The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-18
ADVANCE IN NORTHERN FREIGHT RATES.

NEW YORK, December 16.-On Monday
next there will be general advance in
freight rates. East-bound freights from
:. Chicago will be advanced to thirty cents
per hundred on grain and flour, and to
thirty-fye cents per hundred on fourth
class freight and provisions. West-bound
| frcights will be advanced to fifty cents per
hundred on tirst-claSs, and in the same pro-
portion on other classes. All through COM
petitive rates will be the same on all the
lines. On purely local rates, as between
Chicago and New York, and Baltimore and
PHILADELPHIA, Baltimore will have ten per
centum, and Philadelphia about seven and
half per centum, less than New York on
the local rates. Between st. Louis and New
York, Baltimore and Philadelphia. the dis
elimination against this city will be about
thirteen per centum in favor Of Baltimore
and about ten per centum in favor of Phia-
| delpha.
| MEETING OF INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS MEN OF
| NEW YORK TO CONSIDER THE POLITICAL. ST.
| UATloN.
| WASHINGTON, December 16.-The New
| York World says: GA meeting Of some
dozen influential businessmen was held last
evening at the residence of William E.
Dodge, by invitation Of the latter gentle
man, as which the political condition OF the
country was informally discussed in its
bearings upon business matters. The meet
ing came to no definite conclusion, and was
regarded as the initial to future larger gath
erings, where some plan can be devised to
submit to the country to obviate the present
difficulties in the interests OF the business
men Of the country.
sUICIDE-A PASSENGER ON ONE OF THE BAY
DROWNED. ...... .t.,
NORFOLK, Va, December ia passen-
ger got on the steamer George Leary, OF the
Bay Line, at Baltimore, yesterday afternoon,
and registered as Johnson. He was after
wards seen by the barber to jump over
board in the bay near Fort Carroll. The
steamer stopped, and was backed and
life-boa was lowered, but no trace OF him
could be found. A telegram was day re-
ceiyed by the Chief OF Police describing
the party, whose real name is supposed TO
be j. Marriott, who, it is thought, was labor
ing under alteration OF mind.
ARREST OF A cURBsTONE-BRoKER IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, December 16.-Detectiyes
Elder and Sampson to-day arrested a
"curbstone-broker named E. A. Condit,
who was fully, identified as the person who
SOlDe IuOuLllS dSO sCuG q boCuo oiSp"eSh
signed with the name Of Rev. Dr.. Deems,
announcing the death OF Commodore Van
;derbilt. Condit, who, as alleged, has re-
peatedly done the same thing, was posi-
lively identified rs the man who sent dis
patch from the New York Hotel. He will
be taken to court this afternoon.
DEATH oFA.wELL-KNowNAcT ACTRESS.
New YORK, December l6.--Mrs. Ii. z.
Grattan, well-known. actress, died here
yesterday. ~, .--
END OF THE NEW YORK RAILROAD WAR. =
New YORK, December 16.-The Eveninq
PoStsays the railroad managers signed pos
tive agreement this morning that there will
be no discrimination against New York
save as regards local freights. So this ends
the railroad war.
DRIVEN FROM HoME-FRoZEN TO DEATH.
NEW YORK, December 16.-Julia Deesh,
whose drunken husband drove her into the
streets last night to beg, was found this
morning with her dead baby in her arms.
1t had frozen to death during her wander
ing.
FATAL ERROR OF A VERMONT DRUG-CLERK.
RUTLAND, VI, December 1G.-J. P. Per-
kins has been fatally poisoned at Fair Ha-
ven by drug-clerk giving him by mistake
hellebore for .Falerian. $50 ssstn,.-.r.5s