The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-01-26

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clock, n NJ, to cousidor.
Adjourned till so-ds5. o'clock. p. N.
THx RoANoKx-The steamer Roanoke win not
arrive here to-day, she being detained by the ice
THE MAYoa,s CouwT-Strsngs to say, there was
not criminal case up for trial before his Honor on
Saturday. No thieves, no pugilists, no drunkards,
no disorderiy characters or law-breakers Of any
grade or caste were there-smpty and cheerless
stood the prisoners dock. few officers lawyers,
reporters and curious spectators very doleuy view
ed the naked benches, yelled in profound silence,
furtvely enquiring-whaf was to be done for tee
warrant or paragraph What made the criminal
deficit Of consequence particularly, to the pen
ny-a-liners, was the disconsoatory fact that the
mails had been damned up by the ice, and exchanges
| unexchanged for the last three days. Ponderlng
fearfully over the empty news box at home and va
| cant dock before him, the newsgatherer rushed
forth from the bankfaced skeleton group OF cour-
tiers determined with quill rampant and notebook
poised martially to take the highway-here to de-
mand of the unsuspecting wayfarer news or threat
of instant decentralization. Curious to observe the
success of his news enterprise. we dispatched Mr..
W,
according to law-and at flying trot pursued the
frantic man ofthe quill up the broad and muddy way
that leadeth unto Brook Avenue. The sun shone out
warm and clear, and gave additional brightness and
beauty to the golden-coated books, smoothfaced
good.looking china and ,uddy-cheeked confections
that stood along the broad way "a On sped we past
the smiling matron with her beauteous boy, arrayed
in coat varied and shining the butterfly, and by
the sparkling. heart-breaking "sweetseventeens,
with their humming bird puInase-all joyous with
faces the refracton of the springtme day. so clear
and genial. On passed the man of ink-once near
the New Market he waited for his prey but ali, not
even ham, Incorporated by some vagabond
woolly head, or stranger from the country with
SNAKE in his tile All was peace, poultry, beef bar
gain-making, cabbage and cash. On by the toiling
draylnan, the wnistling mechanic, the care-worn
merchant, sped the news-seeker and his train. Now
upon the Avenue, leaving the big, green-blinded
house, and the little Dollhouse, with its long-ar1ned
ard-workng "irehy," and the neat and the meek
looking Chapel behind us, we, and here peer
ing cautiously into the wooden shanties lame and
halt and blinded; staggering and upright cookbook
ing and ugly looking dwellings, did the news-nan
search for his plumber But the water, dancing gee
fully stops his path, and its chd-like murmuring
prattle bids him softly ''turn and seek" Back to
view the ploughed and furrowed earth-face of the
Capitol ground we sped our way. But the clanking
and chipping chisel of the mason, or the shuiiug,
rasping accents of the pick and spade tell not Of
news, and although the sound of many -tongued
multitude, coming forth as the rushing of many
waters from yon wide-mouthed statehouse falls
ral-.
notonousy may, may
Treadiny daintly over beds of gravel anG earth we
CO. and here by the money mart, that is filed with
forms and voices crowded and buzzing around the
golden hive like bees, the newsrobber takes his
stand. smiling, inviting arbour is to the high
frowning bank, that looks down upon the moody
gatherer with sterxed eyes of stone in reproof
ofhis rogueish purpose. Now smile lights up the
face of the prowler as he behods coming forward in
| the distance the longlooked for prey that must
sfiis portion full disgorge or fall the victim.
The work is accomplished; but, ah, the prize has
proved blank and the notebook of w. H. the Ist
gives forth but the feeble echo of coroner fee de-
spoiled and an overseer ofthe poor-house the cu
prit Away, away, with disappointed mien, towards
the characterization, that is continually boiling and
bubbling information for the masses, and full OF
trial and trouble, speeds the sgatherer and pass
ing band of kossuth warriors. armed to to tbs
crown with turkey feathers and full ofsprtt-we saw
him turn and quickly disappear up narrow by path,
uutte1ing as he went 'alas no criminal news to-
day" And yet that voice, reader not the heart.
voice of the of news, it was the echoing cry of
his expecting patrons for news, news. true reaee-
ton over the unusual period of day void of foul
crimes and debauchery, though it may thin col
unns Of local information, will still rejoice the heart
fthe philanthropist and patriot and uniting with
ourselves the general reclamation will arise, speed
the day when sin shall fee away into the outer dark
ness lot her loathsone habitatons, and the voice of
purity and wisdom be alone heard in the cities,
courts and habitations OF our land