The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-09
Our Philadelphia Correspond ence.

PHILADELPHIA, july 3, 1850.
The Compr oniise BiA-7he MEETING 7as Epe-
ui~g-Fire and Fght-Msss Fisher Tae Cab.
fornia NeWs, &c.
The all engrossing matter with US to- day is the
grand wing meeting which is to he held this eve
ming, with the view ostensibly of giving a.full and
cordial endorsement TO the Clay Compromise bill.
say ostensibly, for there il under current at
work, which has preponderatng influence in the
demonstration about to be made. Our wing sena.
tor, Mr. Cooper, who is particularly averse to ostra-
cism in any form, and who is out in favor of Mr..
Clay 5 bill, is DESTROYS Of showing the world Of
Washington how he stands at hom-; and in this
desire he rs cordially seconded by the In9urer and
Daily Netcs, of this city, which journals, wing as
they are, love the administration about as
well as certain uncomfortable gentlem IN
does holy water Apart from this influence,
the proposed meeting will receive the al.
most unanimous support of our business comma
niry; for these men Of dimes and dollars. have at
last, and with good cause, taken tn. alarm. They
well know that unless the sl,very question is set
tied within the next six weeks, there will he a diu
gerous falling oil In orders for the supply of the
Southern market. Indeed, a leading house in
Market street, informed me the ether day, that
unless the Clay, or similar compromise bill
passed speedily, they would b. compiled in order
TO save themselves, and get rid Of their stock, to
open house in Charleston or New Orleans
There was quite a serious fire yesterday after.
noon IN the wholesale crockrry store corner Of
Market and Fiith tStreets. The loss, however,
was fully covered by insurance. After the fire
was ex'inRuished, and while their way home,
the Shsffler Hose Company had IN interesting
pitch battle with the friends and adh-rents Of the
Moy ame using Hose Company, in the classic pur-
li.us of Shppen AID Second. The fight COM
MERGED with volry Of brckb,t s from the latter
company, followed by II comfortable round of
bullets from respectable sunber Of horse pistols.
The Shlffiers nothing dsunted, drew their revolt
vers, aud not only succeeded in carving off their
carriage In triumph, but, il is feared, fat lily woua-
drd two Of their assailsnts, and thus closed the
Sunday afternoon amusrments in city.
Miss Al~xina Fisher, the pride ad darling of the
Walnut street theatre for many years, positively
declines the honor and profit OF - complimentary
bcnt III, although rendered TO her in equal
| ly graceful and Spontaneous. Barnum. with his
usual tact, has secured her services. She APPEARS
| at his establishment this evening, assisted by a
small but talented aud admirably selected company
| The receipt At nearly three millions of gold dust
by The steamship Philadelphia, at your city h IS put
| the few remsiLn bulls" in our city in a state
botd rrg on The ardent. They quite conf lent
Of putting prices up To- the May STANDARD. with or
without purchasers in the market. The Pbilsdsl-
pha's news has certainly put the market up, and
| money continues very abundant, il - possible
may have few speculative movements in spite Of
| the " dog days"