Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-22

RIVER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is about stationary at this
port aswell as at Cairo and St. Louis;
decline has setin at Quincy and above.
The Missouri has Pinch rise at Sioux
City, but is extremely low at Omaha.
The Cumberland is declining. The Ar
kansas river is rising slowly at Little
Rock, with feet from that point to the
mouth. White river is about stationary,
with good stage to Augusta. Business
was quite active at the levee yesterday
evening and this morning, with large
list of arrivals and departures, The
weather continues clear and pleasant.
LOSS OF THE EDINRURG-sHE STRIKES A
sNAG AND SINKS IN EIGHT FEET WATER
no LIVES LOST.
The sternwheel steamer Edinburg, en-
route from Louisville to New Orleans,
with cargo OF FIVE hundred tons of
assorted freight and about thirty passen-
gers, struck a log or some hidden
obstruction as she was crossing the point
Of the bar at Island 40, abont eleven
O clock. last night, knocking hole in
her hull causing her to fill 50 rapidly
that it was deemed necessary to run her
upon the bar near the Arkansas shore,
where she sunk in eight feet of water
Captain Carter, her commander, came
down on the Belle st. Louis, and reports
that the freight in the hold will be lost,
while a greater portion of that upon the
lower deck will BIO saved, but in dam
aged condition, the water at the bow
being about three feet deep, and at
the stern two feet deep. She had
also about forty horses and mules,
all Of which were transferred to
the Belle st. Louis, and brought here
in safety. After the boat had been run
upon the bar, the passengers were trans
ferred to the shore, Several of them,
however, came down on the Belle St.
Louis, and left on the Richmond for
their destination. The Edinburg was
owned by the Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet Company; is valued at about
$4,000; was insured for two-thirds of
that amount, and can easily be raised.
The cargo was, we understand, insured
in Cincinnati, and will prove but a par
tial loss. Much credit is due Captain
Carter and the officers Of the boat for
their prompt action in running the boat
ashore and GOODNESS displayed while
transferring the passengers to the shore,
One of the passengers informed our re-
porter that if she had sunk after passing
over the bar where she struck the OBJ
struction, she would have went down in
thirty feet of water.
Capt Carter entered protest about 10
o clock this morning before j. p Bough-
ner, Notary Public. The underwater,
T. F. Eckert, will raise steam and go to
the Edinburg to-day.
The Richmond arrived yesterday
evening and laid over until about seven
o clock this morning, when she departed
for New Orleans. She added here so
tons oil cake, ll3 bales of cotton, forty
mules, and some miscellaneous freight;
also, about forty cabin passengers and
thirty-fve deckers. She also took lot
of mules and several passengers that
came down on the Belle ST. Louis from
the wreck of the Edinburg.
The clipper steamer Dardanelle goes
out tomorrow evening for all points on
the Arkansas, connecting at Little Rock
with light draught boats for points
above.
The fine side-wheel steamer A. j.
White, Geo. Malone commanding, de-
parts at 5 pm. to-day, with the United
States mail, for Helena, Friar's Point.
and all intermediate landings. She is
entirely new, and makes excellent time.
Charlie Smithers, assisted by Walter
and Andy Granger, are her polite sec
retaries
The Belle St. Louis, Aleck Zeigler
commanding, leaves tonight for Cairo
and St. Louis, making all the railway
connections for the North, West and
East Mr.. ]. W. Baskette presides at
the desk, and Billy Dill is her passenger
agent.
The Julia, Captain Townsend, master
and Jimmy Thompson, clerk, will be
down to-day in time to depart at pm.
for vicksburg and the bends.
The Silver Bow, Captain I. F. Ray,
will arrive from above tomorrow, and
depart, at 4p.m., for Shreveport, JeiIer-
son, and all intermediate landings on the
Mississippi and Red rivers. 1T. Wash
ingtOn, agent, No. A Madison street,
will receive freight up to the hour Of her
arrival.
As VII be seen by an advertisement
in another column, the Geo. ". Cheek
will enter the trade between this port