New-York tribune., 1883-10-26


The Governing Committee Of the Coffee Exchange
yesterday received the report of committee which
has investigated the receipt of deceptive dispatches
of the Brazil markets. The committee decided that
the mistakes unavoidable, and were due to
interruptions in transmission because of the war
troubles in South America.
ARTIST FOR TMBEZZLENENT AT PITrsBURG.
Louis &. Hubert once n salesman in the store or
Dculingcr Brothers. No. 80 Water-st., PltsburR,
$1,000, was arrested Yesterday IN this city, by
Officer John MOesneT Of Pittsburg. He was taken
to the Jefferson Market Police Court and the re-
QUESTION for him was shown to the presiding mag
istratc.
ANOTHER STRIKE OF CIGAR-MAKERs.
About 100 cigar-makers ont of 100 employed az
the cigar manufactorX of Ehe ~ Raylan, No. l43
Duaue-st, are strike, because the firm proposed
10 change their payday from Saturday to Monday.
The striking workmen are Spanlads and Cubans,
and the firm says that none OF them shall be em-
ployed again.
THE AssEssNFNT COMMISSION.
The time wherein the Assessment Commission can
take testimony and render decisions expires on
November /. As, however, some 1866 cases are
sill pcnding before the Commission, il is under
stood that the supreme Court will grant an eXteu-
sion Of time sufficient to close the hearing Of those
cases wherein petitions have been hled. No new
petitions, however, will be received.
TITP MISS Nc FOREMAN or PRINTERS.
W. j. Hoy, tho missing man reported IN LIE
TRIBUNE yesterday, was highly spoken OF at the
Office where he was last employed. He was fore
II an Of the printing department Of amman "
Kemp No. / Libcrty-st: Although employed there
nearly a tailt hau been tpOnu WIN llHli
and ne had not been known TO drink, and no cause
could be assigned for his disappearance.
USprR FIvE INDICTMENTS.
George 4. Green, the proprietor Of q liq1or-store
al No 100 Fast Ihirtcenth-st was arrested ycster-
day on a bench warrant from the Court OF General
Sessions. Five indictments were recently found
against him for Violations & OF thS liquor Ia laws 2Gagg
indictments. Bail was furnished by Henry j.
Wclch Of No. 1sG Bleecker-st.
LOWELL To- 60 RACK 70. ENGLAND.
Edward Lowell who came 10 this country several
weeks ago under the name Of James Faulkner, and
whose eNtradlton was asked by the British Consul
on charge Of forging check for $3.50 at Norwich.
England was committed yesterday by Commits
soncr Osborn 10 the custody Of the British nuhori-
ties The prisoner Acknowledged that his name was
Lowell and he consented 10 return to England.
TAXING ARSENIC AFTER BEING REpRovED.
George Goehling, an empIoye in the City Button
Works al No. 2JS Canal-st., who was reprOved for
being drunk yesterday, swallowcd q quantity of
arsenic with the intention of killing himself. For
some time he resisted treatment but after being
taken 10 the New-York Hospital, as prisoner he
submitted to the operation of stomach pump. IL
was expected that he would die
THE RESULT or DRUNKEN SPREE.
Pierre Van Cortenberg told the Belgian Consul
yesterday that one Verilac called upon him at his
home in ST. Glllis near Brussels. lhey went ont
to congratulate one another in neighb9ring bar
room. He awoke to soberness on board the steam
ship Belgenland after she had sailed from Antwerp
His friend deserted him upon their arrival here
The Consul will furnish return passage to Van
TWO WOMEN LAYING HOLD on ONE MANS ESTATE
While Surrogate Rollins was making ont letters Of
administration on the estate of the late General
Augustus Funk yesterday In favor OF sophia NJ
6d hS fG the '"p man, ma Woman
who said that she was Helen !. Funk and the widow
Of the late General Funk Appeared ana asserted as
ont 10 her. The Surrogate will investigate the
matter.
WHY A wOMAN's FIGURE WAS not GOOD.
pf fIa
St. German were landed tho pier yesterday,
Customs Inspcctress Wilson observed that the
figure and face Of one of the women were not pro
portionate. The following articles were taken from
under her clothing; AZ yards of black silk lace,
24lA yards Of k-velyot ribbon yards of silk lace
wells, IA yards of white lace 164 yards of white
lace trimmings and 39i4 yards OF silk-VelVot OF
different lengths and colors.
SENTENCED FOR STEALING \ UNIFORM
David T.. Harrington, colored, employed ON the
United States Steamship Yantic, wns defendant
yesterday in the Court of fGeneral Sessions lie was
charged with stealing a suit or clothes ana some
lcwclry from Harvey G.. LcOpod cadet engineer
on the steamship Harrington was caught with
the stolen uniform. He still wore the trousers OF
the same suit when he was arragncd yesterday IN
court and they were identified by the complainant.
The Jury found him guilty of larceny and he was
sentenced by Recorder Smyth to two years and Six
months in the State Prison.
DENYING RUMOR ABOUT THE OREGON.
There was a rumOT that a serious iiaw had been
discovered in the machinery of the new steamship
Oregon, of the Onion Line, just before her depar-
il was said perishablc good were taken upon her
A TRIBUNE reporter made inquiries at the COM
pany's Office, but could learn no particulars be-
yOnd the fact that piston was broken and Hanged.
Mr. Rhodes, the manager, when asked why perish
able goods were not taken, said :" they hadn't time
TO take them The ship was all right he said,
land she went out under flying colors."
CHARLES =. HECK CHARGED WITH MURDER.
A bench warrant was issued yesterday from tho
Court of General Sessions for the arrest of Charles
+. Heck who is charged with murder in the second
degree In killing William Steinmigcr who was
found dead in Forsyth-st, near Houston, on the
morning Of September30. The cOroneTs jury found
an open verdict though Heck was suspected OF the
crime IL is said that new evidence has been dis
covered thats tends to increase the probability OF
Heck's guilt quarrel in the streets was seem but
the identification of the man who did the killing
has hitherto been incomplete. Heck was arrested
and committed 10 the TOmbs yesterday.
ARRESTS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
In the TOmbs Police Court yesterday Lewis Is.
Stern was arraIgncd for violating the Excise law ,at
Eo 392 Pearl-st., by using the license held by ms
predecessor Stern asserted that he had not as yet
taken actual proprietOrshIp of the business tho
formal transfer had not been made Justice Whlte
dismissed the complaint and remarked that just
previous To elections the police make ufR" NUMBERS
of arrests of liquor dealers. lie added that II ne
was ever called upon to dispose of II case where he
was satisfied that the arrest was for political OBJ
! ject, he would enter complaint before the Police
! Commissioners against the officer making the ar
| rest.
| HEAVY WEATHER On THE ATLANTIC.
The steamship MOnkseatOn arrived from Havana
| yesterday, and reported that when eighty miles
| the partially dsmasted schooner Norman. She had
| lost her main and maHtS fOretOD-magt and