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Show -, , . DUNHAVI MAKES ANSWER. II. Dpnlea that tha County Court haa Ju. riailietttiu in the Matter. Clitt'Atio, Juno 18. H. W. Dunham, of the insolvent commission firm of iMinham it Co., uppeared in the county court this morning to answer tho rule requiring to show caue why he should not be adjudged guilty of contempt in procuring the appointmeut of a receiver re-ceiver for his firms by the the ciicuit by court lifter the linns allairs bad been taken cognizance of by the county court. Dunham denied that the county court had jurisdiction of the matter at issue ami declared tho recent transfer of real estate by him for nominal consideration in tho nature of an assignment by preference pref-erence and said his private property was pledged on the liquidation of the firm's liabilities of $100,000, enough to settle them in full. After some argument argu-ment the matter went over until tomorrow. |