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Loss of the United &tHtes Store
=: Shin Courier

NEW York, june 8.-The United States
steamer Courier, Commander s. c. Gray, left
Boston, May %, with Paymaster's stores, for
New Orleans, and was lost on Leonard's 8
Keys (Bahamas) June Il. =: Officers and crew
saved. Her guns, small arms and rigging
were saved and sent to Nassau. Vessel Q
total loss. The following officers arrived at
this port In the schooner Samuel 7. Reese !:
; Offcer; Edwin B. Pratt, Acting Ensign aud
Sailing Master; A. P. Sampson and Mr..
Snow, Acting Ensigns; 4 B. Brown Pay
master; Louis Goeltz, Masters Mate; F,
Brown, Paymaster's Clerk; Michael Corbets,
Surgeons Steward, in charge, and torty-clght
, 1864-07-08

4Ctta GlAkG At&pADACAn G0nF9nI00s
Especial Dlspatch to the Chicago Tt1Eune.1
DEsao1SEs, la., Thursday, July T..
The Republican State Convention met at
the Court House this morning at 10 o'clock.
The temporary organization was effected by
calling D. n. Cooley, Of Dubuque, to the
chair.
After the appointment Of the usual COM
mittees, the Convention adjourned to half
past one O'Clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Cue Is not candidate for Auditor of
State, though pressed By many Of his frfeLds
to 60 into the Conventions. The indications
are that Elliott, Of Mitchell county, will be
nominated for Auditor, and Wright, Of Dela-
ware, for Secretary. About COO delegates
are present, and the utmost harmony and
enthusiasm prevails. -.
The general sentiment Of the delegates is
in favor Of call By the President for half q
million more men fer the war.
:. AFTERNOON SESSION.
81. Tic Convention met at, half past one
O'clock The report Of the Committee on
Credentials showed - counties represent
cd, representing over nine hundred Yotes In
the Convention.
mancnt Preajient With Twelve vIcs ~ praa,. 3D.
aeats o,a fo,,. uaa,at.-,o.
The Conrent;on immea,n+e,v p nroc,easa -
poto h,, eea1.tas e.. aoa;at,,a+ea w.
Hon r. n Co1s ~ +h1s 49, u,s .,.,
mons1v nom,noted f5r snnre,ns 1,,5e.
1ames. Weight ~ na,s1va ~ oonst,- r,.
ro,,Irstea ~ Soara.e,r ~ atota "''
Iohn a E111ott ~ a,,tchsi, ~ .onn+v e,r
auditor Of state.
Will,ann .H,Ho]mes. of Jonas ,o,r+r fo-
Treasurer.
Joshua A. Harvey, Of fremont county, for
Register of the State Land Office.
Isoo,1 a,1a, ~ To,,o conr,4, fox ,.4o~-
1eaae II. atrAs " A"1na @ouAtft 1o1 A!to&
ney General.
+, pan Dor.rtn IF Rrr1tn,,+or .,a 1r.,,r
~ DGn -, ~ VIZ VI Dut nas'o1' ouu 1o1Jut
Nm. y. thompson, OF Lynn, were nomi-
rha; ra.,,ro.to, ~ D,etr,ot> r,oo. :.
,as a...n Taassnaa,aaa, ~ ~ n.sso.4,s ..s'7 "A'
49,. - lue w ,s4 S.u seu.
~, 1aeeps 1ot Auo..ot .t a1o - a.tosney usnelm @
.neie WIS Nv eon'ese oes" een eato'aA's'
tnousn sesein nonlna'lons "els niaoe 1os
rsolae =. tae olaer oineso' =
RESOLUTIONS were aoop'ea sustasnlng the
aon1lnas.fatlon, ,noolslng tue nominations
ana p'at1orh Of Inc baltlmore conVentlon,
anu pieos1ng 1nls ga4iant otate 10 stand
Nnerc ehe has $1,000 IN hef relations 70 the
, 1864-07-08
FROM MEMPHIS.
The &eeeeh to be Treated to FIX
Hides On Military Trains.

