The Evening critic., 1883-02-10

IHE II V LIN :
the witching Emily Olsen, and wanted
money to spend on her He conceived this
plan, thinking that besides Emily's money,
which he secured, he would be paid by his
employers for his devotion and bravery.
As it was he was promptly arrested and
locked up on charge Of grand larceny.
The plans OF men and mice gang aft aglee.
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A NUMBER of prominent Methoiists of
New York city have been taken in and
done for. The Jeremy Dddler appears to
be Colonel II. G. Bixby, Of the Golden
State Of California. The Colonel it ap-
pears. owned q silver mine in Arizona
which he worked until he become con-
WINGED that there was no silver in it; and
then TO recoup himself for his losses and
expected profits. he proceeded TO work a
Methodist institution of learning in Ten
nessee. He told the officers of the institu-
tion that he was dying, j. e., nearly dying,
to endew their college. The officers, always
wealthy patrons, bit greedily, and iu-
tToduced the pious and liberal
cx-man Of war to leading and wealthy
Methodists of New York. To them he un-
folded his scheme The mine had been
stocked in its day of silvery promise at
S1O000,00o, but he would sell it for the
mere trife of 100000 and throw in the
endowment. Again the gudgeons bit
greedily. The Professor of Geology, &c,
in the Tennessee college was sent out to
examine the mine. Not to disappoint the
Professor the oily Colonel had carefully
and literally "salted the mine, and the
man of theoretical mining knowledge
bit greedily, too, and reported that
the mine was rich, very rich, much
richer than the modest Bixby had
represented it TO be. The columns of the
Christian Adrocdte, an official organ Of the
Methodist Church, teemed with enthusi-
astic Endorsements, editorial and otherwise,
of the Isabella (for that was what the
generous Bixby called it, Mine. Its
stock was gobbled up quickly and the in
vestors sat down and waited for the day of
dividends, and after twirling their thumbs
for year doubt sprang up in their
minds. A thorough investigation was had
and the truth about the Isabella Silver
Mine became known--that it was worthless,
and would have been dear at $500, let alone
100000.
All of this has created dissension and ill
feeling among the brethren, who are en-
Joined to "live together in unity" The
Rev. DR.. Newman, who is credited with
having sunk $4,000 in the enterprise, ap-
pears to voice the opinions of a majority Of
the eswindled stockholders, who are scattered
throughout the country, some living in New
York City, others in Brooklyn, and yet
others in the New England States, Western
New York, and Pennsylvania. He says
that DIR. Fowler and DR.. De Puy, especially
the former, editor and assistant editor
respectively of the Christian Adrocate, are
largely responsible for the success of the
swindle. He thinks that DIR. Fowler has
made money out of the affair. The Rev.
DIR. Graves, another loser, says that he
would not like to take DIR. Fowler's re-
sponsibility in this matter for what DR.,
Fowler has made or LOST
Altogether the affair is very unfortunate
and very discreditable to those who have
made money out of it. 1t is a church
scandal of more than usual magnitude, and
| will be sweet morsel for the enemies OF
the church.