Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-01
FORE. CLOSING MoRreAoEs-MR. MAR
LANDS DRNIAL-THE LEGISLATURE BUsi
CITY HOSPITAL.

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DOVER, Feb. 24.-Quite recently ! stated
that Mr.. Mcfarland, of West Chester,
who has in his charge the MeConkey
estate, had written a letter to bis agent
here stating that If the Legislature failed
10 repeal or modify the usury law he wopld
be COMPELLED to foreelose mortgages to the
amount of $3.50, 900 held by him on prop
erty in this Vicinity. This statement, which
was to all intents and purposes correct,
was copied into the West Chester Duty
Neios. and coming under the notice of Mr..
Mcfarland, elected the following denial
from that gentleman, which he had pub
lished In the Nstrs
" Mr., Editor My attantion has been
called toau article 10 your local Items OF
the 10Th inst, which appears to be taken
from the Wilmington Commercial. take
this method of informing your many
readers and the originator OF this false
piece of news, that there is not word OF
truth in his statement, AMI my many
friends in Delaware know it."
Yours &C., d. NJ. MCFARLAND,
OF course the Commsrei Il, Of your city,
Immediately published Mr.. Mcfarland
denial, and supplemented it by statln!s:
that "this agrees with our supposltlons,
and that, tive thought 1t unlikely that Mr.
Mcfarland would do as the EVERY EVEN
ING alleged" It published Mr.. McF.'s
statement without making any effort to
ascertain whether II was true o. not, and
then tried to prejudice its readers by adding
what it supposed and thought regarding
the statement which first appeared In these
columns.
Notwithstanding all this, however, the
item under consideration is, as l have De
fore stated, correct to all intents and pur
noses. and Mr.. Mcfarland Will, unless hi
goes back on what he has reduced t.
writing, forclose the mortgages he hold
against Kent county property, PROVIDED N
ia allowed to invest in Pennsylvania tn
amount these mortgages represent at
} higher rate of interest than the laws o
} Delaware legalize. Mr.. Mcfarland
I when he stated that there is not one wor
Q of truth In his [myl statement" kne'
! that he was utterlug filsehood I'll moi
. he is incapable OF understanding the Ian
: guage he used in the letter received her
I by his agent.
= There seems to be no end to business i
the Legislature and the amount transaete
# this afternoon Is far in excess of tina
+ transacted during any one halliday OF III
6 nresent session. Members have in han
mora new business than they have had Il
l. some time. and unless both the Senal
y and House agree to accept no more ne
e business the session will be continued INT
r the first of April.
ID Councilmen Mclntire and Quinn arrive
r. here this evening. They are not on
0, political mission and have no more cor
r. missions to ask for at present; bN TIT
4, appear here tonight in the role of IL
o. philanthropist and Christian, and In beha
in OF the sick and suffering of your city.
u other words, they are here to advocate &
IT. pa sage of bill allowing the CITY Coun.
n Of Wilmington to issue bonds 10 Y
H. amount of $4,000 with which to build
city hospital. They will doubtless be 81
8 cessful In this, as they should be, and
up trust that all their future visits here W
he be in the interest Of just such legislatlc
IL W. s. p