Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-03
A Swiss Memorial Service.

MEETING HELD YESTERDAY TO DO HONOR TO
PRESIDENT HERTENsTEIN's MEMORY.
Pursuant to a call issued jointly by the Swiss
minister, DR.. Alfred de Claparede, the presi-
dent Of the Swiss benevolent society, Theo. j.
Mayer. ESQ.,, and the president of the Gruetli
Verein, Mr.. Caspar ROM, a largely attended
meeting was held in Georges Hall yesterday
afternoon by Swiss and their descendants, to
do honor to the memory of Col. William Fred
erick Hertenstein, the lately deceased presi-
dent of Switzerland. The hall was decorated
with palms, emblems of mourning, and flags.
Immediately in rear of the speakers desk hung
portrait Of the deceased president, tastefully
framed with sprays of palms, while along the
walls hung portraits of:his compatriots. includ-
ing Agassiz. Generals Suffer, Dufour, Herzog,
Frey, and others.
The exercises were opened by Prof. E. T.
Markeest performing Beethoven's funeral
march on the piano. Minister Claparede de-
livered an address, in which he spoke in feel
ing terms Of the deceased president At the
ership OF Prof Holer, joined in singing five
verses of the national anthem, .'Rufts du Mein
Vaterland" A delegation of Swiss from Balti-
more, headed by the veteran Jacob Kistler
esq.,, attended the meeting Among those
present were Major and Madam Kloss, of the
Swiss legation. Miss Maggie Critchenor. Col.
Edwin Frey, Oliver Dufour ESQ.,, Capt. H. s.
and Mrs. Hurter, Mr.. and Mrs. Pfister. Mr.. Ed
Schmid and Mrs. Louis Schmid, Mrs L. REM,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. kreiss, Mr.. and Mrs. Eisenbeiss,
Madam RyhSer, Mr.. Kaspar Kneessi, Mr.. John
Hitz. Mr.. E: Wellauer, Mr.. d. Rickenbacher,
and Pastor W. L. Elterich.
On the death of President Hertenstein. of
Switzerland. the vice-president, Col Bernhard
Hammer, assumed the presidency Of the re-
public until a successor is elected by the Swiss
congress, which. like ours, meets to-day for its
usual winter session.
The SrIr OF DAUGHTER AGAINST Her
FATHER DIsMIssED.-The case of Bridget
Falvey against Daniel Falvey has been dis
missed by complainant, The parties are
bill filed September 10. claimed that the
property Of the family on LIST. near
H street northeast was purchased by her earn
ings, but the title was placed in the
defendant for convenience, and she prayed
her. The defendant fled an answer. denying
the allegations of the bill, asserting that the
family had ill-treated him, &c. The result
was family quarrel, which furnished gossip
for the neighborhood. The old gentleman and
this termination of the case, which was reached
after sale of the property.
FINED FOR RoBBrNa TIE CAsH-Box OF HER.
DIc.aThursday evening last, when herdic No.
70, Charles Lusby, driver, was on 9Th street
southeast, near the navy-yard, three young
men made their appearance. One Of them
hammered on the glass, and while the driver
was looking after him the other shatched the
cash-box, containing els, and ran OF with
it. The robbery was reported to the police,
and Saturday morning Sergeant Mulhall and
Officer Branson arrested John Stewart and
George Cole and locked them up. To-day, in
the Police Court, they were tried for the theft
and were hned e20 each.
A PLAN OF RoBBKHY WHICH FAuED.-Norman
Br0ckenborough. Robert Bennett and VIM.
Vincent, small colored boys, we're arrested by
Ofdcsr McNeal, OF the second precinct. II
was alleged that they had planned for
Bennett to get on tie rear Of 9th
street car and attract the drivers attention
while the others were to run along either aide
OF the car, and when the driver started after
Bennett one of them was TO grab the cash-box.
Bennett was on the car, and the driver was
looking after him. Just then Onacer McNeal
appeared and arrested the boys. This morn
ing, IN the Police Court, they we're given ninety
Gays each a. suspicious psrsona
WrrR's BILL ron DryoRcr.-Rebecca ssv-
mour has, BY Mesers. Riddle, Davis 3 Psdesft,
nied bill for divorce against Cha. II. 6ey-
mour. She states they were married Decena-
per T. 1855 by Rev. O. p. Pitoher, and they
lived together I'll l672 or 1e7S, wksn Ne, shs
charges, deoerted Ase, Feetgnin9 HI plnoe o.
The police foroo an4 lsayinG ahof 0oDoooSto. ~
ne hoe recently rotWnoa