The Butcher-Knife, Volume 1, Number 2, Danville, Hendricks County, 9 May 1857 — Page 2

BUTCHER - MIFE.

DANVILLE

Saturday Morning May 9th 1857.

The Indiana and Illinois Central Rrailway meeting has been in session during the past week in Indianapolis. This was the yearly meeting of the Company, for the purpose of electing officers, and enSiring into the affairs of the road. In President's report the stockholders are told that the present management of the road is all for the better. We do not

know precisely what the condition of the road is; but, were we a stockholder, we would not care how soon some person would put a " spider" in the President's dinner not because we wish him out of the way, any further than the road is concerned. A.L. Roaciie, formerly a lawyer of Rockville, recently Judge of the Supreme Court, and now President of said Railway, it does seem to us, has badly managed the affairs of the company; and the consequence is, the road that should have been built some two years ago, is now drawing out a miserable life as a con'emplated concern. The road has no better sight for completion now than it had when it was first talked of being built. Owners of stock have almost suffered annihilation j from its bad piampnj; p.i..tiPwrj.i

The Show. The show on last Wednesday brought to town the regular number of rowdies, but did not attract many ladies or gentlemen. Farmers were too busy to turn out; mechanics had too much work on hand, merchants could not afford to loose the time, and consequently the show was slimly patronized. The show was a very good one. But the most interesting feature of the day was to be seen outside of

the pavilion, in the shape of great, long six-foot greeners following the the organ-

grinders around the street and dancing to

their music. It was interesting, decidedly.

The Bulletin, speaking of the was to be city in Iowa, swindle, says : "Thebaic took, and some eighteen dollars were forwarded from Springtown and something like fifty from Brownsburg." e learn that the redoubtable Rattle

trap, of Springtown was among the num- i

ber sniped at that place. Guess they'll never gt a chance to rattle any more tin out of his pockets. Also, that Sly-Boots, of Boar Skin notoriety, had a few dollars sh-y filched from his purse.

Whether this calamity shall prove too fact tliat our BroU

powerful for the nerves of those knights of the quill, and thereby deprive the people of their valuable productions, time only can develop

The Limps of Poverty Is the title of a society established in our city by Peter Curtis, Esq., aud we believe he has been President ever since 1852. The qualifications for membership are poverty and honesty. The object of the Society is to elevate its members from the poor position they occupy when they first become members. After a member is able to live without the aid of the society, he is disposed of according to their

by-laws. Many societies of this kind are now flourishing in this State and Illinois. By request we give below the proceedings of the last lodge meeting at this place: Saturday, May 2, 1857. Society met and was called to order by the President. The proceedings of the previous meeting were read and approved. The committee, through its chairman, reported upon the case of Bro. T follows: ''The committee to hom r the papers in the case of Br port that they have car ' into the matter, th? '

Married On Saturday, May 2nd, by JI. Darnall, Mr. Junx Bell to v fcCoFER, all of this county. ;! One by one the old

month for keeping ;

from the Asylum, i that a sufficient am( to membership of and therefore, mediate dis

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