The Butcher-Knife, Volume 1, Number 7, Danville, Hendricks County, 13 June 1857 — Page 3

1 OLITIUAL. iVS YVU LU peas, m serve an unusual degree of excitement among the political gentry of town and country this being the day on which a grand Republican Mass Meeting of Central Indiana has been called at this place, to be addressed by Messrs. Morton and Suit. It is expected a great crowd will be out, and miracles achieved in the way of disseminating light and knowledge to the million. We fur ther learn that a great convocation of the Democracy at this point, is also contemplated at an early day to.be addressed by one or more of their great guns. i

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Oj- It is rumored round town this morning, that one of our disciples of Si Crispari, JStepp-edi out last night, leaving

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Now, to the neutral optics of the Butcher-Knife--there is something in all this which seems sadly out of place. The present is a year in which there are to be no important or aching elections a year of julilatic freedom from party servitude; and we think the masses should refuse to respond to these calls from their i c . . ; r.::d indiscreet leaders. We eayletiko troubled waters have rest sumeicnt to precipitate the filthy dregs cf the political puddle to the bottom where they belong, at least once every two years. AC?" One of the jours at this oOlco has a great curiosity by, the name of my '"' end a fra-frafa;arter. Call areound.

The BiFnm:::c. A writer in the Indikmzlli Jour;.:. J says that in 1842, ho purssed a bill of provisions at the market vUie.iii Chat city 'for which he paid three dollars and- dsty:itve cents, and that during the prcrcnt year he purchased another bill ct the came place, of the sama articles, and in the same quantities, which cost him thirteen dollars end seventy-five cents. The prices have been quadrupled during the irJ crval of fifteen yeans! Mechanics were then paid 01,25 per day, and now they get from 1jO to '2,50, whib to keep pace with the advance, they should receive about 05,00 per day. How thi? non-producers of eatables expect to lie through euch timr.s as these, is a problem which is certai nly worth cyphering out.

3 Some of these days the Butcher Knife will issue a llank-ei sized poster, offering premiums of magnificent proportions of Lands, houses, horses, cattle, mules, Jackasses, and eo on to the getters up of clubs. We are going to blow big, and nothing else, Just wait a little. fjT The young lady who dropped a email paper of paint, on the street a few days dnca, can have the same by calling f 4 X t m , f' 1 n e v 1 ' I " Y f 1 f f t? t i

All those who feel an interest in omari-' izinga " Light-Horse" company in Dan

ville, will please meet at the court-house next Tuesday evening, at candlelight.

their dues. He was pursued. We also learn that "Colonel"'

likewise departed, leaving an unpaid board

bill at the Danville Hotel. These youngsters should, remember that they are paying maiiy times over the debts which they thus leave uncancelled in the less of credit and self-respect. (jT The clown in the Circus gave some fellow' a good hit, who was earnestly squeezing his "ducks" hand. This is the same fellow who was dancing around the organ-grinders at Van Amburgs show, and threatened to whip us for noticing him. He is determined to make himself notorious, and if we knew his name we would give it to our readers. Probably it w ould help him. A Picture. Ye learn that there is a most magnificent painting iust beinr completed in Indianapolis, of the Governor and his Cabinet. The Governor is standing holding a glass of brandy. Auchey, holding to the neck of a bottle in the act of pouring out a dram; Harry Vandegriff standing thumping his glass waiting to get hold of the bottle ' while Uaj. Dunn ean.Jje seen from a window in the back ground with a fishing pole on his shoulder, and the neck of a pint bottle sticking out of his coat pocket. Bulletin, If the "phis" of the editor of the Bulletin was taken , and placed immediately be

hind the Governor, the picture would be mvt f n f "i V Uiii jJiv Iwl

i Oj Wonder if that horse's eye, which! was brutally cut out by some fiend in Greencastle, a few days since, has been restored yet?

fiCr" A correspondent of the Grecncaetle Banner, saysj "There are young men now'drawn by the snares of lewd women connected with some of the best families in the place, and who must eventually be ruined unless they can be prevailed upon to withdraw from places of ill fame and drinking saloons, as both vices go hand in hand. . What shall be done to save pur children!" Reader, what think you of that? "The snares of lewd women connected with some cf the best families in the yann"., Verily, can't something be done ' these "best families in the pbr cay ye, Bro. Brown?

07" How wany of c were out at the Fair night, in search cf OT To-day7i.-. -crowded with custom, wose hoops, had to n back door.

fyr To-day, while we are L

our forms for the press, there are si

fifty subscribers in our o!

the Butcher Knife.

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0T"We are indebted to some person, throufdi John Smith, for a large club of subscribers from Anderson-to v;n.

(r Last Thursday the show went erf; and upon the whole, it was g good one.

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fay Gov. Joseph A. Wright, it is repor. ted, intends removing to this county. OT There is pure, sparkling soda at John Smith's saloon;

Among the distinguished attend.

mts at tht Republican Convention to-day ve notice our old friend Ratdetran.

m Young men who take young Ltdie

S7"The following gentlemen have paid their subscription since the our last:

Allen Hess Isaac Oh aver John W Thurtca E M Allen James Wyson J T Bradcn James Mann Elijah Brown

Hoses Kecney C A Branch J C Ilullenbaugh G W Ctidghel, David Watson II J Blaeklidge John Lcso:i 31 P Grove.

to the show and not take them in,- as wo saw young gentlemen (?) do the other day ought to be ashamed.

RZT Woe be unto that man who dropped us a note threatening to flo.r us.

WTe learn from our llccdmcro cor

respondent, that friend Bowman was heavily fined for his misconduct.' Abo' that lis is largely building in iho afcoro city. . Also, upon raising his barn, abest farty rats paid the last deLt ueHi,