The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-17

PouGmEEPsrE, Dec. Is, 1850.
Chit nat-T1e Lid Suf against George
Utike-Lqb~crs' Riot Scrgri Meeting.
During the last fortnight we have had considera-
bic excitement in this quiet village. Last week an
action for criminal conversation, was tried here,
and resulted in a non. suit. The gay Lotharie was
an old General, now ia his seventy sixth year.
The General is a man OF some property, aud to Ok
an active part in the war of 1872; as a matter Of
course, the occurrence was the cause OF much Cos
fip IN The vloge and surrounding neighborhood,
ssTecialy amongst the ladies' From the facts that
appeared on The tnel, Il seems the General, IN the
cc7rmencem men. q his acquaintance with toe fami-
b Of Mr. Nichols, the man who brought the ac-
ton, was inlue nCed by benevolent motives, Nj
Cbols being a man IT small means with large Ia
niiy, and the General, through Kindness, was in
the habit Of asssiing them; bit ultimately IL ap-
rsars the good looks Of Mrs Nichols made such
en- impression ca the old soldier as were not STREET
lg in unison with those lessons Of virtue and elf
c5nial taught by he great prototype, the old Ro-
t-an The proof Of cfiminali,y was not very salts
ffC'oTy, and even II q were, the conduc. Of the
Ia sbsnd was no. free from blame. The Judge,
ihe TCfore, CrtCIeda non-snit
The case oi George Wilkes. for libel on Mr.
Jordan, the tormer Attorney General Of this state,
ves fixed for this morning, and has added much %
The excifmert, especially az u Is expected that
Eessrs. Brady and Van Buren, from New York,
ore 70 be IN attendance. However. Up TO u
O'Clock, Drjiter The prosecutor, The Attorney Ge-
neral, or Wilkes, or his counsel. have made
Their appearance. The court have been kept watt
ing since heltpast nine O'Clock. and are, OF course,
in hiph dudqeon in coDseo yspce Of the delay
AtYesen, our jail s nearly full. There are sky
1rsh laborers, who worked on the Hudson River
Railroad, confined for dangerous riot, which took
place At Newburgh about month age, IN which
two lives were lost. and some houses burned. Two
~ The tioteTs are indicted for arson but u is
thought their trials will be turned over TO the
County Judge, who holds the General Sessions IN
January next
Some Of the citizens ~ PouEhkeepsie are much
dissatisfied because the Hudson River Rslro I'd does
not ran a passenger train on Sundays. But the
company say that the train on those days would
not pay the eXpense, and that II s quite unreason-
able 40 expect they should incur expense Of
thirty or forty dollars besides the wear and tear
of their track and machinery, % no purpose
AZ half past eleven O'Clock, Mr.. Jordan, the
principal witness in the case Of the people rs.
George Wilkes made his appearance, as did also
Mr. Wilkes, Mr.. Brady, his counsel, and the wit
nsssss Mr.. Cha.held, the Attorney General, who
leads in the prosecution, has not yet arrived None
Of the parties had come into court, and, OF course,
nothing has transpred II is supposed, however,
from tbe absence Of Mr. Chstheld, that the cause
will not be taken up before Tuesday morning.
The interest taken by the citizens Of Duchess
county generally, in the trial Of WILKES, has Tiled
che village. The farmers. with their wives and
daughters, have flocked into town from the neigh