Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-13
The DuddimgsOm Hill.


II is proposed to NIL Babcock lake by dumping
Duddington, or the old Carroll place, into It. The
lowest bid for filling the lake, and which has noe
been accepted on account OF informslity, was
made by gentleman interested I'm the budding.
ton property, I'm southeast Washington. That
property, occupying en- entire square, was LEFT
high I'm the air when the adjacent streets were
graded. few months ago IL was bought by q
syndicate that proposes, when the property has
been graded down 10 level, TO cover IL with rows
OF new houses What 10 do with 80 much surplus
earth, however, has been question. The top soll
being a good vegetable loaIn, has been sold and
pile has been carted On by contractors who wanted
the gravel Now IL is proposed 10 dump the rest
into Babcock lake. The bid was conditional ON
authority being obtained 10 lay tramway from
the Carroll place 10 Babcock lake. Application
has been made TO the District Commissioners but.
under the construction placed by members OF the
senate District committee upon the laws
the ts'1s Commissioners concluded that they could
not grant the desired authority. so applica.
ton will be made 10 Congress The gentlemen In.
terested argue that the fact that the govern.
w save or sn
purpose. The tramway proposed would extend
from the Carroll place TO the mall west OF the
Capitol and then run directly, on either the north
or south side OF the mall, TO the lake. The bud.
dington hill would IL carted bodily TO the lake,
wards TO NH the lake, and IL is estimated that ths
hill contains about 100000 yards.
Cardinal Gibbons i'm the City.
CONFIRMATION AT THE CONVENT OF THE vIsIrAr1on
Cardinal Gibbons administered confirmation at
halfpast seven O'Clock this morning 70 a score Of
pupils OF the academy attached TO the Convent OF
the Visitation, on Connecticut avenue. His dis
course to the children was BRIEF the subject being
their conduct In the paths OF the world when they
shall have left the kind care OF the sisters Car.
dinal Gibbons also conduted mass this morning as
the academy.
Before leaving the city to-day on his return to
pronounce the benediction at the close Of the fun
eral services over the remains OF the late Rev.
Peter p Fitzpatrick, 4. j. Cardinal Gibbons called
on Marshall Wilson who is his warm friend. IL "a
expected that the Cardinal viii shortly visit Rome
The Great B. and O. Tunnel I'm Philas
dclphia.
The new tunnel OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road in Philadelphia is completed A double track
has been laid, and to-day regular trains viii pass
through the structure. The entire cost OF tho
tunnel is about one million dollars The tunnel u
nearly half a mile In length, the north end being
neer said yesterday that there was only one WORK
like IL In great city. and that is the improve
MShIed % ~ by y electr1c LAMPS. Which are suspendsS
from the center OF the arch.
On TRIAL FOR CoSsrrKACY.-Ihe New Haven.
Conn, court room was crowded again SATURDAY
when the trial OF Super1ntendents Wallace and
L. Meaney by blacllisting him, was resumed
peter T. Bowman, freight agent OF the New YORK
New Haven and Hartford railroad, was the nrss
witness He testined that both he and Wallace
had the power to employ or discharge men. He
declined TO answer whether he discharged Meaney
or not, but stated that Aeaney was not exactly
discharged being simply sent away 70 get letter
nom Superintendent 0pdyke, OF the Northampton
road, by whom he had been discharged the month
before. The witness further testified that he had
been told By superintendent Opdyke that Meaney
had acted In a mean way In leaving his work h
also said on cross-ex animation that Super1nten6.
ent Wallace had never ordered him 10 discharRo
Meaney. Attorney Ely, Tor the defense, then asked
Tor d1schsFge for his clients on the ground thar
no combination had been proved between Super1n.
tendents Wallace and Opdyke. Judge Pickett De.
clined 70 discharge the prisoners After setting
December u as the day for hearing argument u
court adJourned.
Fire in Queens College, Oxford saturday. q.
gtroyod two valuable libraries belonging TO pro.
fessors. Several rooms were gutted. Prompt q.
tent1on prevented damage to historical colIcctions
The total loes Is E&OOO.
The tax OF H0pktnsv1lle, Ky. n the reporta1
comproMiee BY attorneys OF James A. WallaceS
defelcatton Of $4,000 70 the bank Of Ropldnsyilia
wallace wa9 cashier.
Ca sanss h Rion, one Of the leading LAWYERS a
yoD1er0Ay.