The Seeesh to be Treated to Free
Hides on Military Trains.
MEMPHIS, wednesday, July 6, via cA1ao,
July 1.-THE following special order was
Issued to-day $50.
HEApQuARrzEa DIST. WEST TENNESSEE,
MEMPHIS, July s. 1854.
WHEREAS, Railroad trains from Memphis to
Salisbury have been dred into frequently by con-
fcderate soldiers and euesil1as within the last few
days; and whereas. there are many peteoua along
the line Of the railroad aud 1t Memphis who ap-
prove aud encourage such murderoua proceedings,
1t Is hereby ordered that forty Of the most
prominent and better class of eecesstonists In ond
between Memphis and LAGRANGE be arrested, and
that twenty Of them each day be placed upon cars,
In most conspicuous positions, one baine placed
each eide Of the engines; and no tram will be a-
lowed to leave Memphis without II secesh guard. II
until this murderous business Ia desfsted from.
It Is known that several citizens Of Memphis
have publicly applauded this firing upon trains.
They will be given prominent positions on
cars. and quarters will be 1tted up for
them at White Station, where they will be ten
derly cared for when not On duty on trims.
Brig. Gen. Hatch, commanding tic cavalry dt
vision, Is entrusted With the execution OF this
order.
Byorder, Maj. Gen. c. C. WAsmuns.
Several boats arrived to-day from the White
River, and navigation on that stream is now
free, and no apprehens1ons need be felt for
Gen. Steele.
, 1864-07-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Matters Military and Congressional,

WAsH1SGTos, July lit Is roughly calcu
lated that Congress, during its late session,
appropriated over Sl,0Qo, ,000, 600, including
the bounties to new troops, to be paid from
the special income tax.
The contract for supplying stationery to
the Interior Department and the Pension,
Land, Indian and Census Bureaus for the
ensuing fiscal year, has been~ awarded to
Philips l& Solomons, Of this city.
It. is said BY members Of Congress that
regulations are to be adopted By which no
6tate shall have al undue or prior advantage
over 2other In recruiting In rebel States, Is
authorized by the act fur ther to provide for
calling out the National forces, and that the
State agents will al have m equal startupon
that business.
WAsn1sGTos, July 7.--Dr. c. F. Macdon
aid has been. appointed Superintendent OF
the new money order systemtof the Post
OGaee Department, ind Mr.. BtF. Wilkins to
the principal clerkshir.
The certificates to be issued to PERSONS, H.
dies or gentlemen, who furnish recruits IN
der the recent plan announced by the Pro-
yost Marshal General, are being sent to the
Provost Narshals. They are handsomely e.
ecutcd, and will hereafter be source Of
pride to al who possess them.
The Cotnns7c;a[s special says: The regula-
tfons By which the loyal States can recruit
at the South win soon be announced.
, 1864-07-08

New YoRK, July 7.-The General officers
and commandants Of city regiments Of mill
tin met at Ger eral Sanford's headquarters
orders to march would be promulgated, but
Gen. Sanford said he could not proceed fur
thcr until receiving additional Instructions
from Washington, and another meeting will
be held tomorrow.
Recruiting by the Supervisors Committee
is brisk TO day. The class Of men enllstiuG
is above the average of former enlistmeuts.
New foRK, July 7.--At the monthly meet
Ing Of the Chamber Of Commerce to-1ay, the
Committee to obtain subscriptions for the
payment OF the Interest on the State bonds
III gold, reported against having the interest
paid In coin under present circumstances,
and were discharged.
The Comptroller Informed the Committee
that large part Of the principal had already
been paid in currency.
A Committee, consisting Of 4. A. Low,
E. Nye, Chas. H. Marshall, n. H. Griunell
and Geo. Blunt were appointed to take action
in the matter Of the destruction Of the Ala
hama.
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during the session. The Board will ad:ouu

during The session. The Board will adjourn
Tomorrow.
The call Of Gov. Morton for sanitary sup
plies is being generally responded to. Over
two tons of such supplies were forwarded to
sherman's army to-day By the State Com
mittee. -.
The fnrloughs Of the 18th indiana regiment
expires tomorrow. The regiment will 1en-
devious in this city, and will Leave immed-
ately for the field.
Col Ben. spooner, Of the SD Indiana, was
severely wounded In the late battle at Kene-
saw Mountain.
The 4Gth regiment, Col s'Bringhurst, this
morning rendered their services to the Coy
crnor to 60 to Pennsylvania.
The weather is very warm, and some cases
ofeunstroks have occurred lately. Two Of
them proved fatal
, 1864-07-08
FRQ1I ST, PAUL.


: Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuuel -
ST. PAUL. Minn., Thursday, July :, 1861.
There was no general celebration of the
4th on Monday, and the day passed of unu-
sunlly quiet In the city. There were nume-
rous private picnica at White Bear Lake, and
other places Of resort.
Captain Flakes train started Monday. He
will be joined along the route, between here
and the frontier, By numerous parties Of en-.
5grants and accounts from Fort Ridgely,
which is the rendezvous for those awaiting
the Government escort. They say that the
train will, when fully madeup, consist of at
least 500 wagons, with IN average Of three
men to wagon.
, 1864-07-08
From ST. LOUIS.
Matters In HosecranS, Department,

Especial Dispatch to the Chieago Tribune.1"
Sr. LOUIS Thursday, July 7.
There Is some excitement among the m
conditional Union men Of Lexington, caused
by the course Of the conservatives In organ
izing u militla company under Rosecrans'
order, which will doubtless be used quite as
hard against the radicals as against the guer-
fllas. .''
!. The rebels attempted to capture the steam-
boat Live oak at WaverlY Landing, but the
boat e.caped in nick Of time. They fired 900
shots into her, killing one man, and captured
the clerk, who was left ashore.
In consequence ofthe dangers of the rebe1a,
steamboats, engaged In tho Missouri River
t1ade, have laid up. There is no doubt but
in Boone and Howard counties the rebels
have almost uudisputed possession Of the
country, and that 1t is unsafe for Union men
to depart from the toTns. 80.
, 1864-07-08

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25-An ordinance
anpropr1ating 10000 for contractors Of the
Camanche has been ordered to be printed By
fhe Board Of Supervisors.
Maior General Mcdowell assumed con1-
mani Of the Department OF the Pacific to-
, 1864-07-08
FROM .INDKANAP0L1s.
military and General Intelligence,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.J 4,
IsDANApoL1s, Thursday, July 7.
The State Board for the equalization Of the
assessment ct taxes in the several Congress
siopd Districts, are ineession at the State
House. Complaints were made to.the Board
that Railroad property had been assessed far
too low in moat instances. After full con-
sideration Of the question the Board decided
they had no power to interfere in the matter
but drew up q report Recommending action
By the Legislature on the subject. The lead
Ing Railroads Of the State were represented
, 1864-07-08
FEO1K CHARLESTON EIAyS
EUR.
The Rebel Officers Under Fire.

New York, July THE Warrington
special Of the New York Tribune says: A
letter of Charleston says the rebel officers
sent there have been placed in comfortable
quarters WHERE the rebel SHELLS most do fall.
, 1864-07-08

+, NEW; YORK, July THE N. 7. Tr;bx,s.s's.
correspondent, of Texas, says: -
The Grunite City and Wave were captured
BY the rebels only after most persistsnt de-
fsnse The pilot aud boats crew Of the New
London were captured. Our killed and
wounded were about 3o-that Of the rebels
nhnyp ~
, 1864-07-08

EAs7oT, Tuesday, July 5.-Ex-G3Veruor
Andrew f. Reeder died at bis residence In
this place at an early hour this morning,
after short Illness.
, 1864-07-08

The Action In Regard to Ken.
lucky.
NEW York, July 1.-THE New. York TIL
bu.e's Warrington dispatch says: .
The OCCASION Of the suspension Of the ha-
5tas corru., and the proclaimlng OF N .1t1al
law in Kentucky Is anticipated trouble IN en-
forcing the draft, aud particularly the enlist
ment Of slaves.
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The People Must Rally to
Drive Back the Raid.
Latest from Memphis--How Se-
cesh Deadheads are Made
SerYiceabIe.
FROM Observation-Disclosures
MILITARY AND CONGRESS
SIONAL.
THE IOWA STATE REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.


