The Butcher-Knife, Volume 1, Number 1, Danville, Hendricks County, 2 May 1857 — Page 2

BOTCHES .-- KNIFE.

D A N V I L L E :

Saturday Jlorning 21 ay 2d 1857. SALUTATORY. It is always expected of persona entering into the publication and editing of a newspa per that they will give an outline of what will be the contents of their paper, and also whatwill bo the political inclinations, the ob jeet and the benefits arising from its publication, as a salutatory. With its commencement, it is our intention io make the Butcher Knife a paper that will

interest everybody who has a desire to hear cf what has been transpiring in our midst; 110ticing in a brief, friendly manner the local transactions of our city, together with affairs that do not present a very considerable local aspect; and as a general thing, it may be considered a local paper, intent upon keeping its

readers posted up in the affairs of our city and county. Now, that the elections have all passed away, and almost forgotten, it is unnecessary to take any decided stand in political affairs' either for or against any party, or against them all; but treating every contending faction of every political party with perfect equanimity and kindness. The excitement of last summer which convulsed our land from center to circumference, lias faded away, and, although it may again return to terrify our Union-lo ving citizens, we now enjoy peace and quietude, undisturbed by hideous yells for Buchanan and Democracy, or Cor Fremont and Free -Kansas, and on this ground we base our neutrality. Men have become more calm and cool, and have ha d due time to reflect upon what they were doing during the last summer, and !

wisely have the come to 'tHo concfo; flin t,

' f: offrv (a vnid ihex frivncfli I Of

individuals; and no billingsgate is too mali

nant for them to spout upon the heads of their sister churchesand private individuals. Nothis prettier than a true christian spirit, and it should be cherished as the first great object of life. Our Butcher-Knife is made of good metal,

and it will endeavor to deal justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, so lend us a helping hand, and we will in return give you the worth of your money. GEORGE GREGG.

Comets,

It will be seen in our.papcr to-day

that a young lady wants a husband of good temperate and steady habits. It is our humble opinion that she is harder to please than a majority of the fair sex, but don't understand us as meaning that the

girls would marry any fellow that did'nt possess the qualifications mentioned in the advertisement alluded to. When she handed us the advertise

ment, we read it over and soliloquized

thus: "Now, if we could marry thisyoung lady, no doubt she would make us a good wife; and, there's 810,000. That would enable us to enlarge the size of the Butcher-Knife, and we could devote more time and attention to its usefulness. - '

But, from her looks, it "'peared like" we was'nt the one she was after. :: Pitch in, boys, whose lead? 03" The Lid. Daily Journal devotes half a column to H l playing, approving of the sporL. ! of iL6 notice ' i

Speaking of comets reminds us of a school teacher, who taught school for sev

eral sessions at the old seminary in this city. The aforementioned teacher was, by the way, a kind of an off- hand gouger for the Methodist denomination, and ap peared to take great interest in the spiritual welfare of hU young pupils, of whom we constituted a whole one. Many of our citizens, no doubt, remember the comet that appeared in 1843 and how it alarmed the natives. In fact, a great many were trying to effect an insurance upon their souls for that heavenly place we read of in the good book. Well, nearly every evening our teacher would lecture us upon havinsr a "sure

thing" for the good place. He did it so often that we feel confident the following paragraph is about the sum and substance of his lecture: "Children, the comet has appeared in the heavens, and it is thought to be a sign that the world is coming to an end, Nothing would give me more piethan to meet you all in the goo1 There will be meeting at the Chinch to-nhdit."

lie used to whip his s'"' fully, but when the con whipping proclivities c tent. After that, th the cc,',f

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"bell breaks with

cht r-. . .., Litaii" to argu" ' ' ' id . ' oTjoh it ii vatural for our pcoj ' - be -' ' of excifr Nent, about "something or ' "oen pleased to let political , agitations cease, and may now ;,i:- Butcher-Knife Butcher Knife "f I :,ir voices not because they o den:. -...cbody for gome misbehavipr, but that tiieymay keep posted in relation to then own interests. Then, fellow-citizens, as jou sec from the above that we are not a politician, perhaps it will bo interesting to some of you to know what our religious sentiments aro, as regards the religious doctrines that are expounded to us

almost every Sabbath, from the pulpit. As we are not willing to coincide with them all, so wc are not ready to reject them; but do think that a great many ministers pretending to preach the Gospel have strayed far from the teachings of the Good Book, and would more graco the stage of sonic fashionable theater, or political stump, than the pulpit, where mercy ought to bo preached to dying sinners. The sacred stand of the consecrated church has been desecrated by pretending divines, who "have 'no more religion than a mule," to the

bullyragging of political parties and private

old aga iv

Goodi or you,. J ? -rr; C time or 'nother. ' . j

" some-

Danville and vk'-ity is t.

ing ono of the greatest horse au.. markets in this section of the State.

O-Dr. D. Tod'd, Geo.H.Wai: ;,Ljert Coulter, Win. II. Cash, AV -, and John Irvin, all citizens of tLL city, left here for the far west on last Tuesday. They go by the way of Chicago. Or A new Toll-gate has been established on the hill opposite D. G. Wilson's residence. Great road, that to Carters -

burg.

ST Hon. Win. Tomlinson (Rattletrap)

was in the city a few days ago. He ap

peared to be healthy.

TT Cash and Chambers' flour mill,

will be in running order by the 1st of Au gust, next.

jr D. Pearson has sold his tavern

to Mr. Henry South, of Brownsburg.

. r rvhn comet may be seen from tlia

obs?; ory at Needmore.

QtT Edward Everett has been lecturing

in several of the western cities of late.

He will driver his oration on Washington, at the Masonic Hall in Indianapolis, on Monday evening, next. The proceeds arc to be applied, to the purchase of Mount Vernon.

OT Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, Jesse D. Bright, and Judge Trumbull will please accept our thanks for public documents.

jS2T The letter from Cartersburg, disclosing the real names of the persons engaged in demolishing the Dutch grocery at that place last winter is respectully declined. Nothing could be gained to any one by the expose,