The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-10-14


Dried peaches, unrcclcd SO
MEASURING Boxes AND BARRELS. a bar.
rel contains 1882 cubic inches. box 81
inches long by l6 inches wide and 20 inches
'iccp--,hat il on tho inside will hold just u
parrel
\ half barrcl-Makc n box of this "a
iuchcs BY lG, and II deep. This will con.
tain 6,37G cnbi' inches, or just half bar.
rel
a bushol-This has 2,l5O cubic inches.
aud 8 inches deep.
a half hushel-A box 12 inches long hy
| / 30 inches wide and inches deep will
hold half hushcl. el'N
a pecS-A box. 8 inches ny g J.lO inches
square aud 8 inches deep ism peck.
A half pcck-Is 8 by 8 inches square and
2.lO inches deep, or 2GS $40 cubic inch.
A half gallon-This coutains 134 4 10 GU.
bic inches. a box by inches and 4 8 10
inches deep, hns just Tint quantity.
A quartz by 4 inches square and 2 10
deep.
a surveyors chnin is poles or &c feet,
divided into 100 links or 702 inches.
a square chain ID lG square poles and 10
.quare chains are an acre.
Four rods are an mere, each containing
l,24O square yards, 81 ,7S7 feet, or "a yards
and % inches on eaoh side.
a 10 is 81 yards ench way.
an Gre is 4,840 square yards, or 60 yards
foot } inches each way; and three acres
arc l. yards and half each way.
A square mile. 1,76O yards each way is
G40 acres hnlf mile, or $50 yards each
way, is 1G0 acres quarter of n mile, or
il0 yards each wny, is park or farm of 40
acres; and furlong. or 220 yards each wny
IS 10 acres.
The Herald predicts the defeat Of
Seymour. 1t has predicted his failure
of every Democratic candidate for
many years.
In view of these facts, people who
have been depressed by tho tone of
HcraM articles may postpone suicide
for a few days longer.
Forncy says Seymour els, after ali,
but Democrat disguised as a gentle
man, Better that than an undis-
guiscd blackguar1 like Fornry.
f. {. .De1argc, colorcd member of
tho present Legislature of this State,
qualified yesterday as Magistrate,
under commission received from
Gov. Scott. Courier.
We predict that Georgia will 90
Democratic by large majority.
"They digged pit,
They digged it deep,
They diggcd it for their bruddcrs
But for their sin,
They did fall in
Tho pit they diggcd for tuddcrs."
PENNsYLvANIA.-The Democratic column
is moving on to sure and certain victory in
Philadelphia. Nothing can now prevent an
overwhelming Democratic triumph to-mor-
row week. The Democracy nrc jubilnnt
and enthusiastic the Radicals nre despon-
dent and dfspiritcd Phiiadrpha Age, 5th.
The Louisville Journal of Saturday CON
tains denial of the report that Mr.. Prem.
tice has been discharged from It's editorial
staff; and says, ALSO TINT Mr.. Prentice is
not poor, but in anlucnt circumstances. -
His homestead alone is valued at $4,000,
The caterpillar is playing sad hav-
oc with the cotton in different parts
Of the State. The Spartanburg Spar
tan speaks of its appearance in that
District.
The Radicals, it is said. are turning
devil worshippcrs, because the devil
is supposed to be black.
Colfax will marry in Novcmbe.
Prentice thinks him sure Of being
Vice c-President-.o his own household.
The Annamessic limo from Norfolk
now runs only on alternate days, and
may soon be discontinued altogether.
Brigham Young is said to be anx.
ious to dispose of thirty-five mar
riageable daughters.
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