Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-29

electric magnetic speed register for ships
logs Julius Fonk. assignor to VIII & Fink,
door opener; MoritZ LuXumberg, folding
baby carriage; Joseph Moore, mine-drain-
ing machinery same, governor for steam
engine; same, hydraulic ram elevator
Henry ]. Oliver, cutoff valve for engine.
Santa CRUZ. L. Thurber and Judson
Rice, and S. st. Eiraer, of San Jose, as
phaltic thing and paving material. Oak
land-Adolph Jenness, clothes press VIM
! Elfried, portable house. Cuffey's Cove
John w Curstom and j. Kains, rotary
harrow.
The United States Consul who Shot an
Editor.
WASHINGTON, July 18th. = Bedford
Mackey, United States Consul at Ric
Grande de Sol, Brazil, arrived at Washing
ton to-day, on leave of absence. Mackey
is the Consul who some weeks since had q
shooting affair with Brazilian editor, the
latter having published scuFriious attacks
upon him and his mother Mackey was
tried and honorably acquitted. .Mackey
reports that a colony of eX-Confederate
colony number about 500 persons, and is
doing well.
Trial by Court-martial Asked.
WAsHINGToN, July 2Sth.-General Hazen
to-day brought charges against Sergeant
Michael McGayan, of the Signal Corps al
Pensacola, Fla, and asked that he be tried
by Court-martial foc refusing to receive
private Green (colored), who was sent to
assist him. McGavan is regarded as an
efficient officer He remained on duty
through the yellow fever epidemic
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, July 2Sth.-General Nc
Keever, of the Adiutant-General's office
on duty at Washington, has been ordered
to San Francisco October LIST, relieving Col
John C. Killon, who comes to this city.
General Hazen, Chief Signal Officer, will
sail for Europe Thursday, to be absent I'M
til October
Colonel T. F. Barr, Judge Advocate and
military secretary of the Secretary of " ar,
has asked to be relieved. He was held his
present position for the past five years. 1t
is understood that the vacancy to be made
by Colonel Bars departure will not be
filled
The President to-day appointed Robert
Murray Surgeon-G General of the United
States army, Francis NJ. Gunnell Surgeon
General of the United States navy, and
Rev. Byron Sunderland, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, to be visitor to the
Government Hospital for the Insane. Also,
Truman H. Allen, of Oakland, Cal. to be
Pension Agent at San Francisco.
Rush for California Fruit in New York.
NEW YORK, July 2Sth.--A crowd of Ital-
ians iostled each other to-day in their eff
forts to get at dealer III California fruit,
on Washington street. He had Just re-
ceived 265 boxes of Bartlett pears. which
were snapped up at s. 80 to 81 per box by
the Italians, who buy them for fruit stands
all over the city. The pears were in fine
condition, and of good size. The same
dealer expects 600 packages of.pears here
tomorrow morning, and expressed conf
dence in his ability to get rid of them at
once at good prices.
Supposed Suicide of Mining Engineer.
New YORK. July 2Sth.-The dead body
of Henry c. Hopper was found in an adj
vanced stage of decomposition in a field
near Elizabeth. n j., yesterday, and was
buried without an inquest. 1t is generally
thought that the case was one of suicide,
as several walls, one containing strychnine,
were found near at hand. Prof Watson,
on whose property the body was discov-
cred, said last night: Hopper, who was
my wife's brother. was a civil engineer OF
several years standing and had very good
prospects He graduated at the Columbia
College School of Mines ten years ago, and
was engaged Immediately after in survey
ing for the city of Newark. and afterwards
he went out to New Mexico, Arizona and
all through that country, working for the
Pacific Railroad Company. and the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Company He
also, believe, was kept quite busy as an
engineer by several mining companies.
Sometimes we did not hear from him for
two or three years and sometimes we had
letters only a few weeks apart. l never
saG very much of him. Three weeks ago
Friday. he came out here lust as
my wife and her sisters, who had been visit
ing us, were starting for Marblehead. Mass.
to spend the summer. He accompanied
me us their escort, and babe his sisters good
By. That was the last | saw of him alive.
He was then in cheerful spirits and in good
health. He was about 80 years of age I'M
married, quiet, wiry and active, and was a
man of good habits, and | cannot conceive
of any reason why he should kill himself.
/ do not think he did. This is my theory
His father Rev Addre Hopper, has lately
been preaching in Millingt0n, \. j., and
imagine when he left us in New York he
went over there, and then finding that his
father had gone for the summer to East
Auburn, he started to walk across the
country 10 my house. The weather was
very warm and he probabl became affected
by the heat and lay down under the tree.
expecting that he would soon be all right,
and died before he realized how sick he
was | do not think be took poison. He
was a chemist, and frequently expert
mented with various poisons, as well as
other chemicals. There was iodine and
strychnine and several other substances
in his satchel "
The American Turf.
SARATOGA, July 2Sth-The weather to-
day is bright, clear and cool A breeze is
blowing and the attendance is large. The
track is in first-class order The first race,
three-quarters of a mile, was won by
Ernest Guydette second, Spaulding third.
Time, LIZ. Second race, the Saratoga
stakes for two-year- olds, was won by Ban
Fox, Enright second, Porter Ashes King
of Norfolk third. Time, l:16!. The fourth
race, a free handicap sweepstakes, Koscius,
ko won, Allia second Vanguard third.
Time, 1:5S. The fifth race, one mile, was
won by Whizgig Gold Ban second, Banana
third. Time, 1:45l.
AT MONMOUTH PARK.
MONMOUTH PARK, July 2Sth-The track
was slow to-day and the attendance light.
The betting was meager II was rumored
that the races had been fixed" and the
issue of the fifth race caused almost a riot.
The mile and half furlong race Long
Knight won, Decoy Duck second, Elmen-
dorf third; time, 1851. The three-quarters
OF mile race for two-year-olds Edgefeld
won, Shamrock second, Ariel third; time,
1:19l. The mile and an eighth race for
FLIES, three years old, Unrest won, Tele
Doe second, East Lynne third; time, BOB
The mile and a half race Miss Woodford
won, Drake Carter second; time, 2:45!.
There were only two starters The seven
eighths of mile race for three-year-
and upwards, Aurelius won, Peter L. sec
ond, King Lion third; time, 1:02i. The
mile and a half race, over six hurdles,
Bonero won, Buckra second, Jersey Maid
third; time 2:55l.
Sullivan and Mccartney.
New YORK, July 2Sth.-A Philadelphia
special says; Another match has been ar
ranged between Sullivan and McCaf1rey, to
take place in Cincinnati some time during
the first week of September. Bully
o. Rrieu business papoper for Mc( laf fray