The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-28

Nrw POLICE neutrality-suspicious. having been made
by citizens that the policemen day duty in the ha
bit Of oungng away their tme reading newspapers and
perhaps spending it more idly than that instead of keep.
Ing sharp look out, an order will be shortly issued
by the chief put stop to this evil Instead of being
kept sentry like at certain post the police men on day
duty viii be ordered to keep moving every direction,
although very distant, there will be eternal'
circulation kept up BY this means is expe ted that
there will be further comp .ins of the policemen
Gay duty idng away their time instead Of tending
TO tbs public service.
CONSTELLATION OF BIsHorThe conservation OF The Mis-
sionsry Bishop elect of California the Rev wm J. Kip
d. D. viii take place this day, being the festival of St
Simon and St. Jude in Trinity church, at 10 O'Clock A.
LABOR CoSyENroy.-The delegates from the various
trades assembled last evening at Keens Fourteenth Ward
Hotel but In consequences of the severity of the weather.
the assembsge poor there being not
The only business of mporance transacted was the adop
ton Of dress exhotng their fellow wormen in the
various States to unite and crush the dcspotism of CAPT
tSists.
DEATH OF A PoIcTMAS.-Sergeant Henry W. Johnson died
suddenly yesterday morning, while duty in the Fifth
ward Captain Carpenter the district in his report to
the Chief Of Police yesterday morning. of the deceas
ed" may be truly said OF him that he died at his post
although aborng under severe pulmonary disease for
long time he continued faithfully to perform his duty,
until he fell in the street from exhaustion. lie
cellent officer and worthy man."
surcanHw suoousG.--wedr esday evening James Mahony
aged 81 years, committed suicide BY shooting himself
through the head with pistol at his residence No 2l2
Sullivan street. He had locked himself ROOM and
his sister hearing the report Of the pistol to the
door Of the room and finding it fastened burst 1T OPEN
when she discovered him lying on the hoor, with the
pistol under his
FAIL IN CoAI.-wednesday night the side fence of the
coal yard at the Of Fourth and streets fell
down into the street from the weight OF Ia body of
coal that had been piled against it the side of Fourth
street The coal fell with tremendous crash, and
woman with child, who pa sing by at the time,
barely escaped from being buried beneath the Of
coal.
DkAp CHILD FOUND IN A BARREL SwIIL At THE AsrOR
HousE-The dead body Of female infaB, was found 80.
creted in barrel Of sw in the yard of the Aston House.
and yesterday Coroner Hilton held nn inquest upon it,
but positive evidence to who was the m ,ther of the
child obtained She however su opposed to be Ann
Farrell who until recently a domestic MT no house
and who, about the time the child was found left sud.
denly taking her baggage with her. farther inyest
CATION postponed until this morning. on account of
the absence of some Witnesses
RESCUED FROM DROWNING "Wednesday nighta man named
Martin John, residing in York street. Brooklyn attempted
while in state Of ntoxication to jump after the ferry
boat started from the dock at the OF Roosevelt
street lie, however, missed his aim, and fell into the
water where he would have been drowned had been
,r the timely aid Of standing by He taken by
oA Dey Of the Fourth ward who assisted in getting
him 10 the station bouAe, where he was detained until
the morning and then Aet to the police court for being
drunk.