, 1878-04-13
From the Daily Of Mond y.
TELEPHONE Mr.. F. H. Lamb.
general manager of this department

general Uau"ScA VI 'nA" uSPe ASAnOAo
of the Western Union Telegraph
Co., who was here on short visit
flom Portland, having with him a
couple of telephones, attached one
TO each end of the line between here
and Milton yesterday afternoon and
for time several of our citizens had
the pleasure of conversing with per-
sons at that place. distant eight
miles. Mr.. Snow. operator at this
place, who had charge of the Milton
end Of the line, informs us that he
could hear with the greatest ease
everything said at this end, recog-
nizing the voices in every case where
the conversation was carried to any
length. The conversation was en-
livened by the rendering of the song
Way Down on the Swanee River"
by Col. Larrabee. which was repro
duced with startling distinctness at
the other end of the line, heard not
only by the operator, but by every
one else in the room at Milton.
Tunes were also played on the con-
certina and jewsharp with the same
result. Mr.. Lamb has removed the
instruments and returned with them
to Portland, but will be over again
in the course of a couple weeks.
when more of our citizens may avail
themselves of the opportunity to
test the practical workings of this
wonderful instrument. We will not
bore our readers with any lenghten-
ed description Of the telephone as
several accounts of it have already
appeared in our columns. Suffice
to say it is Of most simple and mex
pensive construction. Among those
who tested the instrument yesterday
were Messrs. H. L. Yesler, Col. Lar
rabee, H. W. Rowland and q num-
ber of others.
DIED.-At Port Susan, Snohomish
county, W. T..April 4th, Mrs. Mar
garet Monson, wife of Mr.. Jonathan
Monson, in the 10Th year Of her age.
The remains of the deceased were
brought to this city on Saturday last
and after appropriate ceremonies
yesterday morning at the Methodist
Episcopal Church. were conveyed
to their last resting place in the
beautiful cemetery near Lake Wash
ington. A husband, one son, seven
daughters and many warm friends
mourn the loss of the deceased; but
they mourn not as without hope.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Thos. F. Swan
wick, formerly commercial editor of
the Portland Standard, and now the
travelling correspondent of that pa
per, favored us with visit to-day.
Mr.. S. was for many years connect
ed with the Alta California. but left
San Francisco on account of the
health of his family. He expresses
himself agreeably surprised with
the evidences of prosperity which he
finds along the Sound, but more
particularly at the size ard impor-
tance of Seattle in commercial
point of view.
THE Coal FLEET.-The Montana,
loaded with 1,105 tons of Seattle
coal, was towed out Saturday even
ing about 6 o'clock, leaving no ves-
sci at present here to load, SO work
has been temporarily shut down.
There will be a vessel however in a
few days, as the following vessels
are on the way up: Ships Yosemite,
Eldorado and Western Shore; barks
Enoch Talbot. Fresno, Mary Glover
and Harvest Home; barkentine Ma
lay, brig North Star, and some 9th
er vessel, name unknown.
DIED.-Mr. Robert Story, an old
resident of Tacoma, where he has
held for some years position in the
saw mill, died in this city at four
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
was stricken with paralysis on Sat
urday last. while working in the
mill. and sank rapidly until his
death occurred as above. Deceased
was aged about 81 years.
STUCK IN THE MUD.--As q we'll
known young hoodlum was driving
out with a couple of half-breeds in
a carriage on Saturday afternoon,
doing the grand, they got mired in
the vicinity of the gas works, ard
had nice little wade before they
could get out. The carriage was
pried out of the mud by the owner.
who was summoned, with the as
sistance OF several passers-by.
ESCAPED LuNAT1c. - On Friday
last, an insane man, named Low,
made his escape from the Steilacoom
Asylum, while out working with the
teamster, and has not at present
been captured. Warden Rigney.
after a search for the lunatic in Ia
coma, took the steamer for Olympia
expecting that he had gone that way.
Low is small man, of light COM
plexion, and is considered harmless.
LINE BURNING. .-Messrs. Crank
Griffith and Mullender, of Tacoma,
have made a contract with the land
company to work the Puyallup lime
beds for three years. They are at