The daily gazette., 1877-10-19

Ne,e r.Mdps.--Th officers of the CITY
Engineering and Surveying Department
have completed the new fire deDartm ent
mapsy one of which will be given to each
company in the department. These
maps describe the location, arrangement
and size OF all the water mains and fire
plugs in the city, and are therefore pecu-
liarly valuable to the firemen,
The engineers also constructed fine
large city map, which they framed and
presented to the City Council. 1t will be
hung up in the Council Chamber.
These maps are executed in the best
style, and reflect great credit upon the
skill and ability of Chief Engineer Con-
well aud his subordinates.
An In,portd,.t Sale.-I'o-morrow after
noon, Mr.. j. Il. Heald II sell at public
sale Ga the premises, q two-story brick
and frame dwelling, o one-story frame
carpenter shop, and two good building
lots, all comprised in piece of ground
50 #. 6 in. x102 it,, at Vandever A eDue
and Lamotte street, Ninth Ward. The
dwelling contains eight rooms, and the
entire property is located in an improv-
ing part Of the city, with good curbing
and paving, and close to water, gas and
other convenjences. The sale will COM
mence at o'clock, and will be positive
without postpoEement, withdrawal or
Undertaking. A'a.. -4 J-I'r Fl .oNI"
AnniversdTy,-The Juvenile Missionary
Society of Mt. Pleasant NJ. e. Church
Sabbath school, held their second anui-
versary, last evening" A large audience
was present, and everything pissed of
very pleasantly. Brief addresses were
made by Rev. j. W! Pierson and the pas
tor of the church, Rev. A. d. Davis.
The programme of exercises corslsted-
of addresses, essays, dialogues, 'recitia-
tions, excellent vocal aud instrumental
music, and last but not least q collection
of over SIS for the benefit of the mission
ary cause. 2aLl Ih8 Jf2t lAl'
A Park Offered to the Caty. Mr.. Henry
G. Robinson, owner of Eden Park, South
Wilmington, has offered 10 sell this prop
erty to the city, to be used as a free pub
lie park, at low price and on reasonable
terms. Eden Park is The old Townsend
property, on which Zadoc Townsend
formerly resided, and, was purchased by
Mr.. Robinson several years ago. Mr..
Robinson's offer was referred by Council
to special committee, consisting of
Nessrs, Johnson Townsend, Price,
Downing and Lynch. a., '........
The Coming Performance. On next
Tuesday at the Grand Opera House, ,ssthat
wellknown play Three Years IN a Man
Irop, will be presented for the second
time in thiscity The play is notoply NOR
-
es those who are addicted to drink the
horrors of fintemperance, and the suffer
ings of the families. The company who
will present it here is an excellent one,
and should be greeted with large
audience. i, IItf ..,.4-r,-..-37
a Beautiful Poena,-The beautiful poem
on the fisst page of to-day's GAzETT
was written by the late Rev. John b.
Bagany, brother of Esquire Geo. s. Hag-
any, Of this city, who was well-known as
one Of Ithe most eloquent and accom-
plished ministers of this State. The po-
em was written in 1884, and subsequent
years have proved that the writer's fears
of the speedy decay and ruin of the old
church were groundless. ..s.
A CHESTER VILLAlN.-Wm. Gam
BILE, resident of South Chester, was
arrested in that borough on Tuesday
afternoon charged, with attemptiog z
to commit an outrage upon two little
girls-Ellen Rice, six years old, and
Sarah Mitchell, five years old. Gam
BILE bad hearing before Alderman
Gray, and was held in $4,000 bail for
his APPEARANCE at Court.
SACRED CoNcERT.-A grand sacred
concert for the benefit of the orphans
will be given In st. Mary's church on
Wednesday evening October 24th.
The singing will be of the highest
order, as some of the finest vocaIists
in Philadelphia, have been engaged
for the occasion, fr s Efp
A Sharp Audience.--An ordinance was
read twice in the City Council, last eve
ming, prohibiting indecent concert saloon
performances, and the serving of lager
beer, liquors or refreshments at public
exhibitions by women or girls.