The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-11

Several families in Bonham pro-
pose to adopt orphans from the yell
low fever districts as soon as it be-
comes safe TO open communication.
Miss Kate Efnor, of Hampstead,
associate cditress of the American
Sketch Book, is making the tour of
the State, collecting historical data.
Orange blossoms were last week
blooming in Bonliam.
There is move on foot to organ
izc Goncho county.
In 1862 a youth of Bastrop went to
the Union army, bidding adieu to his
sweetheart, a beautiful young girl of
Bastrop. They corresponded till the
great battle of Charlottesville.
Then she heard of him no more till a
few days ago when, after many adj
ventures in foreign lands, he turned
up in Bastrop and claimed the hand
some woman of 80. She had re-
manned faithful to his mcmery. They
were quietly married.
ANOTHER MuRDER.-Mr. William
Martin, who was, so far as we are in
formed, an inollensive man, was base
Nv murdered in this county last Mon
day night. lie will be remembered
as the gentleman who ran for the of
flee of county commissioner IN this
beat at the last election. The follow
ing account of the murder was cop
led from the Recorder of yesterday.
Last Monday night Mr.. William
Martin, an old man 60 years old, and
his son Robert, n young man, were
fired at by assassins and the old man
instantly killed. Mr.. NJ. lived about
eighteen miles from here, in the
southern part of the county. He
and his son had been in Fairfield that
day, and when in mile and half of
home on their return, at night, two
men shot at them from the roadside.
The old man was killed, rs above
stated, but his son was not hit. He
however was thrown from his horse,
near the scene of the shooting, and
his skull fractured, which injury has
nearly deranged his mind We have
not the space to give the particulars
of the murder this week. Strong
circumstantial evidence points to the
guilty parties who, doubtless, will be
arrested If found. - Frcestone Rec
ord.
ON, HORROR The occurrence
herein related happened recently near
Jefferson, SO we learn from the Cass
County SIN from which we gather
the account. A young married couple
were happy in the possession of their
first born few months old. Duriug
the night while the trio were all in
bed together, the young mother felt
some strange object on her foot !;
search was made but nothing discOv-
cred. The husband and wife rose
early leaving the babe asleep. The
mother, after while, returned 10
look after the sleeping infant, "when
oh horror! Judge OF her terror and
sickening fright when she saw coiled
with glittcring eyes and lightning
tongue playing, a rattlcsnake imme-
diately by the side of her child, and
within an inch of its naked, dimpied
srm and handl Say mother, what
would you have doneP" Would you
have screamed and Infatuated the
reptile? No. Most women are mems
superior in such an emergency.
'But what did the startled horri-
fed young mother? She cautiously
approaches her babe and as cautious
| ly got her hands on it, and then
quick as thought snatched it away
from its terrible bed-fellow. One OF
the babes hands became swollen and
discolored, and IT died within few
days, but whether or not 1t was bit
m or injured by the reptile is moi
known. The facts as above given
are substantially US they are related
by the mother.-MorriS County
Banner.