, 1878-05-04
From the Daily of Friday.


From the Daily of Friday.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SEATTLE, May 81, 1878.
The Common Council met for thei
regular monthly meeting.
Connciimen present, Msssrs. Den
ny. Matthias. Hall, and Murphy.
In the absence of the Mayor, Mr
Matthias was elected Mayor. prt
tenn.
On motion Council adjourned .un
til to- morrow evening at Z o'clock
D. WHEELER,
City Clerk.
The FLORAL FLsTIvAL.-Amone
the enjoyable affairs of the past week
was the floral festival OF May lst,
which came off in the evening OF
that day at Yesler's Hall. The stage
was profnsely decorated with ever
greens and flowers, so that the scene
was extremely rural. The exercises
consisted of short declamations by
the children of the NJ. Il. Sunday
School, who seemed to take great
delight in performing these duties
and spoke without any hesitation or
prompting The following scholars
participated: Bessie Stevens, Alb
bic Jones, Anna Colberg, Ella
Young, Randolph Colberg. Ida Star
board, Katie Brehme, Harry Park
hurst, Grant Coulter. Edgar Wells.
Hattie Colberg. Mary Bigelow. Fan
ME Robinson and Flora Fonda.
Mrs. Parkhurst and Mrs. Gunn also
took an active part. adding to the in
terest of the occasion. Only two of
the candidates ior the Queenship
were present, namely. Miss Flora
Payne and Miss Josie Runnells.
One hundred and eighty-nine votes
were divided between these two.
Miss Payne leading by small ma
jority. After appropriate introduc-
tory pieces by Miss Parkhurst and
Miss Steves. the latter placed beau
tiful floral wreath upon the head of
the Queen elect, who replied in
choice language. acknowledging the
honor conferred upon her; and then
calling upon her maids of hohor and
faithful subjects to rise and sing, all
arose and poured forth alively strain
in honor Of May Day and its Queen.
Miss Runnells gracefully presiding
at the piano.
CAPruRED.-Night before last ii
telegram was received here from the
telegraph camp between here and
Muckilteo, announcing that two of
the prisoners who had escaped from
the county Jail had been seen near
that place. Accordingly yesterday
morning, Officer Thorndyke, accom-
panied by Fred Minick, special dep
uty, started in pursuit. returning
this morning about 10 o'clock with
Pat Quinn and Dan Lynch. The
prisoners decline. of course, to give
any information in regard to their
companions, but according to their
account they have had hard time
of it. They state that after getting
away on Monday morning. they laid
by in the woods in the neighbor-
hood of town for day and then took
through the woods along the brush,
bound for Muckilteo. Wednesday
afternoon it was raining very hard,
and they were obliged to get on the
telegraph trail. Scarcely had they
done SO when they encountered
Thompson. Knowing after this that
it was useless to attempt TO get
away, as he would undoubtedly give
them away, they stopped in the
woods in the neighborheod until
they were overhaulel and captured.
as above Fred. Minnick reports
that Mr.. Wiggins, the ex-preprietor
of the Occidental Hotel in this city,
about whose sudden disappearance
there was SO much excitement day
or two since, was stopping at the
telegraph camp. He appeared to be
in good health and spirits and said
he was on his way to visit some
friends in Snohomish county, and
was only keeping out Of the way un-
til the excitement about his defal-
cations is over.
PERSONAL---VERY.. James Fl.
Wilbur agent Of the Yakima In
dian Agency, spent Wednesday
last in our city Ell route for a
brief visit to Victoria. Father
Wilbur, as he is familiarly called
by almost every body, has been
remarkably successful in carry
ing out President Grants policy
toward the Indians, 10 agency
showing better returns than
Yakima. We are sorry to learn
of Father Wilbur's feeble health,
but knowing the great vigor of
his powerful frame we anticipate
his speedy recovery. He is ex-
pected to return from Victoria
by the North Pacific to-day, so
as to spend next sabbath in
Portland.
EXAMINATIONS The examination
of applicants for licenses to teach
school, commenced in the Central
School house on Monday, quite a
number of persons being in attend
ance. The Boaid consists Of Profs
Ingraham and Anderson and Mr.
L L. L G.