The Washington Correspondent Of the
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The Washington Correspondent Of the
Baltimore Patriot, says:-


A spruce shalt, or mast. Oj feet long aud
in diameter IA inches at the lower end, 2O
in the middle aud ~ at the upper end, is
10 be carried IS feet above the dome of The
Capitol, leaving 20 feet 10 bc fastened by
the timber.bracings within the dome,
which, of course, will shut the light out from
the Rolunda below where the great nation.
al pictures arc hung. The distance from
tSe basement Of The Capitol TO the top Of
the mast when erected, 220l On the top
of this mast is to b, placed a very large re.
volying lantern weighing, as learn, some
1900 pounds. The solar gas is to be car.
ried Up in tubes and to be lighted at the
lels within the lantern by means Of electric.
ily, forced by galyanic ballery. along
wires leading TO saidjcts. Tho light which
this great illuminating lantern will shed
over Washington city and the adjacent
country will. according 10 The representa-
lions OF II that are given out, bo very great
and very astonishing.