The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-17
Deaths in the Stnta.

KNIGHTsTowN, June 11.-TSpecial. IA
telegram received here tonight announces
the sudden death by heart failure in the
city of New Orleans, La, of Prof. J. w.
Harris, superintendent of the Indiana
soldiers and sailors orphans home. The
intelligence has cast a gloom of universal
sadness over the city. This is the second
superintendent of the institution who died
in New Orleans. DR.. Wishard committed
suicide there several years ago.
KNIGHTsTOwN, June y. II Special. L
Prof. Harris, superintendent of the soldiers
orphans home here, did not 60 to his
death by heart disease, as was published
in The SENTINEL today. Advices today
from New Orleans are to the effect that he
committed suicide in that city yesterday
afternoon by cutting his throat with
pocket knife. Mr.. Harris left the institu-
tion about ten days ago on pleasure and
health-seeking tour. He went to st.
Louis and from there to New Orleans,
where he took his own life in the st.
Charles hotel The report is not believed
by his friends here to the effect that he
had been drinking, as he was strictly a
temperate man. His mind was, perhaps
unbalanced, owing TO affairs connected
with the institution here. 1t is a remark
able coincident that two superintendent
of the home committed suicide at New
Orleans, DR.. Wishard having cut his throat
in like manner there twelve years ago.
The remains of Prof. Harris will be taken to
Greencastle for burial. Mr.. Harris was a
methodist minister and came here two
years ago from Michigan City.
Brazil, June 1O.-[Special. 1-Dr. J. G.
McGregOr, aged seventy, father of Judge
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this evening at his residence near this
city OF congestion of the stomach and
bowels, after having been sick but q few
hours. DR.. McGregor represented Clay
county IL the state legislature at the SEES
sion OF 1869. He leaves a widow and
three sons.
Upton, June 10.-[Special.1 - Hugh
Dickey, aged seventy, one of the oldest
and best respected citizens of Upton
county, died at his residence just east of
this city yesterday yesterday afternoon,
after lingering illness of one week. Mr.
Dickey was an old war horse in the cause
of democracy, and was elected sheriff of
this county in 1862. and again reelected
IN 1867. He was also elected treasurer in
1856, serving one term. He was model
citizen.
EoBLEsvLLE, June I4.-rSpecial. 1-Har-
NCy VI bAlAS ID Qtdu,
aged seventy-one. He had resided within
the boundary of the state since he was six
years of age and was one of those hail and
hearty pioneers who pushed the forests
aside to let civilization come in. Grip
caused his death. One sister mourns his
death.
BEDFORD, June 11.-[Special. David
B. Judah, aged seventy the father
of DE-. Judah, died last night of paralysis.
He was highly respected by everybody.
EVANSVILLE, June 14.-[Special. II. N.
Todd, a wealthy and public spirited citi-
zen, died today of consumption. He
leaves q widow and grown son.
Quite n Romance.
VNcENNEs. June9.-[Special. IA pretty
Hooser romance, involving a beautiful
rural school marin and q young medical
student, was yesterday brought to light at
Freelandsville.
The hero is DR.. George w. Scringer of
Indianapolis and the heroine is Miss IRA
Smith, who startled her family by intro
ducing the doctor as her husband. Sub
sequent developments showed that the
couple first met in April, 1889, and that
the meeting resulted in adesperate case
oflove at first sight on the part of both.
The following July the lovers met again
and at intervals during several months the
doctor was frequent visitor at the young