Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-13

annual meeting of the National Temper
ance Society was held to-day. The annual
report of Secretary Stearns showed that the
financial depression of the country had
affected the temperance cause materially.
There were distributed 545, 800 of books
pamphlets, etc The receipts from men,
berships, leagues etc, were 1897. The
missionary work in the year caused an out
Law of $4,000 The Treasurer's report
showed the entire receipts for the year to
have been S60,218. The expenses slightly
exceeded that amount. Resolutions were
adopted congratulating the friends of tenn
perence on the great advances the cause has
made, and upon the widespread and the
rapidly-increasing interest in it. Temper
ance organizations throughout the world
were urged to unite in monster demon
stration on the centennial of the Inaugural
ton of the temperance movement next
September
The Illinois Legislature.
SPRINGFIELD, May 12th.-The situation
here tonight is a decidedly interesting one,
and every person is on the qui vive as to
what the morrow will bring forth. The
Democrats will all be here tomorrow, and
one last effort is going to be made to elect
VIM. r. Morrison to the United States
Senate. If it is not accomplished to-
morrow, then his name will be withdrawn
and some person else will be substituted in
his stead, with what success is yet to be
seen. The Republicans do not appear to
be at all disturbed over the coming events,
and feel apparently perfectly satisfied with
the aspect of affairs.
Suicide of a Young Wife.
PITTsBURG, May 12th-This afternoon
Mrs. Annie Pershing, wife of W. c. Pers-
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c. Pershing, President Of the Pittsburg
| Female College, prominent Methodist
| Episcopal educational institution, shot her
self in the right temple, and is now in q
dying condition. Six weeks ago, while a
| student of the college, she married young
| Pershing. The marriage was clandestine,
but subsequently there were satisfactory
explanations for all concerned. A quarrel
last night, it is said, eliminated in young
Pershing going to Chicago. His wife
started out to hunt him to-day, and not
finding him, returned to her home in AL
| legheny, where she shot herself. Mrs.
Pershing was the daughter of a wealthy
resident of Newcastle, Pa. She is IS years
of age, and quite handsome.
| New York Police Methods.
New York, May 12th-The unusual
| spectacle of stalwart police sergeant man
acled to a Court officer was witnessed by
| spectators at the Crowley trial yesterday.
Eleven jurors were chosen. Whatever the
outcome of this trial may be, order and
decency cannot but be gamers in the light
it will throw upon our police methods, and
| the brutal tyranny exercised in certain dis
| tricts by sergeants and roundsmen.
Supreme Lodge, knights of Honor.
ST. LOUIS, May 12th-The Supreme
| Lodge of the Knights of Honor met in
| their annual session this afternoon. There
was large attendance from all parts of the
| country.
General Grant Reelected.
New YORK, May 12th.-The Order of
the Loyal Legion of the United States to-
| night reelected General Grant Com
mander.
Catholic knights of America.
NEW YORK, May 12th.-The Supreme
| Council of the Catholic Knights of Amer
| lea opened its session here to-day. The
purpose Of the Order is to unite all practi-
cal Catholics in the formation of mutual
aid society.
A Mother browns Herself and Two Chill
dren.
REDDING pa, May 12th.-Mrs Hiram
| PfoutZ, residing near Birkley's mill, near
| Lititz, took her five children TO the mill
pond and threw them all into the water
and then jumped in herself and was
| drowned, together with two Of her young
est children. The others were rescued.