The sun., 1865-12-12
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY.

THE FENfAS DIFFICULTY continues TO Be
the great topic Of conversation among the rank and
file OF the brotherhood, besides furnishing food tor
remark TO those who do not take sldes with other
party 10 tho controversy. At the headquarters In
Union square, number OF persons were assembled
yesterday In consultation upon the Situation but
nothing definite was decided upon In roerence to
tho recent action Of the Senate, The employees and
friends of the late President and Treasury Secretary
OF the brotherhood quite indignant that those OH
GERS Il ould have been depo ed, and breathe eternal
vengeance sranst the Senators for resolving 10 preach
new gospel on Feniaulsm. 1t Is impossible to 70
port all the maledetions that leaped upon the
Fenian senate for daring to insugurste . thorough
reform Ia the affairs Of the brotherhood.
At the sonAte Chamber, 73i broadway, . large
amount of business was transacted James gibbons,
Of Phadcphia Pa, WAS chosen Precedent Of the
Senate. lie isnn old member Of the organisation.
and IN. devoted a large portion Of hls time aud
donated a considerable sum OF money 10 the Fensn
cause lie Ia held Ia high e,timltion by the
members of tn, Order residins in Ponnsylvania
T. O'Rourke, Esl., wss elected Treasurer, and i'm
mediate y gave bonds In filOO for tho proper psr.
iormanco Of the dutie of his oiilce In addition 10
this board OF thres trustees wore appointed, VIZ.
WIN. sullivan, Of Tiihn, Ohio; James Gibbons, Of
Philadelphia aud Edward l.. Cary, Of New York
who are charged with tho duty of all
tho draits upon the Treasury besides . general
oversight Of financial matters; mode of securing
the funds witch abundanly proves that the Senators
intend to keep faithful watch and ward over the
| "anews Of war" that may be subscribed by those
| who earnestly desire the money to be expended for
| the iIeelom uf Ireland.
Among the statements that hsyo been circul Ated
respecting the Fenian difficulty, not few dis.
covered base iabneationa manufactured by the
| pSr,i2an real Of former oihce-holders, .or effect
among the ignorant members Of tho order The
fnct, tprear to be A. follows; President Roberts
defo. any to produce hla auth orizaton for the
eItTaya agant expenditure Of mC.ney In Obtaining OF
fitting up the mon square hoadquaIters. The green
flag tsbich -as to have hASn paid for with his own
CHECK ios 900 drawn and handed over for that
puiIoseI sm simply loaned until another could bs
procured Afterwards Mr.. Robert Ia undersi ood to
have donated the flag, and thoreupon his check for
| 30 we refunded Mr.. O'Rorto, who wH charged
VIA lOaning $4,000 Of the Fenan funds, Is undsI-
stood never 10 have had that amount In his custody
and declares most positively that tho statement IA
weak Invention oi tho enemy, for he never
loaned u single dollar Of Fenan funds v
any man or concern, for any purpose
whatever Other statements, designed to show thai
the members Of the Senats wero traitors, have also
been circulated, but reliable foundation haa ",
| been discovered for them. These gentlemen are al
mon OF probity and standing, some Of them beins
quite wealthy aud all Of them Irish patricia
who soud be the very last 70 DO auyht inJurs the
tCoPttpusd on the La.t Psxe.l