The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-12-16
From Tie New York Times Of December H.
TIIE FENIAN BHOTIEERIIOOD.


UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION IN THE CABINET AND
SENATE.
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Ni'hf-"t.p ENo'A.ous FRAUDS by THE OFFICERS OF
THE ORGANIZATION.
IT is manlfestly all mp with the jnnta which styles
itself the Senate OF the Fenian Brotherhood. The
brethren in high places, having accumulated n
vast fund, amounting it is said, to more than
ing over tho distribution OF the money and the
mamaSemcnt OF tic feiiian movement i'll America.
we nave IL from hlgh authority that the Prcsi-
GENT ot II tnG a. iT!s hePnSse II America and Head
centre oi the teman brotherhood broadly charges
, ,llat some ot nus brethren OF the Cabinet have
occn concerned Ill stupendous frauds upon the
treasury, ana tliat TO theso frauds tho origin Of
IN INC secession movement III the brotherhood may
DC traced. On tho other hand, tho ten 'malcon-
tents who have given so much trouble to the
dweliers III the Omon.s9uaro palace, allegc that
OF tese laVisn contrlDutions which the frugal and
naustrlous Irish servant girls III the United States
have contributed with the expectation of ibcrat-
ing a tmelr native is'e - no insigncant share has
e Deen s!uandcrca II not embezzlcd by tho saaricd
oi.clais VINO utter their edicts from tho hcadquar-
ters @ OF I the @ fenian President in New York. In
Ten syne themseyrs c snmai ,f ne th iIrlGns
nro'hcrhooa'
TOOK TIME DY roRELook,
last week, and, assembling as n Senate and or
gnniZing in obedience to the provisions of the
Constitution which was adopted by the Congress
of the Brotherhood, in Philadelphia, in October
last, proceeded to DRAW NJ bills of indctmcnt
against Col. John OMah0ncy, tho President, and
MIR. Bernard Doran KIllian, Secretary OF the Trea-
sury. The charges against O'AIahoney are: "Yio-
lation of oath, i'll declining to communicate with
tho senate upon affairs of tho Fenian Brother
hood; refusing to enable tho standing Finance
Committee Of the Senate to obtain from the Socre
tary OF tho Treasury the books and accounts
which the latter had denied them for inspection;
having placed i'll official positions and saaricd
| seVera! persons whom tho Senate rejected when
presented ior c1nlirmatiol and other persons also
WITH salaries Who had not been submitted for con-
nfmaton; having himself uSurpcd tho position of
agent Of the Irish Republic, to which salary of
twelve hundred dollars "A year is attached,
ana after beng percmptorlly rejected for that po-
sitlon by the Senate, having, in defiance of the
senate notification, duly served upon him, issued
bons With his own name ns such agent in print,
%hlle the constitution requires them to be signed
n.y. a confirmed agent OF the !. r.; having uncon-
stltutonally refused to lodge in the hands of tho
general treasurer, as heretofore, the greater por
ton OF tho money received for society purposes
slnce tho Pn!adelphia Congress-; having refused,
rom time TO time, to lay communcations from the
as required Dy tho constitution, and having read
aSiiu coillihucht!oiis Ill open meetings. at NO. Ola
Df9auway' mentohng tic proper namo or the
having wastefully expended a largo amount Of
money ny paying M immense rent, eighteen
Smnrn and Iadon, tof ,nthnI MANSION s on ohion ION
SHlualc, anu louSniS hholncr largo sum Ior
the same period TO provide against DAM
Fenian Brotherhood for year and half OF tho
revoIntionary mrnoses. hnv;ng niSoI p,o ~ sncrnl
tary of the Treasury in malfeasance: havins arbi-
fr, yy;l,, n,n,nnoJ dc soonntnm'' So W. -" r 80 a.
eneu 10 remoye MN II he should report to or COM
muhicate with tho Senate on business of his
department.; having illuminated, by writing and
otherwise, the G. T. Of tho I. r.; having mado in-
hammat Ory addresses to mcetinns of Fcnians i'm
this ctv inc;tn" lion, tn vnlcnso aoaMat ,l,n -,
Sam,tn ~ ti' En';Sn , nn,to,no ,"." 1Snnst tiic
g., .i n ,i @ @ ~ - . 81 H. aIt it. uu ~ .ioia
y, ,it t IL ~ no o'iief re-