The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-10
OBITUARY OF AN EMINENT MArnEMA

OBITUARY OF AN EMINENT MATHEMA
TIcIAN.-1t is our painful duty to announce
the death of the Arithmetic Man, whose re-
markable achievements in the province of
mathematics have lent to the World Of late
its little and only glory. On Wednesday
r morning we informed our readers of the
alarming state of prostration into which this
celebrated character had been thrown by the
returns of the Presidential election. He
was removed from the spot where he fell to
the editorial rooms, laid on a blackboard,
and made comfortable circumstances
| would permit, the entire staff devoting them
selves night and day to his resuscitation.
On Thursday afternoon he partially revived,
and was noticed drawing figures in the air
with an imaginary slate-pencil, and rubbing
them out with damp pocket handkerchief.
Shortly afterward. during the temporary alb
| sence of his attendants, he seated himself at
a desk and wrote that extraordinary article |
which appeared in yesterdays World on |
g. The Decline of Radicalism," proving by !
IN arithmetical process that the Democratic
party had triump pied in the Presidential con-
test, and secured :" enormous gains in all |
the States. The strain. however, was too
great for the shattered but once powerful
intellect, and, with his pen on the last word,
he fell forward in swoon. Although the
article was evidently composed during tenn
porary alteration of mind, the editor-in
chief determined to print it as a last me-
mortal of his unfortunate friend. The strick-
en- gentleman fingered until about midnight,
speeches., but apparently suffering great
deal. In the hope of restoring conscious :
ness, some one whispered in his ear, We
have majority of two in the LEGISLATURE
The sufferer rallied FIR moment at this,
" Seven-times-two-is forty /
eight and Immediately expired.
OF the Arithmetic Nan it may be truly
said that for him multiplication was no vex
alton, and fractions had no terrorS. He
dropped into figures as easily Mr.. WeCgs
dropped into poetry, and tossed the hume
rails about with 5ewildering dexterity never ,
aquallcd except by the most expert jugglers. !
Daboll's Arithmetic " in his hands was
Kaleidoscope full of infinite varieties of sur =,
more he turned i upside down the more
aautifnl il became. Give him figures enough
md he could d ANYTHING, Let him have a
..hular report, and Lord how the totals e
would foot up II the ma oritics against
lin were gigantic, he rose up with the oc-
aston, and after night of mathematical
.ebauch, rolled you off i'll the morning
State in the Union. II ne had lived he
would have ciphered Seymour into the White G.
House and figured out a jority for Frank
Blair in the Fifth District of Massachusetts.
lou could no more silence him with official
eturns than you could persuade pithwitch /
. lie down. or course, in the present !
rss Of the Democratic party, the loss Of
uch man is a most severe blow ; but il is
nderstood that the World is already nego- =
ating with distinguished Democrat Who
avin- had several years experience III al
ring the figures Of bank notes, it is hoped
lay be able TO fill the vacant place.
\ very gentee wake over the remains of
lie deceased was given, at the residence or
iayor Hoffman, last eyening.-N. ! Tf5- 2
qe Nor. / d"