The morning call., 1891-02-18
SEA AND SHORE.
A S0n0ma Boy Robs His Mother
and Runs Away to Sea.
The Police Still Searching Outgoing Vessels
for the Napa Murderers - Move
ments of Vessels.

mona County, is in this city looking for her
son. Mrs. Rhodes told CALL reporter
that she had lived in Sonoma for long
time, aud that when her husband died two
years ago he left her a small farm and on
the profits of this she lived and supported
herself and only child, boy OF II years.
Since his father died the boy has got beyond
his mothers control and refused either to go
to school or work. There was mortgage
of $500 on the little home and Mrs. Rhodes
had q span of horses she had no use for,
and seeing way to clear off the mortgage,
sold the horses to a neighbor for $3.50 This
was on Wednesday last, and on Friday,
while she was visiting neighbor, the boy
took the money from the trunk where his
mother had placed it and left for parts I'M
known. Mrs. Rhodes waited until Sunday
morning in hopes her boy would return and
then came to this city to search for him.
oNLY'wANTS HER BOY.
The poor woman said she did not report
tie matter to the police, rs she did not want
her boy locked up, as he is the only relation
she has, AID to know that he was under ar
rest would break her heart. She said she
did not care so much for the money as she
did to get her boy again. He had often ex-
pressed q wish TO go to sea, but, mother
no doubt she thought, the lad took the
money and left home intending 10 get on
board some ship. She had been to every
sailor clearinghouse on the water front,
but, SO far, had heard nothing of tina boy.
A description of the runaway was given as
follows:
John Arthur Rhodes, IA years OLD; feet l
inch; dressed in dark brown suit white shirt,
stiif black hat; has a scar on left cheekbone
about one inch In length. MADE by falling on a
piece OF glass when Il baby.
AFTER THE AiURDERERs.
The hunt for the murderers Of Mrs. Green
wood at Napa is still being kept up. The
police search every deep-water vessel leav-
ing the harbor in hopes of finding the
| scountrels who may possibly try to get out
Of the State in that way. A description of
| the two men has been placed in all the
shipping offices and also distributed among
| the ship in ports aud should the wretcheS Try
| to leave by way of the Golden Gate they
will no doubt soon find themselves in the
| clutches Of the law.
MAIL STEAMERS.
The mail steamer Monowai will 1t is
! thought, be ready for sea again by next
Sunday and will carry the mail through to
Australia If nothing further happens
to de;ain her she may be able to leave sgd
ney for San Francisco on schedule time.
The mail steamer Australia, Captain
| Houdette, reached her berth at noon YES
terdaY after run of days from Honolulu.
She had 50 cabin and IS Storage passengers.
That remarkable insect Tine Spider Ike
Weir, was one Of the passengers. The ship
bought 1921 bags of sugar, 2226 bags of
rice and $500 punches of bananas besides
other freight.
The mail steamer City of Picking sailed
from Hong-kaug on the 18th for Yokohama
and San francisco.
ARRIVED.
The schooner Sadie +. Caller arrived in
n fTin If n frDu
Hllo with a cargo Of 9439 bags OF sugar tor
j. ID. SpTeckels IL Sons.
The steamer Laguna Captain Yarneberg
was - hours coming from Humboldt.
The steamer Arago, Captain Donaldson.
with coal for the OREGON Improvement Gem
panY came down in II hours.
The steamer NhitesborO, Captain Gun
dersOn, was Is hours from Greenwood
The schooner IhereSe, Captain Schmal-
ing, made the passage from Stewards Point
III days.
DEPARTURES.
The steamer Navarro, Captain Anderson,
sailed yesterday for Mendocino.
The schooner Oscar and Hattie, Captain
Gault, went to sea, bound for Victoria.
The schooner Mary Bdwel, Captain
| Hansen, left for Albion.
The schooner Bill the Butcher, Captain
johnson, sailed for BOweHs.
MOVEMENTS.
The barkentine Tam O'Shanter lowed over
to Oakland Creek.
The steamer Alameda went to Folsom
street Wharf.
The bark Don Adolfo towed over to Oak
land.
The schooner W. Il. Bowen was taken to
Mission street
The steamer Walla Walla was moved
around to Broadway.
The steamer St. Paul was lowed to Mis-
sion-sireet Wharf
The steamer Marion went to Folsom-street
Wharf
The steamer Newharn came from the
Union Iron Works and locked at Broadway
The brig Consuelo towed to Howard-street
Wharf.
The ship Niobe towed to Spear street.
The schooner Bonanza was taken from
Oakland Creek TO the Union Iron Works
The ship Candida was towed to Lombard
street Wharf.
The ship Clackmannanshre was lowed out
into the stream and anchored.
WIND AND WEATHER.
The weather at Point Lobns Yesterday
morning at O'clock was foggy. wind north
east, eight miles an hour; at 9O'elock, thick
wind northeast eight miles; at noon foggy,
northeast. eight miles; at ; o'clock in the
afternoon cloudy, southeast, eight miles.
At o'clock yesterday morning the barom-
eter stood 1892; noOn % 90; at o'clock in
| the afternoon, 1855.