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Show By Telegraph. The Law Powerless in Nortu Carolina. Raleigh, Aug. 2. The Marshal of the Supreme Court has returned re-turned from Yanceyville. Col. Kirk refused to surrender the citizens he held in custody. The counsel for the prisoners moved first for an attachment against Kirk, and second for a writ for some competent person to bring in the bodies and call out the power of the county if necessary. 'Ihief Justice Pierson refused both motions, reiterating reitera-ting his former declaration that the power of the judiciary had been exhausted ex-hausted and that he has no posse com-mitatus com-mitatus to enforce the writ. Six other citizens of Almance were arrested yesterday. |