The Butcher-Knife, Volume 1, Number 7, Danville, Hendricks County, 13 June 1857 — Page 2

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0- The editor of the Butcher Knife will please let the following have a place In his excellent paper: Stats of Indiana, Hendricks Co., s. s. I, John Irons,;' Clerk of the Common Picas Court, of said County and State, hereby certify that this Government under which we now live, h to stand forever and forever.

If so, the folks need give themselves no further trouble about the Comet. c. 0. Agricultural. Ve understand that cur enterprising townsmen, Messrs. Grafton & Kennedy, both late of Bourbon co., Ky., have a promising crop of oats, corn, sheep, cattle, hogs, and potatoes, all together, upon one cf their fields in this vi-

'unty. " v" Lust veek we. stated that our

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'were on a "bust." About 11 o'clock, P. M., becoming hungry, they made all the necessary arrangements for having something to eat. Committees were appointed to lay in provisions some were instructed to buy, others to steal. The court-house was "head-quarters," and the committees were instructed to brinotheir reports to that place.- It happened to be night before market, and the com

mittee on supplied their wants in that

line admirably. The shanghai committee, however, were not ay successful in the performance cf their oblcial duty. Their report said "but two chickens were all we could find upon the roost, and we left one of them to hatch more." The pie committee returned with their arms full of pies, cakes, &e., said they found a springhouse "chuck full." The committee3 were discharged from further duty, and the cooks were ordered to commence getting supper. After supper was over, several baskets full of loaves, digs, beef -hearts

M, Deputy had been before the and mutton chops remained. 'Twas mo-si-3 for stealing wood. This,! ved (hat the fragments be donated to the

j In memory of Mrs. Joanna Connall. j Respectfully inscribed to her sister, Mrs.

E.W. S. Sweet fpirit thou ait gone! how blest Was thy brief pilgrimage below; Bright seraphs hailed thee to thy rest, And wreaths immortal crown thy brow: Thou wert thyself a lovely flower, That graced thy sisters choice pasture, Death came within that garden bower Of clustering roses, rich and rare.

'ot the case, and we gladly

"ectioii. Everybody who

Limps, adopted. It being now 4 o'clock in the morning, they adjourned.

'-personally, would not N. B. The "tads" were out again la: ! ..aspecUiim of stealing.- night, and it is said shanghias "suffered uty, although rather "slip- enormously; - The Sheriff intends removsmo things, is too good a man jng their boarding house to the red coun..ught clipping" off lib neighbor's tv building on the north of the sauare.

-i without leave.

OT Nigger Charley's house is very near completed. He will have a magnificent residence, and cno that will bo an ornament ( ?) to that part of town ! ! ! We would thaf more of our citizens would imbibe some of the true grit like

OT We arc indebted to Adams' express company, through their messenger, Geo. imcns, for late newspaper favors. CO" That bright eyed youth who promenaded around the canvass, on Thursday, last, making our good citizens believe he was the grandfather of those delectable animals that "Rattletrap" is worying his gk'aardajjout,- would do well if he would get cus more breast-pin, and put it on the

Uncle Simon;

Jm The Republican speaking will commence at two o'clock, in the Court House

yard. 0. P. Morton and J. F. Suit, are

Ulcccaes' 111 omtr 0 c:inT as : CXpccted to address the people. Immedb

... .a ineie, as ne aoea m Jus lace. ftlcl aftcr tlC EPCabinrr, the exhibition of

transit gloria mimdi.

(XT The gentleman who edified the assembled multitude, on Thursday, with his wit and dancing, on Use show ground, wo should judge was traveling on the Broad gage, rend, yet, we think lie would require 'Hale-ins out bo'bre he received an introduction to his majesty the devil. There will be a gathering of die yet:r.g (vV: this evening, at Smith's Ice C. : -: L:.) :cm A geed fe.3 h er:ct: i.

the comet will commence and continue the remainder of the evening. Tickets can be had at the agents office, one door west of the Recorder's office.

JlET The young man who called at our office this week for the Pittsboro papers, and then went out and scattered them through-the streets, is a fit subject for the Penitentiary, and tho sooner lie gets there the better lor (lie community in which holirec if he dens it mtcrUicwally,

But, not unhidden came tho foe

He was an jmgel sent by Heaven; He gave, from whom all blessings How, And took the boon, His love had given.' Blest sister, happy is thy let, JThough mourning 'neath afd ict ions rod; Thou hast the sweet, consoling thou dit, That she has gone to dwell with God. A FRIEND.

Destruction cf Wiitsur. -We leai'a by our Cartersburg correspondent that tho ladies of that village, used their moral suasion to such an extent, cn last Wednesday thai tho wLLky flowed irculy upon "the groan dt from tho grocery cf "Dutch Henry." The old "gentleman made' some violent attempts to retain llis property, but the women were too determined in t! :ir moral'suacion, to be stopped in their ndertaking. Tim ell gm Ism an washeld by a pail cf ths vw:cn, '..Lib the others, utterly d r. '". hid d ike lot gut that could be found ia f j I w:e. What's the u:e cT ! :;: - ! I; i-m " Laws in a community where liqi ing"can be stepped as easily as it h: in Cartersburg! Where tlm c 1 1 f - ? - - c: n town are so opposed to v.Lhky uillij r.3 Cartersburg, a man ought not to set h:mself up .against public opinion. And if Henry commences selling again, the next attempt will be to pull down bis house.

OT John" Smith, at the couth-west corner of the square, has tho best and richest ice cream ever made in town. Giic him a call to-day.

FuKimAL IToxicm We are requested to say, that the funeral of late David T. Barrow, will be preached by Rev. Mr. Godfrey, at the Methodist Church in this place, on to-morrow (Sunday) tho 21st iust.

03" Venus, or tho morning star, ia the coiritt which has caused tho excitement, and led sd many cf oar sluggards to get up a ew hours earlier than their ws.r.t, fcr aw: 3 1: hi two p. st, " " '