Hngerstown 0ccuplcti--Freccfi
Threatcne0-Thc Enemyss Force
Confessed.
, 1864-07-08
THE KEARSARGE SEA FIGHT.
Further Interesting Details
and Incidents
EXTRACTS FROM AMERICAN, ENGLISH lid
FRENCH AUTHORITIES,

The ships were well matched in every re-
Epect, being nearly Of the same tonnage and
number Of guns, If there was any differ
encc It was n favor Of the pirate, who car
rled battery OF eight 32-pounders Of 5000
weight, and one l00,pounder rifle, one g.
pouoder, and one q ponder rifle. The Kear-
sarge carried i battery Of eight guns-rIz.:
two u-inch guns in pivot, four s3:poundezs
In broad5ide, one 21pounder rifle, and one
24-pounder howit-er In the action, in all
probability, the Kearsarse did not use her
D-pounder ho ritzer. We give In the follow
Ing table comparison of the weight Of metal
thrown By each ship. It viii be seen that
the difference is very small; probably two
ships never met better matched In guns. In
men the case was different; the crew Of the
Alabama were graduates Of Her Britannia
Majesty's gunnery ship Excellent, the pride
of the British navy, while that of the kear:
sarge was made up from the inland towns Of
the United States, never trained In gunneIy
or any other ship. The gunncry training of
the Englishmen ayailed them nothing, as
with all their firing {one hundred and dfty
rounds) they wounded only three Yankees,
and damaged the Kearsarge but little, While
The tuntfninedn Yankees sunk the pride Of
the Britishcrs md rebels.
The following is a table of the armaments
rf ha rarcafn
, 1864-07-08

, PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE Ptxss this
morning says the President will Immediately
call for 100, 600 men.
, 1864-07-08

Special Volunteers from Maine.
BANGOR, Me, July IA portion Of the
State Guard left this forenoon to garrison
Fort NcClary. Among the privates was
Vice President Eamlin.
, 1864-07-08
[ VALUABLE AGENCY.-A
WFEST WASHINGTON ST,
FOR SALE IN
THOS B, RRYAH'8 Real Estate Office

Two e1cene.t brtc1 dwellings,. with modern I'M
ptcvenents. on coed corrs-, IoI sale rtasonaby,
plrchaeed lnme1 lately Also. various vA1aot lata
and IN ali tGfec Divisions Of tha city Ina n1dff
, 1864-07-08
LADtES S,

Who intend travelling this suuuer should call aad
EXAMINE our large stock of
Ladies' Travelling Bags,
, 1864-07-08

The Ast q zmeut RuI Of the Town OF North Chicago
for the 1871 is completed. The undeEs2r ej Viii
meet with The suoerstsor and Town CterK Of ssld
6otth Clark street. to ccrreCt said rnlL
WM II. STICKNRY,
Chicago. July 7Ih, l8E&- 1J9m593.ft
, 1864-07-08
CLARK,S

To h Tsesaaned, md Superior to any FrsFa;>
fatlsa eyef Compounded and sferel
u tha Public.
, 1864-07-08
NEWS By TELEGRAPH,

NEWS By TELEGRAPH. |
THE WAR FOR THE |
UNION. |
THE INVASION OF: MARYLAND |
LOOMING LARGER.
The Rebels Occupy Hag-
erstown and Levy
y Tribute.
THEY ADVANCE. ON FREDERICK AND
DRIVE IN OUR FORCES. !
--latest Reports from the Front
"A Scare in Pennsylvania.
FURTHER and HURRIED CiLlst
kVk IkOQPS.
GRANT viii NOT LOSE his GRIP |
on RICHMOND.
The People Must Rally to
Drive Back the Raid.
Latest from Memphis How Sc |
cesh Deadheads are Made !
SerYiceable. !
FROM Observation-Disclosures |
MILITARY AND CONGRESS |
SIONaL.
THE IOWA STATE REPUBLICAN |
CONVENTION.
THE INVASION OF MARY.
LAND Il
EIngeratoxEn Occuplcd--FreEcric
Threatened-Thc Enemyss Force
Confessed.
, 1864-07-08

