The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-25
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

HARPyIs FERRY, Va, Oct. % 1859.
Stephens not Expected to Lire-TAe Outbreak only the Fvrs,
Act IN the Comspirucy-Kagi's Memoranda--Who and
Where is Me77iam?-S,speted Crinoline-Fdcts about
the 7rials-Morc Documents and Poe.ry-A Neyess ar.
rested and ErdD.ined de-
A. c. Stephens, who tasen with Old Man Brown
and conveyed to Charlestown Jail dangerously wounded
not likely to live this day out He much last
evening and supposed to be dying and the physician
summoned in great haste. In the morning he was more
comfortable, but rapidly failing.
The feeling that the attack upon Harper's Ferry was
the first of widespread conspiracy is gaining ground
here Circumstances have ransped tending show that
this movement by isoated-that attacks
were expected to have been made simultaneously at
other points There is suspicion, how well
founded il. impossible to TELL that the ontragcs
at Brownsville, Texas, were nsgated at least by the
abolitionists.
The following memoranda were found yesterday writ
ten upon ivory tablets in the pockets of Kag who was
shot in the Shenandoah river the retreat from the rifle
factory
MoSpAy--Mr. Merriam came-went down with me to N
j. Hast word Dlegible
TuEspAY.-Dmas returned to Mrs. Riners
Saw Watson and appointed meeting FOR Thursday eve
saw Wyns Carlisle about yTraI puT Wh s;i,
Wrote 70 s. Jones sending men or Guerrilla operations at
TnukspAY --kecd letter from Merriam dated Baltimore
SATuRpAY.-tBlankl
The Merriam referred in the memoranda is supposed
to be who stopped at the Wager House Saturday
last, bringing heavy trunk, which taken or in
wagon by one OF Browns sons and negro Before
leaving the hotel he registered his f. g. Merriam
Massachusetts, and took dinner. He then procured pa
per and wrote large number OF letters taking peculiar
pains TO prevent any from seeing what he had written
y supposed that ne took some part IN the doiugs OF
Cook and bis party His face very peculiarly
marked with blotches, and man answering his descrip
ton exactly Is known to have registered the name Of ~
Henry" at Chambersburg II is conjecturcd that this
man had charge Of the procuring of the supplies of arms
Last evening Mr.. VIM Mcdaniel, who resides about
three quarters Of mile above the village, the bank
the Potomac picked up by the side ola fence in tho
vino womans dress, hoop skirt, bonnet and shawl,
which be found rolled in bundle The dress bad evil
IDENTIFY been torn off in great haste and there large
used as disguise BY the insurgents Of their
spies. very tall woman had been noticed in the carly
evening passing through the upper part Of the village and
walking rapidly.
The examination trial, previous to Indictment Of Brown
and his fellow prisoners will commence Tuesday, and
if separate trial be granted to EACH will probably
the if applied for the indictment win be ended
before the close OF the week II stated that the pr
assured Of having possible legal adyan
tage and the best counsel in the commonwealth assigned
for their defence in they do obtain counsel from
the North. Old Brown has written letters to several emf
nent legal gentlemen at the Norh among others Gov
Chase OF Ohio Each OF the prisoners will probably be
tried separately and on the trial Of the negroes the es
mony of negro witnesses will be received. Gov. Wise
says these must have perfectly fair trial. for the
sake of the honor OF Old Virginia. is counsel from
tue Norh 10 defend the prisoners they will be treated
with courtesy and respect unless they attempt to ring
views the subject Of slavery such are never o!e-
rated in this latitude The empannelng OF jury for the
final trial will probably occupy week, so TINT the final
trial will not fairly be begun HI less than fortnight.
large bundle Of letters, addressed to Charles Tdd
one Of the dead hhbusters was found in trunk the
house of Captain Cooks mother. in law. Among them
were several from his mother, who it appears lives with
second husband at Springdale Iowa, breathing
the most tender and aiecona:e spirit and praying Hca
ven 10 bless and protect her dear child, Charles
through al the dangers which he was about to pass and
begging him he escaped unframed return at onc5
to his home All the letters are written in the Quaker
style of 'heeing and thoang," and pcrvaded with
deeply religious tone. All approve and encourage ihe
enterprise ia which he Is Engaged as holy cause and
in feminine hand One signed s'Emon," very prettiy
written and dated "Sh month 1lth $780,, this
sentence;"Press nobly on for by your fundamentally
millions may have the pleasure OF singing tho song of H.
berry,"
Gamma writes, under date of s'7h month, ed, 1857
as follows
We n, the IN & that
shores and finding that have many things say thee
a S nor sm pares ny
lanhrophc and sympathetic, and think that do appreciate
hands and 90 boldly or. n such hazardous ndernr
u ss T ss hss oqd Il a can
have been thinking this afternoon OF the great responsibility
thou WS wisdom and oo o. Ssr soay
rnsy Set thy mark high and aim at perfection. DO noble
spected AID protected. ..1
POETRY OF THE RESURRECTION,
Inc following, found ID the package, copy entire
LiSEd RESPECTFULLY ADDRESSED 1IpD BY HIS
ttl FRIEND, TEE AUTHOR @'
FAREWELL the tie that binds us, .fF
Affections chord, Is strong, 4a
But tuty calls thee from Hl
To hattie with the wrong.
stranger to our hearth thou came; N,
We knew not one another; ra
But gradually TIA Ls grew strong
Thou ieavest "a - brother.