Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-15

"ch out VI TIC muSS, WHO "CIe Hot dosoio'ey
forced into il.
Just as the /" skrmage" became general, perhaps
fifty being engaged, and when the melee was reg
uar DOnneybroo fair One-all operating Gil the
principle of "wIen you see head, hit it,'-ths gas
was turned off; and instantly profound darkness en-
comprised the vast crowd in The room, the SHOUTS OF
rage Of the many clinched combatanfS instantly
changing into yell of laughter at the sudden drop
ping of the curtain upon the sport. SO all at once
rushed for the door, though the house were on
fire.
The proceedings thus ended, the gentlemen who
had been 80 "hard'' on the Administration. proceed
ed with their band, three omnibusses, to serenade
the President, whose policy they had so vehemen,y
condemned.
The fight grew ont the excitement of the mo
ment. We are persuaded that had the impetuous
Deputy Collector had time 10 reflect for moment,
he would not have usurped the place of the Chair
man, to force him TO abdicate, or shove him the
Deputy off the platform We deeply regret all this
more especially, because while we certainly sympa-
thizcd with the Deputy he put fight on ,ls, (withou
the remOtesi idea that fight, would grow Out OF his
playing Chairman.) in which we could not help
taking a chunk of a hand, had hanging stared w. in
the face, as the penalty.
The Tslchcr's Association held an adjourned meet
Ing Saturday night, in Mr. Richards lecture room
at the corner OF l4th street and New York avenue
where q very interesting discussion took place As to
the comparative advantages of Greenleafs and Da-
vies' arihmetics. Mr.. Wells in the chair.
Mr.. Thompson opened the debate, by saying that
e arithmetic of Davies.
it was better working instrument, the rules were
mora clearly explained, and the examples more prac
teal. The speaker then entered into a minute com
parison between the two books, beginning with no
tation, which, he said, might be APPLY called the
alphabet OF numbers, and in which Greenleaf was
superior; again, in the rule, reduction, each
ample in Greeneafs arithmetic was consecutive
step from the preceding one, which not the
with Davies work. Passing on to fractions, it
would be perceived that Greenleaf's arithmetic was
more ample on the subject of cancellation, (Which
l. so necessary in this rule) than Davies The for
mer work likewise contained more working eXam
pies under each rule, particularly the miscellaneous
ones in fractions, which were very complicated and
thorough. The same remark held good in decimal
fractions, the cube and square roots, where Davies
arithmetic contained not more than half dozen ex-
amples The subject was treated very minutey by
Mr. Thompson, who concluded by observing that
although Davies's entire series was a very good
work, he could not speak highly of his arithmetic.
Mr. Richards defended Daves' works. and was
willing to compare any one of his series with the
corresponding book of Greenleafs series, to com
pare each work a whole. With regard TO CLASH
fication, he approved of that made by Davies very
much, il WAS one that author had ever attempted
before, while Greeneaf's arithmetic complete
cOnglOmera.. Davies takes up principles and Illus
trates them by examples. He disputed the clearness
of language that had been attributed TO Greenleaf.
Many of his definitions false, and Others had
been copied from Davies. In his rule for the ex-
traction of the cube root, Davies had embodied the
simplest formula that could be obtained, founded
upon arithmetical principles, being the only writer
except Perkins who had ever done
Mr. White facctousy observed, that he did not
intend TO give his opinion upon the comparative
merits of the two writer's like the Dutch Governor of
New York who gave his upon the rival account books
namely by their weight, but by their contents and in
this respect he considered Greenleaf's arithmetic SUI
perior With regard to its being congoneratic, he
denied the ascertisn and defended the authors
ner of classifying. lie would illustrate this by com
pairing the book to building formed Of different
kinds of material, and would ask whether this latter
could he rightly entitled consomerate, because a
certain piece Of stone was placed little higher or
lower. Mr. White then entered very deliberately
into an examination of the rule for equation Of pay
msnts, which he said had not been laid down by
either writer to meet every contingency. This
he proved by several examples taken from business
life, where neither Greenleafs nor Davies rule
would be applicable to the circumstances. On the
point of analysis he gave the preference to Greenleaf
over Davies.
Mr.. Richards made the rejoinder, and was enter
ing very abstrisely into the question debate when
we left.
The Councils.-Tho two Boards met in their respec
tive chambers last evening, for the transaction Of
business In the Board of Aldermen, nothing OF par
tcular importance took place, and they speedily ad
jOurned. The Common Council remained in session
till after nine O'Clock, and had not adjourned when
We left. In the upper Board, communication was
received from the Mayor, enclosing the account of
the Corporation with the Bank of Washington. Bal
to the credit of the Corporation November 9Th,
S2,72s -. The report OF the Inspector of Fire Ap-
the poor with medicine, referred 10 appropri-
ate committees. Joint resolutions relative to i'm
proving Virginia avenue, read three times and
passed. In the lower Board, il was resolved 10 ap
point Joint select committee to consist of four mem
beers of the Council and three Aldermen, for the pur-
pose Of obtaining for the Corporation from Congress-
such powers as will enable them to comply with the
wishes of the people as expressed at the municipal
election in June last. A communication was re-
ccived from the Mayor, relating 10 the plan selected
for the market house. A resolution was passed
refusing the Of the Chamber 'military or other
associations - likewise bill fixing the location of
The Western Market on X, between 18th and Goth
streets. The Board then resumed the consideration
of the police regulations, and had not concluded
when we left the Chamber.
The Tepsichoredn Minstrels.-The lovers of Etbi-
oPian mnstrelry will not fail to perceive that the
renowned troupe of Horn & Lands-nine in NUM-
Der, open to night at Odd Fellows Hall. We hear
them enthusiastically spoken OF on all hands and
take il for granted that they will have a full house
The Mirror Of the Mammoth Carc.-Our George
town readers, and w ashngtonians de.rins to realize
something OF the appearance and grand effect Of the
celebrated mammoth cave in Kentucky, will be glad
to learn that day Brewers mirror of this reInarka-
bic plac. commences TO be exhibited at Forrest Hall
This exhibition has travelled over Europe As well a.
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