The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-06-27

cided that if the writ had been valid,
and was directed to the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe II. r., and not to an officer,
and could only be served upon the Santa
Fe company, and if they refused to obey,
the remedy was by further proceedings
in the state court. As for contempt of
court, the writ did not authorize the
change of possession, and gave the
sheriff and other officers no power TO
change the possession whatever; that the
sheriffs and officers changing the posses
sion were culpable, and must suffer the
consequences of their acts in violation
of the law, IN pretending the ser
vice of the writ, and in changing
possession under the said writ; or
dered that the Denver & Rio Grande Co.
reinstate the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa
Fe Co. in its possession, and gave the
Denver s. Rio Grande Co. three days TO
comply with the order. Both judges
| indicated that the writ must be per-
emptorally obeyed, or the company to
take the consequences.
T. J. ANDERSON.
The Murerer of Mrs. Hull Arrested.
| Boston, June 24.-The murderer of
Mrs. Hull, of New York, was arrested
in this city tonight, and is now in the
custody of the police. His name is
Christine Cox, coppercOlored negro,
| who had been employed as a waiter in
| the neighborhOod of The Hull residence.
He had been in Boston about week
when he first came, he pawned a cameo
set of jcwelry, and short time after
wards the paWnbroker received a descrip-
ton of jcwelry stolen from Mrs. Hull.
Among the jeWelry described was the
cameo set above mentioned. The pawn
hrowker gave the description of the man
who had pawned the set to the police
Tonight, as w. Il. Balch, a newspaper
reporter, was walking down Shawmut
street, he saw negro who answered the
description, and followed him until he
went into a church then Balch inform
ed the police, who sent detail of officers
and made the arrest. He cOnfesses
Robbery the object. He did not medit-
ate murder.
| NEW YORK, June 24.-Belle johnson
cOlOred, to whom Cox gave portion OF
the jewelry he stole from Mrs. Hull on
the night he suffocated the lady, has been
arrested, and the missing jewelry recOv
Iered. The girl was asleep when arrested
and around her neck was the topaz neck
lace.
The BOnaparte Family.
LONDON, June ga Paris dispatch
4 saws the embarrassment of the BOnapart
lists is Increasingly manifest. Paul DE
Cassganac is reproached and charged
with indiscretiOn in putting forward the
claim of Prince Victor BOnaparte TO the
Imperial succession. In the event al
Prince Victor endeavoring to temporizt
in not distinctly accepting the position
the BOnapartists will probably fall back
on Prince Charles Napoleon. General
Prince Charles is forty years of age and
is amuch less eligible candidate than
Prince Victor.
i South American Privateering.
| WASHINGTON, June 25.-Thc Secretary
of the Treasury has been informed thai
Bolivia has decided to issue letters OF
marque, with authority to privateers &c
seize Gillian property in neutral vessels
and that agents of Bolivia have departed
for the United States.
i kentucky Style.
CINCINNATI, June PA Frankfort
KY, dispatch says Saturday night al
Sandyriffle, twelve miles distant, a party
of unknown men attacked the house OF
Sam Faulkner, and severely wounded
Faulkner as he ran from the house then
set fire to the dwellings, which was con
sumed with its inmates, and Harry Rus
sell, aged II, who was also shot, and
; two children of Faulkner, aged eleven
and three. No cause given for this bru
tai affair.
The Ewing Greenbackers Subside.
TOLEDO, June 24-The convention Of
Nationals who withdrew from the Column
bus convention, was held here to-day
There was a small attendance, only ter
of the twenty congressional districts il
the state being represented. A number
of the Columbus ticket and platform
were here under the lead of Rober
Schelling, of Cleveland, but were not adj
mitted to the hall, tickets being ISSUED
those in sympathy with the movement
After the reading of the resolutions anC
a number of letters from men of promin
ence, among which one from Peter Coop
er, resolutions were adopted declaring
that in view of the extraordinary pOliti
cal situation, it would be inexpedient t.
nominate state ticket at this time, anC
the convention adjourned.
Ben Butler to Run for Governor again.
4 BOSTON, June 23.-The representative
men of Buffers wing of the democratic
party state that the general will receiv,
and accept this fall labor reform anC
democratic nomination for governor.