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Show GENERAL. Serlons Fire. Chicago,9. Two entire blocks, comprising com-prising forty stores and shops, of Monmouth, 111., were burned, early this morning. Loss $150,000; insur-nnce insur-nnce $62,000, partlyfin the Pacific, of California. Approval of tlie Treaty. TVpshington, 9. The treaty of Washington, an outline of which appears ap-pears in this morning's papers, meets with gener.l approval. Gentlemen in high official positions feel confident, from their information thus far, that it will be ratified by the Senate, as the members or the comuntiee on torenzn relations have been furnished, in con-fidtnee, con-fidtnee, with copies of the treaty, and therefore have had ample oppirtunity to examine and study all its features. It is thought that it will be promptly reported back from that committee with a favorable recommendation that it be ratified. In anticipation of this even', Minister Schenck and the British Brit-ish commissioners have taken passage for Kurope in the steamer of the 24ih. They will at all events remain in this country until a determination shall be reachpd on the subject. Before the joint high commission separated yesterday, yester-day, they exchanged autogTaphs and also photographs of imperial size. Tile Labor RcfqrmLeague. New York, 9. The Labor Reform League is holding its annual meeting to day in Steinway hall. At the morning morn-ing session, which consisted of about 400 persons, chit fly ladies, the Rev. J. T. Sargent, of Boston, presided. and Mr. Powell read a letter from Hon. Charles Sumner, regretting that hi could not attend the meeting, and re commendicg the Americans to give up the war dance around San Domingo. The annual report dealt with the South. I the Indian and Chinese; questions, and recorded that a movement was in augurated by Julia Ward Howe, foi promoting peace by summoning f enncress of women to London Wendell Phillips sad he approved Sumner's 'San Domingo policy, and rejected the insult offered him. H' said that during the war in the Soutt General Bu'ler was unawed by pub-ii opinion at New Orleans, and ezecu'ec Mumford. Let General Grant lay hh hand on the leaders in the South, tht men who count their acres by the thousands and are instieators of as sasinations. "Let the President folloR Butler's plan, and you will never heaj nf ICn KIux again. (Applau-e.) Let the cowuids of Carolina know that tint j I'roidrnt is terribly in cimicst, und that will be the end of Ku KIux." Cabinet Mt-clliiff. Washington, 9. The President having hav-ing relumed to Washington in the lulu train last night; a Cabinet meeting was held to-day, all tho members being present excepting Secretary's Robinson Robin-son und Belknap. nu Fi-unciHCO Kew. San l'niuuisco, 9 The city attorney, lliiriutt, gives Ins opinion to tho Board "f Supervisors that the proposed sale of lots in Verba Buena Plaza, by the City lla'l commissioner!', is illegal, and will ve.-t no title in the purchasers, the Uoard of Supervisors alone being competent com-petent to authorize such sales. The San Francisco Art Association will imike a lino display nt its first -oiree this evening in the Mercantile Library Hall. The papers for the appeal of the case of Sheri If Jackson, Trinity county, convicted in tho IJ. S. Circuit Court fir collcciiug the foreign miners tux contrary to the civil rights bill, have teen prepared, and the case will go to the Supreme Court of the U. S. immediately. imme-diately. Commissioners Case and Reynolds, of Washington, are inspecting the Mare Island navy yard to day. W. C. Ross, indicted for forging a pass over the C. P. R. R. from Sacra memo was discharged, the court ruling rul-ing that the law did not cover the case. Five thousand persona from Tulare and Kern counties will start overland by the old emigrant road, along the Humboldt to Denver, in a few days. A grand parade review of the entire fourth brigade takes place at Sacramento Sacra-mento to-day, Geus. Cobb and Caseneau being in attendance. San Francisco, 9. Tho Amador mine of California pays a dividend of $2.50 per share against ?21ast month, and the North Star $1, instead of $3. The taking of depositions in the Holladay matter, in the suit for the recovery of the interest of Simon G. Klliott in the Oregon & California II. R., which has been going on for the past two weeks before J. G. Horson, Notary Public, is still going on. Two thousand questions have already been asked, answered and reduced to writing, writ-ing, and about a thousand more will be asked. Yesterday he testified as to the details of his assets and liabilities, but the particulars thereof have not jet transpired. Wm. IU. Patterson and John B. Felton appear for the plaintiff, and Hall Cutler, McAllister, McAllis-ter, T. I. Bergin and Alex. Campbell, Jr., for the defendant. It is understood under-stood that the revelations will be of great interest to the public, as showing how the matters of gteat incorporations are manipulated. The steamer Capitol, now running in the Val'ejo line, col.ided with the -chooner Laura L. Damon, at Front St. wharf to day. The schooner is considerably con-siderably damaged. A young girl who attended the picnic pic-nic of the L iyfayette guard on Sunday Sun-day was landed at Meigs wharf on the return, stupified from drugs administered admin-istered by some party unknown, and with the olj-.'ct onlj suspected, no opportunity having occurred to carry their designs into execution. Stocks broke badly ibis afternoon, Point being sold down to 210. |