New-York tribune., 1868-11-07
OBITUARY.
THE ARITHMETIC MAN.


1t is our painful duty TO announce the deaf, o,r.
Arithmetic Man. whose remarkable aohieyems,,..ss
the province of mathematics have lent 70 IN. u.-'.
of late its little and only glory On Wedn..S's
morning we informed our readers Of the s,,,.:.v,
state Of prostration into which this Celebrated 49,
acter had been thrown by the returns Of tbs pr..,
Dental election. He was removed from thu s,a.
where lie fell to the editorial rooms laid on bssr
board, and made as comfortable as circumatan...
would permit, the entire staff devotine themasl,..
night and day to his resuscitotion On Thrrsdsv
afternoon he partially revived, and was noticed
drawing figures in the air with an imaginary sstA.
pencil, and rubbing them out again with
damp pocket-handkercbief sh.5rs,v sho5rrs,tv aits,w.:
during the temporary absence Of his attendants. =.
seated himself at desk and wrote that extr.o,S:
nary article which appeared in yesterdays World :.
'The Decline of Radcalism," proving by nm ar;H'
metical process that the Democratic partv bsd -;
umphed in the Presidential contest, and seeu,sa
enormous gains in all the States The strain. how,
ever was too great for the shattered but once power
full intellect. and with his pen On the last word. ha
fell forward in a sw0on. Although the article VIA
evidently composed during temporary alteration
Of mind, the edtOr-inchef determined to print Il a.
O last memorial of his unfortunate friend Tia
stricken gentleman fingered until about nidoipht
speechless but apparently suffering good deal In
the hope Of restoring consciousness, some one whM
pered in his ear, "We have O majority Of 2 in the
legislature The sufferer rallied for q moment s
this, murmured, n-times-twO-is 48" and i'm.
mcdiately expired.
OF The Arithmetic Man it may be truly said that
for him multiplication no vexation and fractions
had no terrors He dropped into figures AZ essiiv "a
Mr. Wegg dropped into poetry. and tossed the n,,.
merals about with bewildering dexterty never
equaled except by the most expert jugglers. "Da-
boll's Arithmetic in his hands was kaleidoscous
full of infinite varieties OF surprising and beautiful
combinations and the more he turned ii upside down
the more brilliant it became. Give him figures
enough and he could do anything Let him have q
tabular report. aud Lord how tho totals would foot
ND, IL tho majorities against him were gigantic be
rose with the occasion. and after nights tbemat
ical debauoh, rolled you OF IN the morning enough
Democratic gains" to carry every State in the
Union If he had lived he would have ciphered Sey.
mour into the White House and figured out major.
itv for Frank Blair in the Yth District
of Massachusetts,. You could TO more silence him
with official returns than you could persuade pith
witch Ia lie down. Of course In the present cfs'
of the Democratic party. tho loss OF such man bs
most severe blow; but it is understood that TN
UorH is already negotiating with distinguished
Democrat who, having had several years experience
in altering the figures Of bank notes. 1T is hoped a,
be able to fill the vacant place
4 very eenteel wake over the remains OF the de
ceased was given. at the residence OF Mayor Hot
man, last evening.