The New York herald., 1865-06-10


bored to death BY committees and their temporary resa
denoes constantly surrounded b throngs Of excited and
curious fellow citizens ~.
AN ANEOD0rE or YARRAaUr -ah .
II not generally known that Farragut was pupil o.
the FREQ school the long wharf at Newport whom IN
his eighth year. Commodore Rogers cau6 into port st
this time and persuaded the future hero 70 go 70 sea
with HIM on his flagship His destiny was thus decided
and he has remained in the navy ever since
THE STRONG DIVORCE CASE.
Further Interesting DeveIopnaents.
~ SUPERIOR COURT-sPEciAL TERM.
Before Judge Mcneil
SsoWgvs Stvoma-A motion was argued m this case,
before Judge Mone wednesday morning BY the defend
ant for leave TO issue commission 10 examine Sccre-
tary Stanton and Major General Foer Witnesses for
the defence asking for stay Of the trial pending
tho return Of the commission The following adavit on
which tho application founded read BY the de-
H HO AFFIDAVIT JOHN A. STEVENS, JR.
John Austin Stevens Jr, being duly sworn, deposes
and says-He s the brother Of the defendant in this
action is conducting tho defence herein her agent and
Ia well acquainted with the facts heren that an issue OF
fact was Joined herein on the 23d OF March,
1894 by service OF an answer IN said 40
ton; that subsequently thereto and on tho 80
OF April 1866 additional issue OF fact was Joined
herein by the service Of reply To supplemental an
swer nterposed during the month previous by esve OF
tho Court that the noticed for trial In the
month of May last past but that the additional issues
10 be tried by jury arising upon the supplemental plead
inrs herein wero not settled by the said court until the
2eth of Apfi 1866, when order was made by which
one of the proposed issues dsallowed and the de-
PENDANTS appealed from the portion Of the order disaow
ing such issue 70 the general term Of this COURT that
such appeal was duly submitted to said general term BY
whom the said order was the 26th Of May last ar
nrmod; that theroupon motion was made BY the de-
fendant 70 amend the order settling the original issues
arising upon the complaint and answer herein first above
mentioned that such motion was made and denied on
the ss day May last and the cause which had during
tho pendency OF those proceedings, been marked ire
served generally upon tho calendar by the Court was
directed TO placed for trial upon the day calendar OF
said court for the first Monday OF June inst upon the
motion the PLAINTIFF that deponent has fully and fairly
the In this action 70 John hcKeo one Of the
familiar and has fully and fariy disclosed 70 him tho
facts which the defendant expects 70 prove by the wit
ncsses hereinafter named and by each Of them, with
which facts dcponent became acquainted for the first
time Thursday last that deponent is advised by the
sad counsel, Nj. John McKoon, who resides at a
West Thirty seventh street. in the city or New York.
after such statement and verify believes that the do
endan good and substantial defence 70 this action
upon the merits thereof and that Edwin Stanton and
John q Foster are and each Of them is material and
necessary witness for said defendant upon the trial or
this action and said defendant cannot safely proceed 70
such trial without the testimony Of said witnesses and
oc each OF them that said witnesses do not nor does
either OF them reside within this State that the said
Edwin NJ Stanton is Secretary Of War OF the United
States and resides at the city Of Washington, In tho
Dsrc. Of Columbia and that the said John G. Foster
q major general Of volunteers In tho service Of the
United States and resides at the city Of Baltimore In
tho State Of Maryland. And further deponen saith not
J. A. STEVENS, JR
Sworn aud subscribed before me, the "a day OF June
1865. EDWIN r. COREY, Notary Public
In opposition the notion and In answer TO the fore
going afdavt counsel for plaintiff read tho following
aGldavit:-
AFFIDAVIT OF p. n STRONG, PrAiNrIw.
CITY and Cbunty of New Roks.-Peter Il. Strong, being
duly sworn deposes and says that the paper hereto an
ncxed s copy of an affidavit duly ned IN thus action
and made and read In behalf OF this deponent at tho
March term of court for the purpose OF procuring
adjournment OF the trial OF this action IN order that
dcpOnent might be first tried on the criminal
which defendant has procured 70 be brought against do
p0nent; that the statements IN the said affidavit con-
ained relating 70 the history OF TINS action are correct
hal tmo WINS