The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-14
The 8tw 4ailg 9pprat.
Deaf1h ef DR.. II. b. Ellis.


This highly cultivated scholar pro-
found intellect, and true gentleman
died in Carson last Sabbath morning.
while quietly sitting in his chair. he
had seemed to be improving and high
hopes were entertained OF his recovery
TN tn within few hours of his death he
.npeared better. than ever, when unex-
pectedly to all, he sat and died, as II go
ing into peaceful slumber: The man
ner of his death was truly characteristic
If his life. He was q man Of quiet wis:
dom who yet listened with courtesy to
all with whom he talked, however infer
ior they might be to himself In mind or
attainments. The DR.. was one OF the
len real old time gentlemen heft to us as
relics of finer society. While his heart
was kind and his feelings tender, his
manner was marked by noble pride
ana polished courtesy. His mind was
ipre-eminently speculative and metaphs-
ical in its HAS. He was besides phil
osopher, possessed of true statesmanllke
views. q writer of rare powers, and fine
talker. It vas . pleasure ~hich no one
will ever forget who enjoyed 1t, OF listen
ing to his conversation IN which were
combined in an extraordinary degree the
attractive qualities of simplicity and wis
dom. He was an earnest man, end his
actions and words but pictured the liv
ing energy of soul within that was alive
to eyery noble and magnanamOus I'M
pulse and always engaged upon the solu-
fion of some intellectual, human problem
to be tested and confirmed by trlal IN
practice. The early settlers OF Nevada
and California are grieved to-day 10
know that their old time, and beloved
friend is gone, while those that knew
him later will drop tear with them IN
sad memory as they bid his spirit fare
we'll at the border of the grave: While
still thinking of him let us learn the
events of this great and excellent man S
life from the following sketch:
DR.. Ellis was born in Sussex county
virginia Dec. 4, 1912. When about SIX
Years old his father moved to point IN
Kentucky. near GAINESVILLE, Tennessee.
In his academical course he graduated at
Transylyania University, Lexington,
Kentucky. He afterwards graduated in
medicine at the Pennsylvania medical
college, and entered upon the practice OF
his profession. The degree of NJ. d. was
Afterwards conferred upon HIM by the
faculty of Mcdonnell Medical College III
special recognition of the merits OF a
course of lectures delivered by him be-
fore the students and faculty OF that IN
stitution in 1913 80 upon cholera, Its OIL
GIN. progress and treatment with partic-
lar reference to its raveges at that time
in our own country.
He was engaged in the practice OF
medicine forty years, beginning in Bonr-
bon county, Kentucky. removing shortly
afterwards to North Western Missouri.
He was twice elected to represent the
north west Senatorial distrit: OF that
State in the State Senate, voting once for
Col, Benton for q. S. Senator, and after
wards against him on account OF his
views in relation to the admission OF
Texas. He practiced medicine in st.
Louis, Mo-, from 1910 to 1850, when he
removed to California settling at Sacra-
mento in his profession. He was twice
elected to represent Sacramento county
in the California Legislature, and was
President of the California State Medi-
cal University. .oo,
remoyedt to Carson, Nevada IN 1o6!
then to Reno in 1868, where he had his
residence at the time of his death.