Moline, which is So 600 The next
that of Wellington Bros & Co., Boston is
81, 49,. 40 Marshall Field s. Co, of Chi
cago are in for $1.58444 while E. S.
Jaffray & Co, New York City mourn to
the tune of 81, 190.72. Notes unknown,
about $1,000" is terse sentence in
Schedule A There are no Rock Island
creditors, whatever, but the Davenport
wooden mills lament S1s5. II worth
SCHEDULE B.
According to this document the
assignee possessed no real estate at the
time of making the assignment, The
assets are as follows: Cash on hand.
$500; stock in store now occupied by me.
fixtures etc, "a nearly as can now be
determined. $4,000; accounts due etc
$500 The undersigned states that the
foregoing is as near correct as he'is able at
present to make the schedule But he
will make more complete and accurate
schedule and file herewith, Almon P. Fisk.
Mr. Fisk has been in business a great
many years and this announcement of his
failure will be one of the greatest surprises
of the day.
Up to the hour of going to press County
Clerk Donaldson had not approved the
boad owing to q technical error in the.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
Nothing Could be Stronger.
400 PAprN STREET.
ST. LouIs. Mo. Ian. "a. 1851

ST. Louis, Mo, Jan. 20, 1881.
Ell. Ell. WARNER 81 Co.: Sirs-I have
been troubled with kidney disease since
my childhood. It would be impossible for
me to describe how much / have suffered.
Your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure has done
me more good than the combined skill of
all the physicians have ever tried during
my entire life CAROLINE F FLEMING.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
REMOVED.

Mr.. J. Fl. Beselin has removed his cigar
store to the rooms lately Occupied by Gle
land 81 Co., No. 1901 Second avenue,
which he has fitted up in good shape. He
will be pleased to see his many friends and
customers in his new quarters.
Feb6-6t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13

season. The letter seemed to prodro-
good effect on the boys. and the nroor,.,
are that they will get in practice ror ~
coming contest
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
Two c.M& st P. TRAINS prsARtpn

The Chicago. Milwaukee and s, D.,
road had during last night several oa..
dents, in each case disabling the ,r..
ana it seems this is am eveutful winio,
the way of accidents upon our difersal
roads, but only in a few cases was tb.r,
loss of life. The train due here at 6 o,cI,.,
last evening over the above named ro.s
had the misfortune to have broken -
Thompson, small town above Savsnr,
the journal of both the mail and bago..
car, disabling them to such an exten,
to necessitate their being abapdoro5
They were left at Port Byron, the m.a
and baggage being transferred to one ~,
the passenger coaches, all this caused fl,
train three hours delay, arriving here .,
8 O'Clock. The same kind of an acci5o,.
befell the train due here this mor,;,.
from the south. the mali coach alone t
ing injured. After transfer of the mail
matter to the baggage car, the former wa,
side tracked in this city, where it win
remain until the necessary repairs can ba
had.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
tax COLLECTORS NOTICE.

Major Frazer Wilson. town collector. is
now ready to receive the taxes for 1882.
Office under the Harper House. in Western
Union telegraph Office. dwtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
INSTRUCTIONS IN OIL PAINTING ETC.

Miss S. E. Schermerhorn, of Chicago,
an artist of celebrity has opened studio
in HulPs Block, this city where specimens
of her work are on exhibition and sale
Instructions given in oil painting, water
colors, pastels etc. All persons interested
in art subjects are invited to call at the
studio Rooms and 3. st
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13

TACKLE an obstinate cough or cold with
HaIe's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
The weak, worn nd dyspeptic should
take Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic No other.
OF druggists
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
MOLINE DEPARTMENT.

E. L. EASTMAN, Reporter
Headquarters, one door West of Reimer's
Cigar Store.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-13
Peoria Market.

GEORlA, ftb. ll
CORN-Firm; mixed, 52052k.
OATS-No. white, 41a41K.
RYE-561s a57.
WHISKY IA.
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New York Market.


WHEAT-No. 2 red Feb. / 19l4G1l 1879: Marc
20x0e1 81; May 2201 "a.
CORN-Mixed western spot 6s875; futures 7t
@72A.
OATS.-Western 476158
RYE.-59.
BARLEY.-S5.
WHISKEY.-S1 Is.
PORK.-S19 OO0l19 IL.
LARD.-Fim; IL 40.
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a.o. swEEEEH. wE. JACKSON. CHAs. L. WALKEE
SWEENEY, JACKSON 4 WALKER

A rr0RNEYs AND OoUNsRLIoRs AT Law
= Orca--B enRstOn's Block, Rock Island, III.
Aug1dwy
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
COUNTY GRANGE MEETING.

