Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-02
A WIpow AND HER MONEY PARTED.

A WIDow AND HER MONEY Parted
| Thursday afternoon Mrs. DR.. Slater. who
! runs large farm two miles south of Gait.
went to that village and collected money
due her on mortgage, to the amount of
400. wishing to make another lean in
Gait, she took the amount to Brewster
store, where she placed it on deposit Mr.
| Brewster was not in at the time she called.
I but his book-keeper, Frank Thomson.
! took the money and put it away, and Mrs.
Slater LETT for her home. Yesterday, hav-
| ing made the necessary arrangements for
| the loan, she called at Mr.. Brewsters store
| Tor the coin, and found the proprietor in
He was not aware of the deposit, no such
an amount was on hand. no record of the
deposit IN the books, and he informed the
| lady that his book-keeper had skipped :"
| the evening before, without giving any
notlce, stating whittier he intended wander
ing, or even asking for a leave of absence.
MIS-. Slater tailed to take receipt from the
| obliging clerk for the deposit and hence
has nothing to show for it. Thompson
came from Stockton about a year ago, and
has wife and two children. His wife and
| little ones are in Stockton, where they went
10 spend the holidays with her parents, but
| whittier Thompson has gone with the
WIDOWS money is what no one seems to
Know. He is described as being man of
slight build, of medium stature, wears a
| dark mustache and side whiskers, and is
| apparently about 80 years of age
LATER.-A dispatch from Stockton. re-
| celved at this office at o'clock this morn
ing, referring to the above, gives the follow
| ing additional particulars As soon as it
was learned that Thompson was missing,
| of1cers were sent to look for him. 1t is be-
lleved that he has gone on foot to the in
terror. HIS wife came to Stockton Thurs
day, expecting confinement shortly. She
| knows nothing OF her husbands where
abouts.
WEATHER AND WHARF.-THE strong
norwester prevailing yesterday seemed to
come from some exceedingly cold locality,
and the day was by it rendered very I'M
pleasant for those whose business COM
| PEELED them to be much out of doors. 1t
had the effect of blowing the water from
the overh owed country on the west side Of
| the Sacramento into that stream causing
it to rise from % feet IL to "A feet 3 inches.
In the tule country west of Washington,
where there is an immense body of water
a heavy sea was created, and the waves
beating against the embankment of the
California Railroad, sent their spray over
the track The splendid Job of rriprappine
done there few years ago gave the em.
bankment perfect protection, and no harm
was done, but the railroad company's sec.
ton men did not take any chances, and
were on the watch Thursday night anc
yesterday to detect any weak place thai
might be developed, and attend to it al
once. The reports that come from thai
overfiowed country are somewhat singular
some being to the effect that there is NOR.
water there than ever before, while railroat
men say it is not within two feet as high a,
they have known it. Yesterday it had
backed in pretty well behind the town Of
Washington, giving the occupants of some
OF the houses considerable trouble. Doubt
less there was very high water in the lower
Sacramento yesterday, the wind hurryins
it out from the overflow through Cache
slough, and the Sacramento carrying down
a vast volume.
AUCTION SALE-Bell & Co. will sell Al
auction at 10 A. NJ. to-day, at their sales
room, No. S31 J street. corner of Ninth
| furniture, carpets, stoves. raisins, etc; also
horses, buggies, wagons, harness, etc. Sale
positive and without reserve.
ERRATA-In the index to the list of adj
vertisers in the New Years daily C. II
Gilmans name was omitted. We can only
account for it on the hypothesis that tn,
Red House advertisement was too large t.
require any special index.