The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-01
LATEST LOCAL.

LATEST LOCAL.
THE will of James Pearce has been
probated.
THE motion docket will be heard by
Judge Burnet in Room No. 2 OF the Court
OF Common Pleas, Friday.
PRESIDENT HUNTINGTON and Vice
President Wickham, OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, are in the city.
JUDGE HoADLY is to-day making his
argument in the United States Court ON
the motion for a new trial in the Chaetfe
whisky case.
DEFAULTS, demurrers and motions
will be disposed of by Judge Avery in
Room No. 3 OF the Court Of Common
Pleas Friday morning. .f ,..
THERE will be no secret caucusing OF
the. Democrats at Aug's Club House
during the remaining nights of the pres
ent week, as was intended.
THE divorce case of Frank x. Meyer
against Augusta Meyer has been post.
poned by Judge Murdoch in order to
hear the pending bastardy GASES.
THE jury in the bastardy case Of Mar
garet Matf against Frederick Funk found
a verdict for the plaintiff, and the Court
assessed a judgment against Funk for
$500.
WILL. s. HAYS, the popular composer
and writer, now on the editorial staff OF
the Louisville Courier-J ournal, was in
the city to-day. He returns this evening
ON the mailboat.
THE polLbooks and tally-sheets for the
coming election, to be used at the ceun-
try precincts, are now ready for delivery
at the office Of the Clerk Of the Court of
Common Pleas.
MARGARET MAFF some time ago CON-
menced suit against Fred. Funk, a bar
Der, accusing him of being the father of
her illegitimate child, little boy about
seven months old. The case Is being
tried before Judge Murdoch, and at the
adjournment of Court the argument had
commenced.
The Hawthorne Literary Society give
an entertainment tonight at Vickers'
Hall, corner Eighth and Plum streets.
The programme consists Of the comedy,
''The Little Treasure" and the farce OF
"Cousin Joe." No one but associate
members and holders OF programmes
will be admitted.
f. j. BUMGARNER, assignee of Willard
Duckwall, OF Highland county, has
brought suit in the United States Court
against the Hillsborough National Bank
and the Citizens National Bank OF Hills
borough and number of individual par
ties. The petition is for the sale of real
estate for the benefit of creditors which
the defendants claim to possess.
JOSEPHINE PAsGUIRE has brought a
bastardy suit against Henry c. Yaeger,
before Judge Murdoch and jury. The
suit has just resulted in establishing the
defendant as the father of the child, a
little girl about one year old, and ASSESS
ing q judgment OF 5000 against him.
From the testimony it appeared that the
defendant was now in California, and
thathe owned real estate in this city.
THE statement in the mornings pa
pers to the effect that the Young
Women's Christian Association of Day
ton had challenged the Y. Nj. 9. A. of
this city to participate In a spelling con-
test, is pronounced incorrect by the off,
cials of the Y. n. @. A. in this city. A
letter has been received in the city sug-
gesting something Of the kind. No chal-
lenge or proposition has been sent to the
Society.
THE young ladies' branch of the
Women's Christian Association held
their regular monthly meeting to-day at
No. 100 Broadway. No business of i'm.
portance outside Of attending to some
charity work was done. There is mis-.
apprehension with many people in regard
to this society. 1t is entirely indepen.
dent of the W0man's Christian Ass6cia.
tiOn although a part of it. The work of
the two Associations is separate although
similar in nature. The Association 1s
worthy Of the patronage and support OF
all persons taking an interest in suoh
matters. The Association proposes
shortly to give an entertainment the pro-
ceeds Of which shall be applied toward
establishing laundry. The entertain
ment will be somewhat out OF the usual
order, Offering some new, attractive and
novef features.
Whttiss and Bltss.