The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-12-15
THE ROW AMONG THE FENIANs.

The ROW AMONG THE FEN IANS.
The worthy citizens composing this respec-
table organization, seeing no prospect of an
immediate fight with Great Britain or the
Canadas, have turned in upon one another,
the result is, not only the biggest kind of
" row. in New York city, but the flames have
spread to the circles" of Chicago and Cleave-
land and Philadelphia and many other places,
and /" the thing" now looks as though it might
break up in row." Copies of articles of
impeachment have been served on John o
Mahoney, late President of the Brotherhood in
this country, and on Bernard Doran Killian,
late Secretary of the Treasury of the Brother
hood. 1t seems strange that two men so re-
Gently elected to office, should so suddenly have
fallen into disrepute If the charges and spe-
cifcations are true, as set forth against Presi-
dent O'NIahoney, he seems to have taken the
bit in his mouth" and withheld all informa-
ton from those who had right to know what
was going on. The fact that OMahoney and
Killian have been deposed, would indicate
some high handed or dishonest acts on their
part.
W. R. Roberts, the Vice President of the
Senate, is now the head Of the order.
But the revolution is not yet an accom-
plished fact and to an unprecedented locker on,
it appears as OMahoney was virtual master
| of the situation. All outward tokens Of power
are in his hands, and he sits in his paatial
headquarters of the Irish Republic" with as
grand, gloomy and peculiar" an air as could
be worn by the most absolute of sovereigns,
In the equally important matter of the
"sinews of war" he seems to be no less firmly
grounded, having deposited, it is said, with
Eugene Kelley & Co, the well known New
York bankers eighty thousand dollars in gold
on Monday.
A meeting of the representatives of ifty
circles was held on Monday, and the course Of
President O'Mahoney warn ly and unanimous
ly endorsed Meanwhile, the Senate are in
session with closed DOORS at No. 1874 Broad
way. Outside is gathered a large crowd of
the adherents of O'Mahoney, and so much ex-
element prevails that there are apprehensions
of serious trouble. The charges made by his
party against the Senators are of the most
damaging character
O'Rourke, the foreman Of the Tribune press
room, and a large stakeholder, is said to have
loaned to the publisher Of Que of the New York
morning journals, 1886, 900 of the money en-
trusted to his keeping, and to have lost S76,-
900 i'll gold speculation. In spite Of these
damaging disclosures, or whatever they may
be termed with regard to the manner of con.
Quoting the organization, the masses do moi
seem to lose faith in it to any legree and 8
new circle of the Fenian Sisterhood is to be
formed, meeting for that purpose having beer
called at a hall in Hudson street To add tc
the prevailing excitement, rumors are atoat
that Stevens, the Irish Head Centre. who re-
Gently escaped from Jail, is on the Liverpool
steamer City of Boston, now due at New York
city, and call has been issued in New YORK
to the Fenian Brotherhood to turn out and re-
ceve him.
Poor Ireland The pluck of thy sons i:
undoubted, but alas for their mother country
and themselves, they have no discretion.