Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-15
Associated Press Report.
General News.
Fire.

Hire.
BosTON, February 14.-Infsrmation re-
eeived here states that the storehouse Of the
Victory Mills Company, on the Champlain
Canal, in Saratoga county, N. Y, was de-
stroyed by fire, with about 500 bales of cot
ton and a quantity of stores, on Monday
morning. The loss is estimated at Sll0, 900.
on which there is an insurance Of $685. 900.
E r. Nudge, of Boston, is Treasurer OF the
mills.
Convention of AgricuIturaIIsts.
BALTinoRE, February l4-A convention of
agrieulturalists of this and other States in
terested in the culture Of sorghum, are now
in session in this city. The object is to col
leet and promulgate information as to the
modes ofcuiture and bringing the product
more generally to the public notice.
From California.
SAN FRANcIsco, February l4.-The ther-
mometer here has ranged about 90 degrees
above zero all winter. To-day, at noon, it
reached about 70.
Mining shares are active, with @ rise in
some and q decline in others. Gould l.
Curry 1910; Savage $40; Ophir 425; Imperial
los: Chsllor Potosi 2sO; Yellow Jacket 800;
Oh Phali $50; Crown Point $50.
Clark and T rlstram.
BRIDeEPoRr, Conn, February I4.-Fhe
Jury have returned a verdict of guilty
against Clark and Tristram, recently ar
rested and tried for robbery Of Adams Ex-
press Company on the night Of the 8th Of
January. They were to-day sentenced by
Judge Butler to hard labor 20 the connseti
cut Penitentiary.
The Weather.
ST. Louis, February I4.-About four inches
of snow fell here last night. The mereary
this morning was 10 degrees above zero
At noon it was two above and sinking rap
idly. There is heavy snow storms in Kan
sas and points west. The mercury at
Leavenworth at daylight was 10 degrees
below zero.
New Jersey Legislature.
TRESToS, N. J., February l4.--In the Sen
ate to-day Mr.. ScOvel offered q preamble
and resolution haling with joy any congress
sonal action or enactments which will give
all rights to every soldier Of the Republic
who served in the armies of the Union
since April II, 1861, without regard to place
of birth or color, and declaring that SO long
as elective franchise shall be denied or
abridged in any State on account of race or
color, none therein of which race or color
should be included in the basis of represen
tation of which State, in the Congress of the
United States, and approving the efforts of
our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress to mature such an amendment of the
Constitution as would effect this result.
These were made the order Of the day for
next Tuesday.
Governor Ward sent in the name of II.
Newton Conger, for Secretary of State the
second time, when il was confirmed.
The contract between the Morris & Essex
| Railroad and the Atlantic & Great Western
Railroad was discussed and ordered to o
third reading.
Restoration oftbe Southern States.
AUGUSTA, Me-, February l4-In the Le-
| gislaturc to-day, under a suspension of the
| rule. Mr.. Ray Democrat, was permitted
| to offer to the House o series Of resolutions,
| declaring it should be the first desire and
prayer of every citizen, and the chief aim OF
every statesman that the late insurgent
States should be speedily restored to their
former orbits; that all factions, opposition,
DC, &C., receives stern reprObation /; that
| President johnson is entitled to our warm
est thanks for his earnest efforts in that re-
gard that all petitions and applications
from abroad for punishment Of offences
sommittsd against the Government belong.