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Show Steuin Aaviualiou. New York, 30. The sixth annual meeting ot the National board ut steam navigation will he held iu Pittsburg commencing on Wednesday, Wednes-day, September 5ih. Delegations from all the principal seaboard, lake and river cities will be present Several very important matters will be brought up at the meeting, iucludiue. the question of free trade in Bhips. advieahihiy of issuing a federal lioeuse iO railway engineers, firemen aud conductors, like thuse issued to steam boat captains, pilots, mates and en gineerB; federal iufpection of locomo-tive-t, bridges, etc; proper load line for Bb'ps, etc. The board includes membership of several thousand steamboat owners and managers, anil represents a capital of $(300,000,000. |