, 1875-10-21
4 Gala Day.

Wednesday, the 18th inst, will
He noted in the annals of Seattle
as one of the most pleasant and
agreeable festival occasions
which has ever occurred in the
history eff the town Inc occa-
sion was a visit by ,he Execu-
tive and Legislative Assembly
of the Territory. The notice OF
the intended visit was brief an d
consequently the preparations
for paying fitting tribute to our
distinguished guests were mostly
impromptu, and the highly sat
isfactory and gratifying result
was owing mainly to the indom-
stable energy and public spirit
of Mayor Gatzert and the Com
mon Council, ably seconded by
Chief Justice Lewis and Judge
Jacobs, our Delegate in Con-
gress-
o The steamer Favorite was
chartered for the trip and left
Olympia early in the morning,
with the Governor, Secretary,
a quorum of both houses of the
Legislative Assembly and their
officers, and a large sprlnklnS
of ladies. At Steilacoom the
party made a short visit to the
Insane Asylum, after which they
proceeded on to Seattle, arriving
in our harbor at 4, p. NJ. A sa-
hte was fired as the steamer ap-
preached the wharf. On land
ing, the party was received by
the Mayor and Common Coun-
ell, who escorted them to Yes
ler,s Hall, preceded by the Sc
attic Brass Bind and followed
by large procession ofcitizens.
At the Hall, the Mayor presid-
ing, the City's guests were wei
coined in q neat and appropriate
speech by Judge Jacobs, which
was responded to by ex-Goxern-
or Elwood Evans, the Speaker
of the House, in eloquent and
fitting terms. After which
Judge Lewis, as Master of Cere-
monies, announced thht a ball
free to- all, would given in the
hall in the evening, and that &
supper to the guests would be
had at the Occidental Hotel al
IL o'clock. The assemblage al
the ball was one of the larges1
ever witnessed in this city. Al
the supper a hundred plate:
were laid and all occupied, ant
considering the short time fol
its preparation Cless than l:
hours after it was ordered) tn,
repast was highly creditable tt
the hosts of the Occidental. AT
ter supper the toasts proposed
were briefly as follows:
1st. Washington Territory
Responded to by His Excellency
Governor Ferry.
I'd. The Legislative Depart
ment of the Territory. Respond
ed to by Hon. Jacob Hoover.
Sd. The Executive Depart
ment. Responded to, by Hon
II. G. Struve.
4th. The Judiciary. Respond
ed to by Chief Justice Lewis.
5th. The Press. Responded
to by Beriah Brown
9th. Our Delegate in Con-
gress. Responded to by o. Ja-
eobs.
7th. The land of the clam and
the cricket. Responded to by
W. w. Boone.
sth. The Bar. Responded to
BY w. II. White, Esq.
9th. The Women of our Coun-
try. Responded to by c. D.
Emery, Esq.
10th. The Mayor and Common
Council of the city of Seattle.
Responded to by Mayor Gatzert.
At about 2 o'clock the assem-
bly, separated, all apparently
we'll satisfied with themselves
and each other, and manifestly
feeling that they had enjoyed a
rare entertainment, combining
with the creature comforts ga
feast Of reason and o flow of
soul"
This morning, after visiting
the University, our guests de-
parted at II o'clock, on their re-
turn to Olympia and their la
bors, all apparently delighted
with their visit, and some of
them, it being their first visit to
Seattle, expressing in rapturous
terms their astonishment at the
business appearance and mani
fest prosperity of our town.
1t was an occasion which will
be remembered with pleasure by
all who participated in it.
BODY FoUND.-Hearlng a ru-
NOR that the body of a man had
been found in the street near
the North School house we hunt
ed the matter up and learned
that the body of a Siwash had
been found in the woods back of
the School House some davs ar0.