New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-02
oplrM rnE oAuSE or 1 MIsrERIOUs DEAfA.


The well-dressed woman who was found on
Wednesday at @ A. unconscious in the hallway lead
ing to the rooms Bauneld's stable and was taken
to the New-York Hospital, where she died at3 p. M
Identified yesterday rs Laura Lawrence, OF NO loo
West Thirty She had been living there for hVe
days previous to her DEATH She went to Thelss's III
Fourteenth-st, near Thrdave., Tuesday afternoon
with Maud Clifford. About o'clock she accidentally
separated from her friend who did not sec hcr again
alive. She two hours later at Ihrtlethst anu
Sxth-ave. acting I'm daZed manner. Nothing Iurtncr
"a known OF her moyenlsnts until o. Wednesday,
whom two young endeavored to bring her into tne
bartender refused admit her She acted then as II
she had been drinking heavily The men then put het
drove up to tho sSabe where she was found she was
partly unconscious and her companions HLtSu ner T
and nut her in the hallway, where they lott her lne
police at the Thrtieh street station arrested lne "e
Yesterday. They are Edward Tyrrel age twenty o
twenty-five OF No AGO West Twenty Doh CAP
drivers The police are looking for ahOthSr man
An autopsy was made at the New-York Hospital yes
Tcti Of the opium habit aud that this had probably
caused her death. She was born In Montreai NNhaua
respectabIe At an early age she away from home
20 upon the variety stage She FORMED tue maui. vi
and has child IL years OF age living IN Boston WIN
her sister The funeral wiRbe held to-day
COLLECTOR HEDDEy AND THE STERLING CASE.
The United States Civil Service Commission
has ordered an elimination by the Custom House Board
of Examiners Of applicants for the $l2OO cerkships.
The examination will take place on October Ii, 10 ana
II in the Post Office Building. The list of applications
was closed Wednesday aud nearly 800 persons await
the examination This will mako 1t by far the largest
that has over taken place. Collector Hedden says that
fifty will tho number OF clerks TO DC APP
pointed, and that he doubts II he VIII
really appoint more than half that number.
Interest In the Sterling Bacon case was revived Dy
the decision OF the President that the Oice came Wltn
the operation of the regular Civil Service law Inc
abatement was made yesterday that Colonel Aver chei
OF The Special Agents Department. had visited surveyor
Reato and had taken hs deposition In regard to Ster
iings appontment transmission to the Secretary OF
The Treasury put Mr. Beatto said that this was not
true lie said that, far he knew, the inquiry AZ
had directed soloy To the relation OF
Rule 10 % the appointment OF . weigher ,,
Collector Heddon said yesterday that he had received
no official Information from ashngtOn concerning TINS
rppored decision or the President and that no was ID
Secretary Manning's telegram suspending Sterlng
When asked what he should do II the report proved COT
rect no replied: 81 shall be guided. OF course, Gu
tirely by the Secrctarys INSTRUCTIONS. INC
view IA held that the ONCE must pe
filled by competitive examination, one VIII be hed anu
suppose, wcigher's forcmen VIII De the ohy per
sons entitled apply for the place. ,
Under the law United States civil Service COmns
sjon will decide whether the examination will be limited
o those I'm line for promotion OF whom there arc about
eight known az weghers foremen, whether u shal
bc open to all In the latter case Mr. STERLING
will have n chance. - IL,
specal Agent Harrison has been suspended. pending
an Inquiry into the charges against MN aue Dy Oom
inodoro Ferguson, OF Philadelphia