Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-26
LEvEE BIDS.
LEVEE BIDS.
A Reporters Sad Fate at the Hands of
the Lofty United States River
Officials.
In Despite Of Ny Lord Car
dinal.

Yesterday afternoon The plebeian brogsns
of an APPEAL reporter glided over the vel
vety carpe; in the Unit ed States Eugineer's
office in search of Capt. Miller, who presldes
over The committee that is to receive bids
for work on the Mississippi. There was an
oVerpoEeTing sense OF military awe IN the
air. The reporter felt that something i'm
portsnt was impending. The decorum OF
the place was almost sitting, and the scribe
wanted to break something Just for luck.
Several young militarY-looking gentlemen
were sitting around talking in Whisper.
The reporter was about 10 withdraw. think
ing he had struck primary school; but he
noticed that the yeung men were watching
him very furtiyely as, if they expected he
had come to run away with some Of their
goods He accordingly advanced in his beat
Chickssaw Guards style, with extra ma
neuvers thrown. in, and saving the air with
his off arm, Ia mititdire, he inquired II
Capt. Miller was in.
III he had asked for the devil the young
men could not have been more astouished.
One OF then, however recovered from the shock
and said Capt. Miller wss out, bat would
be back at o'clock. The reporter thinks he
said the captain wss oct to dinner, but be
does not desire 10 violate military etiquette
by insinuatIng even that United States
officer ever does so commonplace thing as
TO eat his dinner. The reporter accordingly
saluted, turned and paced out of the room.
The time intervening between then and 4
o'clock the reporter spent with Capt. Csrnes,
Of the Chiekssaw Guards. The captain put
him through all the manual and taught him
f,--s-----'li+zry -.-;.'es---AiNhh he Pr niirea
several times on the street. Thus equipped,
he marched back TO Capt. Miller's Office, and
entering the parade ground, drew his
brogans up for inspection, turned, saluted,
sawed the air, kicked over spittoon,
49,, oloAn n
| Capt. Miller was in.
one OF the engineers assistants ap-
preached, saluted, and pointing to an ad-
| iacent room with his military thumb, said:
| capt. Miller is in the next room with the
com mittee looking over the bids Tor the
river improvements"
@Can | zee him." said the reporter with
| guilty feeling that he was asking more than
mortal man could get.
'sNo. sir; that would be impossible" said
the little man with voice like one OF the
| policemen in the Pirates Of Pcnzance.
| Il am pushing pencil for the APPEAL"
said the scribe, sand / would like to get
list of the bids opened by the committee to-
day." -. -,
"monotonous" voice, "would, / fear, be an
impossibility; but If you will wait l will
proceed TO the next room and ask Capt. Mil
Ter If the bids can be so manipulated that
YOU can peruse their contents. l hardly
think, however, that it can be done before a
day or two yet"
Gust ask Capt. Miller to step to the door
minute" said the reporter with bold
break for liberty, 80 10 speak.
"That, sir" said the little man, would, L
fear, be impossible"
/ eyes, feared it would myself" said the
reporter; 81 beg pardon for presuming 10
ask an audience with his highness. the Duke"
The little man clapped his hands 10 his
sides, faced about, saluted, and then rapidly
and with beautiful decision, he glided into
the next room. He came out sooD, with an
expression of despair on his face"
at is impossible" he said.
81 expected as MUCH" said the reporter,
and he sadly wended his way down the
street, where he met gentleman, who gave
him sll the information he needed. The
following is full list of
The Bids.