Lafayette County Grang"
held its October meeting at
Kingdom Grange Hall on Wed.
nesday, October 81, 1888 The
Master ard oversecr being alb
sent, an election was held to
elect a temporary master, which
resulted in the election of w.
w. Foust, byacclamation. The
stations properly filed the
Grange was opened in due form.
The minutes were adopted AS
read. by motion, the Commit.
tee on credentials were dis.
pensed with. Report on agri-
culture adopted which showed
that the county could not make
more than two.thirds If crop.
Report on education received,
discussed and adopted.
Moved and carried, that the
bylaws Of this Grange be re
vised by Committee Of three;
consisting of f. Webster, T. ID.
Foust. and w. F. Hodge. Spsci-
al committee reported that they
had performed their duty aud
that the candidates for Legisla
ture had not responded through
the press as requested, it was
received and committee dis
charged. The hog law sent by
Oxford to the last County
Grange, the expression was, that
a hog law was not wanted.
A committee was appointed
to revise the minutes aud send
them to the Oxford papers for
publication. A committee of
three was appointed consisting
j. NJ. Sanders, w. s. Wooten
aud j. j. Dawes, to draft resOlu-
.tions in regard to doubling the
poll tax. Thanks of the County
Grange were extended to the
Kingdom Grange for the hospi-
table mannerin which it was re
ceived. Oxford was elected the
place for next meeting to be
held on first Wedn sday in Jan.
uary, 1881, continuing two days.
w. f. HODGE.
NJ 9. DENTON,
MISS EMMA WEBSTER,
Committee.
Oct. 9th. 1888.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

We take the following from
the Patron of Husbandry: Or
Saturday of last week, two OF
the sons OF Mr.. Alexander Nc
Mullen aged respectively. IL
and IA years, who hive in the
Cocker neighborhood, eight
miles east of Meridian, were out
in the woods hunting squirrels,
aud finding ono in a tall tree,
the younger boy climbed the
tree. with a view to turning the
squirrel that his brother might
shoot it. In the excitement of
the moment, and perhaps for
getful of the presence of the lit
tie fellow in tho tree, he being
Obscure from view by the thick
foliage, the fatal shot was fired.
which killing the sqirrel. passed
on aud struck the boy. He
clung to the limbs for a time.
but soon fell to the ground-a
distance ofabout forty feet, and
expired within an hour.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

James G.. Blaine has leased
for II term Of years his Washing.
ton City residence. his Repub.
lican enemies charge that this
is Al movement on his part to
gain popularity among the mass
ss. They fear that he still has
an eye on the presidency al
though he declares that he has
not, and that he is scbeming to
capture the National Republi.
can party next year. He is the
ablcst political manager in that
party and if he cannot get the
nomination for himself he vii
be very apt to keep his enemies
out and put in q friend of his.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

II lie frequently claimed that
The negro cannot get justice in
The courts aud this charge
against our official tribunal, was
made in tho National Conven
ton of colored people recently
held at Louisville. The charge
is not true, but politicians use
il IN the election contests.
In an article upon the subject
the Yazoo- City Herald says /:
AT the last term Of the Circuit
Court a case came up on appeal
from the Justict Court, tried be.
fore a Bourbon Justice, elected
by Bourbons, in which q colored
man, q laborer, was plaintiff and
a white man, one of the largest
planters in the country, was de-
PENDANT. After the Bourbon
Justice had decided in the col
ored mans favor, the white
man sought redress in the Cir
cuit Court. The case was there
tried before a jury composed of
3 Bourbon Democrats and four
colored men. The Bourbon
Jury although tho evidence in
the case was based on the test.
mony of white men on one side
and colored on the other desi-
ded in favor of the colOred man.
The case is now in the Supreme
Court, where the colored man
is confident that justice will be
done. No colored man in va
zoo is afraid of testing his case
in the courts. Instances like
the above are of constant oc-
cnrrence.v
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The Spanish people are great
ly excited over the manner in
which their King was treated on
the occasion ofhis visit to Paris.
When he reached there he
was hooted at and Kissed by o
mob Of cnfaged fand excited
Parisians. The cause of this
violent and unbecoming demon.
stration was that the King on
his visit to Germany had ac-
copied the Colonslcy of a
German regiment and that he
had entered into an alliance
with that empire. The French
government has apologized to
the Spanish government for the
insult offered their King by the
mob but it does not seem to be
satisfactory to them and it 10
reported that still further apollo.
gies will be demanded. Bis.
marck 10 at tho bottom of tho
whole trouble aud il war grows
out oft he will be responsible
for 1t. He knew that the offer
to and acceptance by the King
Of the Colonelcy of q German
regiment would arouse the in
~dignation of the French people,
and he hoped that he would be
insultcd when ho visited Paris,
and his expectations have besn
realized to. the fullest extent.
The mob did exactly what he
wished thsm to do and now the
whole Spanish people feel them
selves aggrisved and insulted
and they are ready to join Ger
many in any movement 1T may
against France and now
he can al his pleasure add Spain
10 the coalition. FRA nee is pow
erless to resist this great com
.ination aud if a war should now
occur she would be speedily
overrnn and conquered. Rus
STA is the only great power in
that is at all inclined to
her and it is very doubtful
if she would do 40 now.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Mr.. NJ. H. Whitaker of Heri-
dian was defeated for the nomi-
nation for District Attorney of
the seventh Judicial district aud
a number of his friends, feeling
that he had been unfairly bea-
ten, invited him to become an
Independent Democratic candi
date but he positively refuses
to run against the regular nomi'
nee. He expresses his inten-
ton to vote for tho Democratic
nominee aud Irges his friends
to pursue the same course.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11


