Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-02

ne receipts from this
source to-day were s.sI .n55 80.
President GRANT will be in PHILADELPHIA
from Thursday. the It'll, till Monday, the 18th,
of March to attend the wedding of the daugh-
ter OF prom nent Ph.lsdelphian.
The CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE to investi-
gate the New York custom-h house will meet at
the Capitol on Monday. General Horace Por-
ter will be the first witness examined.
VICE ADMIRAL ROWAN, who has been danger
ously III during the past week with pneumonia
was much better to-day, and il is now hoped
viii recover.
A COMMITTEE Of the Brewers National Asso-
citation will appear before Commissioner Doug
lass on Wednesday next TO argue in favor OF
radical change in the present Law governing
their business.
GENERAL SHERMAN ard party had special
audience with King Victor Emmanuel at Maple
on Thursday, and after ward attended military
review by royal invitation. The American feet
sailed from Nice on the 26th for Cannes.
Mr.. JOHN OWENS, as d" Mr. Henry Dove
and Mr.. Horatio Spruegins," made a large
audience "laugh consumedly" last night. His
five character performance to- night will doubt
less be made much Of by his admirers.
Mr. DE Lose, American Minister to Japan,
yesterday presented to Col. George Cowie, of
the Fifth Auditors ONCE, a handsome water
proof glove box, which was recovered from the
wreck of the steamer Oneida sunk in Japanese
waters few years since.
SENATE CoNFIRMArIoNs.-The Senate in
executive session yesterday confirmed the fol
lowing nominations: Seth I. Comfy to be col
lector Of customs. port of Philadelphia. John
l.. Haynes, collector OF customs, BrazOs anita
go, Texas. James Atkins, collector OF customs,
Savannah, Ga
JUDGE MCKRAN, OF Utah, had long confer
ence with the Attorney General to-day with
reference to affairs at Salt Lake city. At the
conclusion OF the conference, the ATTORNEY
General and Judge Mexican proceeded to the
White House, and had long inserview with
the President.
TIE WHITE House To-DAY-Owine to the
storm there were but few visitors at the White
House to- day. Senators Sherman and Corbett,
Secretary Boutwell,, Gen. W. s. Hillyer of
New York, and Mr. c. F. Daniels. of New York,
whose recent marriage to the widow of Gen.
Rawlins, was announced, had interviews with
the President.
GEN. o. o. Howard, at the request of the
Secretary Of the Interior, has consented to visit
Arizona in the character of special agent of the
government to report upon the spirit of the
Apache Indiana in respect to their hOstilties
against tae whites: to talk with the Indians
PRESUMABLY anu nnuOut exactly what Is the truth
Of the matter about which their L. no definite
official information but at present only vague
ILmors.
Mr. CHARLES SANTLRY, the baritone who
makes his debut here in opera on Tuesday night
IN Herold's opera OF Tampa, fret distinguished
himself as q concert singer in London His
voice, q baritone OF power, beauty and COM
pass, soon attracted the attention Of the opera
managers Of the continent, and when his abil-
tiles had been endorsed by them, the London
mana gers wee not slow to follow. The part of
ZaA pa is said to display his musical and histri-
onlc talents to good advantage.