The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-09
Our Philadelphia correspondence.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. :, lo49.
arrival of Henry Ciay-What does he ,Vant?-
Miu Kimbrlsy-Mr. Dempster-Death of Col.
Petrikew-Dedicatiot Of an odd Faloscs Hall
The Weather-M Markets, &c.
Mr.. Clay has this moment arrived from Balt-
more. He is the guest Of Mr.. Bayard, in Walnut
street, where, by the way, wedding is to come
off this evening, and which may, in part, account
for the presence Of the "Sags Of Ashland" The
parties are Mr.. Beckett. rephew of Philadelphia
millionaire, and one OF Mr.. Bayard's daughters,
(the same that report was about marrying to Mr.
Pierce ButleD.
The appearance here of Mr.. Clay, causes folks
naturally enough TO stare, open their eyes and
mouths, ana lnterrogatively exclaIm, "What's the
matter now?' Ii may be that he wants to be
thoroughly ndoctrnated In New York politics.
before taking his seat in the Senate-or his legal
services may have been retained by Brooks, in
order to recover his e-sixth OF that two million
teleqraphic cotton speculaton--or, not unlikely,
he may desire two weeks venerable frohc in
your city before resumng his congressional labors:
AT all events, if Mr. Clay has not some great end
in view there is some great good in store for him.
After being whipped in three Presidential contests
after being half poisoned with gas at friends
house IN this city-after recovering from the cho-
lera-aad after being comfortably bruised by the
recent upsettng of a stage, he comes among us
again, not an old man OF ", bent, decrept, and
trembling, but in all the manly vigor of middle age
With fern erect-the lurking devil OF old in his
The corners Of his capacious mouth-the hat still
slightly cocked-ihe shirt collar still erect-in
short, the Harry Clay of 1926. Mark the predic.
ton! Mr.. Clay will grow younger, tresher and
stronger, until he is nominated for the Presidency,
In 1852, by the grand-universal- Fourlerlte-free-
soil-whig party.
mentioned in former letter that Miss Kimber-
giving Mrs. Fanny KembIe brush in the shaIs.
peresn reading line but forgot TO add, that IN
this hopeful speculation, she receives the ceunte-
nance rs well as the person al attendance Of men,
first reading last evening, in the SAMSON street eel
Hall, the play being the Tempest" The audience
was large in numbers, highly respectable In APP
peaIance, and the applause was judciousy-with-
held This may be IN part owing to the audience
not beng accustomed to her peculiariues and ex-
celences, for IN some respects she reminds one OF
the late Yankee Hill, particularly in the nasal in
donations of her voice. Asrepresented by her, Pros
pero might pass, for instance, tor respectable.
responsible dealer In goldfish and mackerel Call.
ban for savage Yankee, laborng under bad
cold; Tnnculo for facetious Connecticut school.
master; and as for Ariel, she appeared to be a
smart. trim, well bu, and tidy girl, fresh from
one of the Lowell factories. large portion OF the
audience were Determined to husband their enjoy
ment, to practise a little selEdnial, for they left
before the conclusion Of the reading.
Mr.. Dempsier, the sweetest ballad singer that
ever visited this country, gives con-
cert tomorrow evening. DempsieI has always
been a great favorite with us hiladelphians,
and II he is not greeted with house filled to
OVERLOOKING full" you may be sure that il will be
On account Of a raging storm. Dempster's songs,
as well as his singing, are tor the million. Old
and young. rich and poor, married and single, male
and female, are equally delighted, for he touches
a cord IN each and all that finds warm and read,
response.
Col Henry Petriken, a prominent politician o
the democratic school, and for many years Deputy
Secretary Of State under Governors Porter anC
Skunk, expired at his lodgings, in the Merchants
Hotel laet evening. His remains viii be con
veycd To Harrisburg for Interment.
An Odd Fellows Hall was dedicated at Cam
den, N. j., this morning and, Notwithstanding a
ds'ug ny storm Of ran. from the southeast, the
during the occasional :" let up" we are favored
with respectable claps of thunder, edged of with
lightning.
The storm has checked outdoor operations No
change In -four, corn meal rye feur white wheat
IL In active demand for shipment at 81 IL. Small
sales Of Southern at soc and at $50
Sales Of yellow corn at csc Pennsylvania oats. $50
fcarce at 2sc for both barrsls and Sale OF
Of mess pork at $40 so. on time
The stock market was mere buoyant to day state 5s
having gone up 20 50 Annexed are the salss;-
TuH BoorS--t3 otO Tennessee Sc $50; 21 Pennsyl-
vapia Bank 1925; Camden and Amboy, 1872; $500
1obI; $500 Camden and Amboy 6's. p5; Hsrrisburg
Railroad. a.; 20 Farmers and Mechanics Bank 81;
leo Kentucky Bank. 1O5k; Philadelphia Bank, 129
% 900 Pittsburgh &C. ca pOh; 80 Norristovn, 26k
5000 state Sc I'd 50; 10 600 do 50; $500 do So
$500 do c. So 1000 do So 600 do 50; so 900 do
s5 50 Second Bodrd-s shs North American Bank
12oh; do, 1925: Pepnsylvanis Bapk. 10ex; 81 600
Norristovn Railroad Loan. Sc 81; 500 State Sc SO;
$500 do, SPY: 20 Louisville Bank, 100 10 Farmers
and Mechanics Rank. 81