A fire at Memphis on Sunday
evening destroyed the new
marble block Of b. Lowenstein
s. Bro and the entire stock of
goods in it The total loss is
estimated at over two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. On
Monday night there was another
fire which destroyed the Green.
law Opera House and one OF
two other buildings. The loss
at this fire was about two hun.
dred thousand dollars.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
EDGAR s. WILSON.

The gentleman who heads
this article ID, we learn, a caudi
date for reelection as Clerk OF
the next House of Representa-
lives, Of the State Legislature.
Mr.. Wilson was CLERK of the last
House and made an able and eff.
ficient officer When the SEES.
sion Closed or was ready to
close, he had his minutes aud
official duties so well in hand,
the Legislature was not delayed
an hour in its effort to adjourn
His promptness was something
so unusual, the thanks of the
House were unanimously ten
dered to Nj. Wilson. If re
elected he will make a useful
off Ger, and we hope him sue
cese.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
TIL Democracy of Tallahatch

TIL Democracy of Tallahatch
lie county held a mass meeting
at Charleston on tho 29th ult.
and decided to have a county
convention on last Tuesday to
nominate candidates for the
Legislature and county officers
The Tallabatchie county De.
mocracy are determined TO elect
their ticket aud there is no
doubt of their success. The
ticket which The independents
put in the field on the oath ult.
will meet with a isastrOus de-
feat.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11


x.Senator David Davis of
Illinois announces that he has
retired from politics. The old
man may be sincere in this
declaration but we suspect that
if either one of the great politi-
cal parties was to nominate him
for the presidency, that he
would take a very lively inter
ests in politics. There is not
the slightest probability of such
an event; and we may regard
him as permanently on the re-
tired list.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
CHIPS FROM SOUTH YOcOHA.
Oct. 9th. 1888.

Ed. EAGLE: Messrs. p. 4.
Matthews aud ii. p. Burney adj
dressed the people of our little
corner OH last Saturday night at
Pine Flat, OH the political issues
of the day.
We are panied to chronicle
the dangerous illness Of Mrs.
Josiah Wright and her little
three year old son.
Mr.. Dave Rogers killed a bald
eagle one day last week near
his home on Watson's mouL tam,
its wings measuring from tip to
tip, seven feet, nine inches. and
Weighing thirty-three pounds.
Thos. Tidwell killed a large
rattlesnake a few days since,
and it was'nt II good day for
snakes either. 1t measured in
circumference, ten and a halt
inches, and in length, six feet
eight inches, had seventeen rat
ties and a button. There ia
great excitement in this vicinity
over the discovery ofthree gold
mines. Mr.. Lamb, Fl. M. Court
ney and old Uncle Jim West
all three have found one,
Mcssrg. Courtney and LamE
have already made necessary
arrangements to pat their minos
in operation at an early da,, and
Uncle jim says if the party to
whom the land belongs where
he found his will go into writings
with him, and allow HIM o
"chile's" part, he will divulge
its Whereabouts.
AIIOUIS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The Brookhaven Pleader says:
Friday morning the dead body
of Mr.. Jack Mckay, a citizen of
ltawamba was found in Browns
creek bottom. His horse was
found some distance from the
body. An inquest was made by
a jury and a bruise the shape of
a herse's hoof was found on
one side, which they decided to
have been the cause of his death.