The Thomas Statue In Washington

The bronze eqnestnan statue at General George H. Thomas, modeled oyj. Q. A. Ward, the distinguished sculptor, represente General Thomas seated upon his charger, viewing from an elovated position in the field the arrangement of his troops and the generaf aspect of the surrounding country. The rio-ht arm luis fallen by the siUo of the Eorse, and in one hand he hokto his hat, while, with the other hand, he lio-htlv ciasps the loosencd rein of the animal. The horse is shown in a position of erect impatience, while the tended nostrils, pointed ears and. tns o-eneral expression of the face indícate that the animal is keenly alert and is asobservant of the scène as his niastcr. His mane and tail are fanned in the breeze, and the impression instantly formed, in viewing the tout ensemble, is that the statue is a thmg oí lite. 1 be General is attired in the uniform ot the Northern soldier, whieh is complete, even to the niinutest details. As a likeness to the well-known features of the o-reat officer the statue is a perfect piece of work, and, taken all in all, ït may be regarded as a master-piece of the sculptor's art. From the base of the pedestal on wbieh the statue is to rest to the top of the figure the heieht is twenti'-one feet, the granite pedestal measuring just one foot more th au half of the total hcight It is in horn zontal sections, of elliptical shape, and appropriately decorated and insenbedAe pedestal cost $20,000. The bronze of the statue is of a clear light brown in color, almost the natural color of the allov. The statue weighs over seveu tons and cost $40,000.- FhOadOpkM Ledger. xiie oiüesi txmber in the world, which has been used by man, is supposedtothat foundintho anoient temples of Egypt. It is found aa dowelnina ín connectkm with stone-work wbush is knownto be at least 4,000 yoars ol. . ïhese dowels appear to be of temanaK or shittim-wood, of which the ark 13 said to have been conatructod, a sacred tree in ancient Egypt, and now rarety found in the valley ol the Nile. -Beearding the adaptabüity of stoel as a niateriaf for the construetion ot bridaos, tho Scientiic American remarla that the attitude of engineers on the subject appears to bc one ot dxpectancy. They wem todlned to put the barden of prooi on the manufaoturers, and to requirc them to funush evidenoo of its suitablenoss a.id oconomy beforo consenting to uso it. The shrinkinp; of the water in Talare lake, Cal., has nocovered a prekistorio settlement, stonc buildings, traces ot cásala once bwdered with planted trees, and othcr evidencea of former ocoiipation by an unknown race, are j being clesirly defined as the water subI gide.