4. c. HIcKsaLongwood Miss: For exeavatng'
2s HT S9Hf Nee eifafng IN Ri eGIe Bend
per delta efl Is Bedford LA 2ic clearing SIS per
acre. Lake Concordia breaks, La, 2lc; clearing,
MILLER Iii En- l. GREENcLAY-Clay and Bagotts to
Rowlends, Miss, SIC; clearing. $50 per acre
Miss EXC waiting, 3Oc bank. 25c; clearing, $50 pei
r.. B. MILLER & GREENCLAY-wase breaks
HUGH CARLYLE-Sparta. above Duckport
La, zoe Milliken's Bend to Cabin Teele, 20; Omega
to Mnliken's Bend, 2lc: Raleigh to Willow Point
24c; Wilton to Raleigh, 24e; Eieslie' Miss. zoe
sp zoe Sei eeafin at COST 10 per Cent s9ded
CARRICK & PAfNE-Green's TO Fairview, La.
and waterproof Gar. s5c; Hardscrabble and Bondu
rant sac; Upper delta to Bedford, sec; Sparta
Teeie soc: Omega to Mlliken's Bend, soc; Raleigh
to Willow Point, SOC; Wilton to Raleigh, SIC
break. Soc; Parker's enlargement and break, s2c.
The above bids Include the ele MISC &c, clear
ing, $50 per acre j. on c,,o,..,,, ,,,s. ooo
Magma Vista to Chotard's, 22c; shiloh to Tennes
| see, Die; Skipwith, BE; longwo0d, PC; Sparta
Raeigh to Willow Point a2c; clearing, $50 per acre
JOHN V. REID-Upper Delta to Bedford, 251sc
Mf.nR to G6n Teee Isc Rae eI
to Willow Point 23zc; Ashton crevasse and LAX
THOMAS c. DUFFKTN-Ffom 6sstieman's T.
Bucks Ridge, La, 33hzc.
R P. S. KENNEDY-Wilton to Raleigh, 25s4ei Raj
eigh to WIlow Point, 2i1ac; Omega to Miliiken'
THoMis o'HARRoN & ]. j. CooNE-Eiieslie
to Chotard's. 23c Shiloh to Tennessee, 24c; Elles
lie, BIC; skipwith, 24c; Longwood, 2lc; Jenkins I
En I Ssy And H2s BBego bTeS 10 s
Hughes, PIC; Beulah enlargement and Clear cree
bLeak 2iei Benish nreaas 70 y &c hy STe.
2se LIKE Charles .s1l hTssk, 22e ;.,. ,,,. ,1
JAMES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., MISS, 2l1zc.-
JAMES F. STOKES-Riverton breaks, 27c; 500
to clear the breaks.
F. L. MAXwELL-Sparta, above Duckport, 1875
LUKE MADISOE-Upper delta to Bedford, La,
23c; Sparta, above Duckport, 1S15c
]. L. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. crevasses, DC.
GEORGE CARNIEGE < GOLDEN-Hole-in-th
Wall and Waterproof, 31I2c: Kemps excavation:
42c; clearing sos per acre.
ROBERT Men MA RA = Hole-inthe-Wan I
Waterproof, &c; Milliken's Bend to Cabin Teelt
26c; Raleigh to Willow Point, &c.
n. w. IRIsH-From Atchafalaya river to Re
River Landing. 26c: from Hog Point to Raccourc
26c; Raccourci crevasses. 26c.
JOHN KERNAN-Lake Concordia breaks, In
GLIDING clearing, ETC., 20c.
PETER McKEY-Magria Vista to Chotard's an
all levee work in Mississippi, 40c.
KROIN & CO.-WIlton TO Raleigh, La, sic; e
Isle, Miss. Sici skipwith, 2le; Longwood. 2iC
Clay and Baggott to Rowland, 29ci Wade break:
BIC; Hughes breaks. 24c Beulah TO Hughes, 2Sc
Beulah enlargements, 29c; Beulah breaks, l to
32c; Riverton breaks. 24c; clearing 500 per acre
-. MEYERS.-Atchafalaya to Red river, 321zc
Morganza and Stewart crevasses, PFC; Hare
scrabble, CSC; Ashton crevasse and Lake Prov
dence reach, 271zc.
GEORGE Y. SCOTT P. S. LAMB-to Riverto
Junction, 33c, 5000 to clear the entire line; Beula
breaks to %, excavating, 2Sc; banks Csc, $500
clear the line.
Teele. 22c.
THOMAS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES crevasse, 25c
Point Coupee excavation, 55c; clearing SIS pc
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