Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-18
Washington News and Gossip.

NOT THE RIGHT EAGAN.-The New York pa
pers report that Captain James Eagan, CON-
missary of subsistence in the United States
army" is now in Ludlow street Jail, having been
imprisoned at the instance of Anthony Allalre
hotel proprietor. who is suing the gallant cap
tain for 1905 for board. The captains defence is
that the debt is not due for board but for luxu-
ries and Wines which he was induced to order
while intoxicated. Allaire states that E3Dn
falsely represented that he was iN New ! OrK to
sit upon a court martial. whereas he had since
learned that he was to be the subject of court
martial. A STAR reporter inquired to-day at
the office of the cOmmisary general OF subsis-
tence and was informed that the newspapers
were evidently in error. as there is no Capt
James Eagan in the commissary department
The Eagan in the cOmmissary department is
Capt. Chas p. Eagan. who is now stationed in
Arizona. There is Capt. James Eagan who is
a retired officer. and i'm the absence Of other in
formation regarding the matter, it is believed
here that the two names have been confused.
THE SALT INDUSTRY OF THE COUNTRY
Census Bulletin No. 245, just issued, con-
tains the preliminary report Of Special
Agent w. l.. Rowland. upon the salt
manufacture Of the United States. The number
OF establishments for the production of salt has
decreased from 800 in 1860, to 264 in $780, Dur
ing the same period the amount of salt produced
hasncreasedfrO IL III .19S bushels to 29, 500 29S
bushels, showing that the salt industry is now
carried on by larger establishments, requiring
more capital and producing porportionally a lar
ger amount of salt. The following amounts Of
salt were produced by solar evaporation:
SSS.96S bushels, from sea or bay water; 944, 15S
from inland lakes natural deposits. and
2.998. .0C0 from subterranean brines. By artificial
heat from subterranean brines the following
amounts were productivity kettle OF pan pro-
cess, 1858. .S21; by steam evaporation process,
1,6l5,351 There is a capital of $S,225, 140 IN
vested in the industry; the greatest number of
hands employed at any time during the year
was 5O65. Number of wells $50; kettles
9.347; pans. 1.054; settlers Col; grainers 5335;
total value of materials used during the
year $2.O05.576 Michigan leads in the
production of salt. having produced 153, 500
bushels by solar evaporation, 2,O94, $50 bushels
by the kettle and pan processes, and 1O.177.5O5
bushels by the steam evaporation process. New
York is next on the list with nearly 100000
bushels. and Ohio and West Virginia next, with
nearly 10000 bushels each.
CHANGE AT THE PENSION OFFICE.-Commis-
siOner of Pensions Dudley has established
division of special examination, to take the place
of the former secret service DIVISION and ap-
pointed Mr.. H. r. McCalmOnt as chief of the
division.
MISUNDERSTANDING Harlan was nomi-
mated for state senator in Henry county, Iowa,
on Saturday.-Mrs. Gen. Sherman. Miss Sher-
HAL anu DTdUSilaW anu WIFE, OI W aSIl1IlSUO0.
are at the Logan House. AtOOna.-Admiral
and Mrs. Stanley, Miss Carr, Miss Ireland, Miss
Carter, Mrs Rundett and daughter Mrs. Geo.
S. Parker and two sons. and w. B. Todd. jr.,
are ct the Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City.-Gen.
Hancock has gone to Mount Desert.-Mr. Biz
ney. US. minister at The Hague has returned
to this country on leave of absence.-Senor
Barca, Spanish minister here, Capt. Arthur, of
the British legation, and Representative Town.
shend were registered in New York last night.
Andrew B. Duvall and family Mrs E. B.
Duvall, Miss H. L. Duvall and w. Clarence Du-
vail are at Ocean GrOve.-Ex-AttOrney Gen.
eral Devens, who is travelling in Nevada, mar
rowly escaped an accident by the upsetting of
stage coach last week Robert Lytle is at
Atlantic City. - Judge Richardson, of the
Court OF Claims, has gone to the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs.-Dr. ]. II. DeMeritt
will spend month at York Beach, Me.-Mrs
A. SOlger is at Rock EnOn Sprngs.-Mrs. F.
J. Acker has gone to Asbury Park.-Mrs. R.
X. Helphenstine is spending couple of weeks
in Loudon county. - Mrs. Charles s. Whit
man has gone to Rye Beach.-M. Woodwork