rcbcl hands. Thes Confederates gave her
nothing but q few Of the negro driving chi.
ralry to I'LL the of1lcers' mess. All the rest
nas British.
The British pet, bearing ut first the tlauut-
ing insolencc Of name perpetuating the fact
That TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY British rub
Ecribers paid for her construction and outfit,
sailed from Liverpool on the 29th Of July,
1sGe. Her career Of piracy md raplne On the
high seas lacked only ten da5s Of two years
duration. She was destroyed by the Kear-
sarge, in tue battle Of her own seeking, on
the 10Th Of June, 1864 In all TINT time
stained with trcacbcrous pi,aclcs on nearly
one hundred Of our merchantmen, masking
her movements under the 1ags Of all nations
used at viii, the Alabama has neycr lacked
British aid and sympathy. British ports al
round the world have been her harbors OF
refuge British Consuls everywhere have
been her shipping agents aud correspond.
cnts. British dockyards have kept her In
repair, British coaling stations never turned
her empty ewaE, British editors gave her
staring headlines, and to her exploits the
Eleeiu1 display Of job type. In all her course
she has been fed, harbored, petted and pro.
tccted by British sympathizers with the re,
bellion.
The end is worthy the beginning Of this
British pet 4 banquet is prepared at South
amptou to dine md WING the winner Of the
anticipated victory over the Kearsarge and
the "'c7p of Tie Hd1abanaa" would have been
tho nine days toast and wonder Of the British
Isles, It Is lamertable, from British stand
point, that these preparations were all 70,
naught. AL that British sympathy could d.
was 10 drag the ha1t strangled pirate drip
ping from the brine, conceal him under ar
old sail, and steer for British soil, swearing
in an under tone British oaths, at least while
the Kearsarge WIS IN aight, = =
We could quote high authority for tht
statement, that had the Kcarsarge been madt
TO strike her flag in the English channel, ont
wave Of Joyous ovation to 6emmes would
have swept through the United Kingdom.
London and Liverpool would have been iIlu'
Minated and In their streets British sympa
th!sers With the rebellion, would have gone
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-02-18
How Statues are Made.

A correspondent of the London Read
the production of statues:
The sculptor, having desi gncd figure,
Grst makes sketch Of it in clay few
iuche, only in height When he has
satisfied himself with The general attitude
q cast is taken of his sketch, aud from it
model Of clay is prepared Of the full
size he designs for his statue, whether
half the natural height, or life size, or
colossal. The process Of building the
clay, as it is called, upon the strong iron
a1natura or skeleton on which it stands
on its pedestal, and the bending and fix
ing this armatura into the form of the
limbs, constitute work of vast labor of
a purely manual sort, for whose perform,
auce all artists abe to afford it emp 10y
the skilled workmcn to be obtained in
Rome. The rough clay, rudely sssum-
ing the shape of the intended statue
then passes into the sculptor's hands and
undergoes his most elaborate manipula
ton, by which it is reduced (generalIy
after the labor Of six months) to the pre-
else, perfectly finished form be desires
should hereafter appear in marble. This
done, the formatore takes cast Of the
whole, aud the clay is destroyed. From
this last plaster cast again in due time
the marble is hewn b. three successive
workmen. The first gives it rough out
line, the ssco.d brings it by rule anc
compass to close resemblance with the
cast, and the third finishes it to perfec
tion.
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"A sixty uiDe FOUNDER shell burst
near an Irishman in one of the trenches.
Pat coolly surveyed the ruins the frsg.
meut had made, and exclaimed. "Be
jabers! thim's the fellows to soften tho
wax in mans car!'
"A man being asked by q young lady
what phonogrsphy was, took out his pen.
Gil and wrote the following. telling her
that was photography: "r X. A. B.
U. I. l.. N" (You are beauty, Ellen.
According to the census of 1853,
the population of Iowa cities is ss fol.
lows: Davenport, 1907; Dubuque,
~ 626; Burlington. $3.50; Keokuk, Z.
67; Muscatine. 1880; Iowa City, 4,4l7;
Council Bluffs, 2,O62.
Moving for a new trisl-Cour.ius
q second wife
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FROM THE CAPITAL.
Correspondence OF the Advertiser. ..
DEs MONIES. February 9Th.

