Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-12
LETTERS FROM THE People.
The Expected NTeteoric Display.

Editor .Nar:-It was capital thought that
the police should be instructed to ring the alarm
bells II there should on the nights Of the 18th
and 14th be fine meteoric display-rou "a that
ball along" o EVENING starr remember about
ten years ago watched nearly all night for Just
such display. Well, 1t did not come of that
night, but was bound not to miss such splen-
dor; and so the next night l pulled my bed to
the windows, opened wide every shutter, blind
and curtain, and prepared to lie awake and
watch and wait shut my tired eyes for just
one minute, and was awakened by such flood
of brightness that fairly sprang from my bed
in my eager desire to 1ose nothing of this mag
nifcence, but-O, EVENING STAR, it was the
glory of the full risen sun that shone in my face
fuli and square! had slept the sleep of the
just all that blessed night and missed the fine
stellar display which, true to promise, did come
OF while slept And this is why l want the
bells rung this time Roll that ball along,
please, and Oblige Nc.
Memorial Circle Again.
Editor .Star:-Much obliged, MIR. Editor, for
14th street circle, about to be ornamented with
the Thomas statue be baptized Memorial Circle.
May not modestly ask, Mr.. Editor, whether it
name Notwithstanding the jackson equestrian
statue has been there many years? The same,
think, is true of Scott square. You never hear
the "WeSt End circle" spoken of as Washington
circle. Let it be Memorial circle Mr.. Editor.
The Memorial church-a memorial of freedom
and peace, marking an era in our nations his
tory-which faces this circle is fixed fact The
influence of THE STAR, which everybody reads,
and which is the best paper in the city, will give
it a name which no one can take from it. The
STAR - shall be sponsor, and the name be sug-
geSted by A LADY.
1.-THE circle has been named already "Victory
circle" by those concerned in the erection Of the
statue at that point; but we suspect, as we have
already said, that no title will stick except that
of the Thomas rcle.'-ED.J
AN INTERESTING CAsE.-To-day, in the General
Term, an interesting case was argued and de-
cided, viz: TEMPLE and Ballantyne, trustees,
agt. Lacy and others, in which the question was
as to whether requests Of about $500 each
made by the late Edward Lacy to the Washing
ton City orphan Asylum and the American Bible
Society should be paid. 1t was contended that
under the bill of rights of Maryland, which pro-
hibtS any religious order taking requests. that
these institutions were not entitled to them,
but the court decided that they were not reli-
giOuS orders or SectS within the meaning of the
law, and affirmed the decision below sustaining
the bequests and made decree in favor OF
plaintiffs. Messrs: Edwards and Barnard ap-
peared for plaintiffs, and Hine and Thomas for
defendants, the heirs.
AN IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-Yesterday in the
Court in General Term, the case of Neenah
Simpson (nee Tipton) was argued and decided
Miss Upton was an heiress to an estate Of be-
tween 800 and 400 acres of land in the state of
Indiana, and $1,000 or $1,000 in government
bonds. DR.. Laub was her guardian, and at his
death was succeeded by Mrs. Laub. In Feb
ruary while Miss Upton was attending school
in Georgetown, and was then Is years Of age
she eloped to Baltimore with young man
named Simpson and there married him, the
couple returning thereafter to this city. On
March 9th last Mrs. Laub, guardian, filed pc
titlon seeking release from the guardianship,
and Mrs. Simpson one asking that her property
be delivered into her own hands. Justice Wylie
heard the case in Probate Court, and at first
declined to grant either of the applications, on
the ground that although married, Mrs. Simpson
was still minor in the eyes Of the law, and the
guardian could not be discharged from her trust,
but subsequently he recOnsidered this decision
and certified the case to the general term to be
ter delivered the opinion of the court, granting
both petitions as prayed, holding that marriage
In itself discharged the guardian from further
-ustody and control over the ward.