Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-15
The FenEan Treasury.

ury, t~hesanguinary individual who wanted
the hearts-blood of the Hon. Henry ] Ray
mondb because the New York Times pitched
into the Fenians, is an interesting docu-
ment and lets the public quite cleverly
into the secret Of 1.-THE way the money
goes" The total amount of receipts on
0dues and final CALI from October 3oth
to January 9th, amounts to $751; 9a 81 in
currency and sl4,lss g. IN gold-a total,
for the Sixty-seven days Of $4,000 odd
dollars. During the forty-seYen days pre-
vious to October lst the receipts from sub
scriptions reached nearly twice that sum.
The Fenian quarrel has evidently resulted
in checking, if not in entirely stepping the
Tow Of funds into the Fenian treasury.
The amount received from the former
treasurer, Pat. 0'Rourke delightfully."-
Nilesian, that name is stated at $4,000.
= What has become Of the balance Of the
Ave millions which rumor says have been
subscribed for the cause of Irish Indepen-
dence during the last seven years, we arc
not informed. No tangible benefit has
ever resulted to the movement against
Great Britain from the expenditure Of this
vast amount. and the most nataral conclu-
sion ia that ii has stuck to somebody's fin
gers.
The total receipts for the sixty-seven
days have been, says Mr.. Killian, sl47,-
MI. .-..-,t ,ou- rop,ainfno in
the Fenian Treasury is s3l,Ol9 70. How
has the,respestable balance 6Sll6,sls 70,
been expended Mr.. Killian'srepOrt tells
hs. In Che first place we have under the
general head of expense the snug little
sum Of S22,I3e rs. This is accounted for
under the head of trent of headquarters"
and it seems a very quiet and respectable
little sum to pay for this item for sixty
seven days. But we are not through with
the business here. A furniture" item
is figured up to the amount Of S2,60a.32.
Nor is this all, for we find another charge
for "gas fixtures, plumbing, flagstaff, ETC."
to the amount of 81, 2O3.66. The station
cry bill of the Office for sixty-seven days
amounts to sl,s99.e9, or about $50 a day
Salaries OF clerks, DC, are set down at 81
1859 which, considering the enormous
amount of business, diplomatic correspon-
dence, go, &C., transacted by the Repub-
lie of Fenia, is very reasonable. The
"postage" Is s7s5,oO the expenses Of the
military board are $sl2.3oi the Senate ex-
penses (bOard-bills, we presumed ares2,
O0s.e3.
Such are some of the items Of e1pendi-
ture for which some reason is assigned.
Our readers car Judge as to whether they
are or are not exorbitant and extravagant.
But such items as the following are shrOud-
ed in such mystery that nobody can tell
what they mean Or whether they were justly
and economically expended or not: First we
have, Paid 1. z. B. and ENJOYS 62,667.-
AZ. What is done with this @very hard
cash. we can only guess. The item of
s2,s47.oO for Especial appropriation" is
equally mysterious whilO we have Moth
ing to show whether the s., 10000
paid to General Sweeney was expended
for Irish whisky or for full Fenian regi-
mentals.
Seriously, this exhibit of Mr.. Killian's,
though arranged by him and for the ex-
press purpose of WITHDRAWING all charges
against his administration, wlleonhrm all
candid observers in the belief that the Fe-
MAN funds are not being husbanded with
due economy for the purpose for which
they wero contributed; but are, to say the
least, expended heodlessly, extravagantly
and without either proper vouchers or
sufficient tangible results.