Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-15

y sterdasjs STAR relative to the ne Y signal
book just issued to the navy, 1t should have
been stated that the new system is the work
OF Commodore Foxhall Parker, u. s. N,
who has spent three years In perfecting the
soTk: ~. Miss Lille MacBrlde and Miss
paraIily sojourDing at Ellerslie, Warren
county, Va, have returned to the city on @
brief visit to their friends, preparatory to
visiting the Centennial.
NoNINArIoNs.- The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to day:
Charge d'Affaires-Joh Meredith Reed, to
Greece; Michael J. Cramer, Denmark; Ben.
Switzerland; John @. Caldwell, Paraguay
and Uruguay; also, Schuyler Crosby, OF
New York, to be U. 9. consul at Florence;
W. 81. James, register land ONCE, Collar
district, Washington territory. The four
persons drst named were formerly u. g.
ministers at the countries mentioned. The
confirmed All OF the above nominations;
ALSO the nomination OF A. N. Clapp, to be
public printer.
CAVALRY FOR THE Sioux WAR.-In the
Senate last night, on motion OF Mr.. Logan,
the House bill authorizing the President to
accept the services OF volunteers to aid in
suppressing Indian hostilities, ana appro-
priating one million dollars to carry out the
provisions of the acts, and moved q substi-
tQJo autnOIlZtDB the f16SluenJ 10 Increase
the cavalry company 10 100 men each, the
amendment being I'm the language OF the
original senate bill. There was long de-
ted: Yeas, 20; nays, IL, and the bill passed.
and the title changed to bill TO increase
the cavalry force of the United States.
The House will insist that volunteers be
accepted for the Indian service because the
army appropriation bill authorizes the
President to all all the cavalry companies to
the full compliment OF loo men.
THE AVENUE PAvEMENr-Geueral Gil
more, Of the Pennsylvania Avenue Com
mission, is temporarily absent, but viii re-
turn to night. No further awards will be
made until he returns. General Horatio q.
Wright, President of the Com mission, states
that the Neuchatel pavement, TO be laid
from 9th TO 18th street, is the same which
was laid In 5th avenue, New York, three
years ego, and which to-day, notwithstand-
Ing the heavy travel, Is as good as when nrst
put down. specimen block OF this pave
nent, taken from the middle Of 5th avenue,
Is on exhibition at the Office OF Mr.. Edward
Clark, Architect OF the Capitol. General.
sion to give the District not only q hand
some pavement, but one which will last
from twelve TO dfteen years without any re-
pairs.
How SENATOR'S VOrED ON THE SCHOOL
ANHHDNKNr-The following IL the vote In
the Senate last night on the substitute re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee for what
IL commonly known - the school amend
ment 10 tho Constitution lately submitted
oy Mr.. Blaine and passed by the House:
Yeas = Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Booth
Boutwell,, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron OF Wis.
cousin, Christiancy, Clayton, Conkiing, era
GIN, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuyssn, Har-
Mitchell, Morrill,, Morton, Oelesby, Paddock
Patterson, Sargent, Spencer, Wadileieh land
West-2S.
Nays-Messrs. Bogy, Cockren. Cooper, Da.
Wis, Eaton, Gordon, Jones Of Florida Kelley,
Herman. Key. McCreery, Mcdonald, Maxey,
Norwood, Randolph, and Stevenson-l6.
nnm RsVar r1' CamsEon ~ ArcoLn, Bas
Conover. Da ives, Dennis Dorsey Gold waithe
Hamilton, Hanl lin, Hitchcock, Howe, In
gals, johnson, Merrimop, Ransom, Robert
son, Saulbury, Sharon, Sherman, Thurman
Wallace, Whyte, Window, Withers, and
Wright