DEs MONIES, February 9Th, l,G4.
In my last letter, l did not notice the
examination of, and exhibition given by,
the pupils Of the Blind Asylum. The
exercises were conducted in the hall Of
the House of Representatives aud con-
sisted Of examination in the common
branches and in Geometry, Algebra, aud
Astronomy. The examination was much
more than satisfactory. Those who at.
tended expecting to hear imperfect an.
swers to a few rudimental questions were
very, to their surprise, acreeaHy disap
poiuted. The pupils were questioned to
extent Of the capacity 0: the audience
and the answers ELECTED showed that the
pupils were possessed Of thorouc ch and
accurate knowIed ge of the branches
taught. The questions asked we're the
same as would have been propounded to
| pupils Of our common schools and acad
emics, but the answers were better than
would have been obtained from most of
our common schools. In truth many of
our teachers would not have answered as
accurately, and as readily, as some of
those eighteen blind boys and girls who
are between the ages Of ten aud twenty
years. Every question was answered by
some one Of the class. Some of the boys
were ready to demonstrate any PROPOSE,
tion in the first six books of Davies LIE.
gendre. One demonstrated the propo
sition: The square Of the hypothenuse of
right angled triangle is equal to the
sum of squares of the other two Sides
The demonstration was made by the pu
pills assuming to stand at the angle made
by the hypothenuse and perpendicular
and assuming two other points in the
room for the other angles. The neces
sary lines and points were assumed, pre-.
cediog propositions and corolIaries were
correctly referred to and the demonstra
tion was complete in every respect. One
member of the General Assembly ex-
pressed his opinion of the proficiency OF
the pupils by stating it as his belief tha,
many Of our college students who try tc
base a reputation for learning, on small
amount of knowledge, ought have thei,
, eyes punched ost and sent to the Blind
Asylum to learn something.
. The male pupils manufacture brushes
and brooms under the instruction of +.
blind mechanic The females make orn
. nmental and useful articles Of beads. .-
, One bead basket sold for ten dollars.
! The exercises in music-both voca
: and Observation-Disclosures Of a superior
character. The pupils are taught t,
; compose music as we'll as discourse it
0 They are instructed by a blind teacher.
r So satisfactory was the exhibition tha
e Mr.. Runyon, the very efficient Repre-
Q sentative from Benton can feel very con
r 6dent that the appropriation be asks 70
t will certainly be granted.
0 Yours truly, &c.
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Tho Rebel Dilemma.

An exchange thus sums up the diIem.
ma of the rebels, gathered from the edi
,orials of their leading papers:
l. If they increase their army they
cannot feed it.
,,:x s .}s u"'si' ss;.a"J ,nsy increase their army
3 Unless the press speaks out their
Liberties are gone.
If the press speaks out their Gov.
ernment will be gone. -
5 Unless they draft the whole popu-
la,ion they must surrender.
6 II they draft the whole population
they must starve.
/ Unless they recover East Tennessee
they can get no saltpetre.
s. If they undertake to recover East
Tennessee, they: will get more saltpetre
than tber want.
O. Unless they free the negroes they've
nothing left to fight with.
10 If they free negroes they've moth
ing left to fight for.
II. Ever since the rebellion begun no
croes have been falling.
12. Nevertheless, their greatest fear
now is, lest the negroes should rise.
l3. Unless JEFF Davis repudistes his
present debts, he can't borrow from any
body
IA. fhe repudiates, nobody will lene
to him.
Is Ifhe imprcsses food he turns th'
land into desert.
1s Unless he impresses food be turn
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-02-18

MEASUREMENT OF GRAIN BINs.-
Joseph w. Wood, Sauk county, Wis,
communicates to the american Ayricul
Wraiist the following convenient method
Of measuring grain bins, &c. He says:
A cubic foot is 1928 2l5O AZ Of u bustel
SOB Three, ,thousandth Of bushel is
less than one .6fth of a pint, which, in
measuring bin Of ordinary size, would
be Of small account By this estimate
the capacity OF any cubical vessel car
readily be ascertained by simply multi
plying the number of feet it contains by
the decimal 8: Thus in bin feet
long, feet wide and 6 feet high, Sx3x6
-l44 cubic feet, which multiplied by
8, gives 1922 bushels as the contents
The error in this example amounts to
less than half bushel BY fixing upon
two dimensions of a box or bin, the other
can be calculated so that the receptacle
shall hold any required amount. For
example, bin is wanted to hold 25O
bushels Of grain. Suppose it is 8 fec,
long and 6 feet hi eh what must be the
width? Sx6=4S; this multiplied by s
=3S bushels, and $50 bushels divided
by 80 gives or 6 2 feet as the re
qured width. BY carrying out the de
cimas any required exactness can be at
! tained