The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-22
BOARD OF STEAM NAVIGATION.


The National Board of Steam Navigation
convened this morning at the Grand Hotel
for the purpose of holding their eighth an
nual meeting Mr.. Robert Voolfolk, OF
Louisville, First Vice President, called the
meeting to order, and Mr.. B. S. Osborn, of
New York, was appointed Secretary.
A Committee on Credentials wasappoint-
ed as follows:
R. c. Gray, of Pittsburg; R. S. Sample, OF
Cincinnati and J. s. Winslow, of Boston
The following delegates were reported as
present:
From Portland, Net. c. Hersey, W.
f. Milligan, J. S. Winslow.
From Boston, Mass-F w. Nickerson.
From Philadelphla-Joel Cook and Hen.
ry r. Edwards.
From New York-C. W. Copeland, B. S.
Osborn.
From New Jersey-C. W. Woolsey, David
Cox, and Charles Fisher
From Pittsburg, Paw. W. ONeil, J.
II. Dunlap c. w. Batchler, General ]. S.
Negley. J. R. Whitaker, James A.. Brock
more. R. G. Gray, J. Y. Stockdale, Geo. F.
Miller, Simpson Hoover ]. NJ. Killen, C. IT,.
Adams, s. 5. Brown, D. G. Fickes, ]. NJ.
Vandergriff
From Marietta, Oh. H. Drown, w. F.
Curtis.
From Pomeroy, O.-Jas. N. Williamson.
From Ironton, O.-G. w. Kerr.
From Cincinnati-James d. Parker, H.
A. Jones, R. s. Sample, Albert Stein, John
S. Jones, M. V. Daily, J. II. Barker, Lewis
Hates, A. Donnallv, r. B. Moore, James S.
Wise, Thomas Sherlock, Vint. Shinkle,
David Gibson, w. S. Mccoy, H. N. Hart
w. B. Miller, John A. Williamson, Thos
N. Johnson, Daniel Moore, A. j. Schenck
Paris c. Brown, Frank Stein.
From Louisville, Ky.-Frank Carter, B.
G. Lang, s. H. Dugan, A. T. Gilmore, W.
w. Hite, Chris. Borche, d. L. Penny,
Thomas James, Charles Miller. ]. R..
nckmorton, Lewis Keens w. G. Hite
R. A. Voolfolk, Pink Varble, w. Hays, H.
A. s. Willis, NJ. Nifftrt, l. G. Berry, NJ.
Satterwite, Robert McClelland, E. w. Nc
Donald.
From Jacksonville, Ind.-John Howard,
D. s. Barmnre, j. c. Dorsey, Josh Cook.
From New Albany, Ind-H. Reamer,
Charles Meekin, Samuel Montgomery, Nose
Irwin.
From St. Louis-John N. Boffinger.
From mphis-Robert Speed, John N.
Harbin.
From New Orleans-J. w. Blanks, I. G.
Sweeny, Ed. Phelps.
From Bufalo-E. T. Evans, John Allen,
Jr., N. II. Ballard.
From Detroit. T. Whiting, Peter ].
Rolph, VIM. Livingston. Jr.
The Committee on Cheap Transportation
and Collection of Data and information
having relation thereto, reported the steps
taken to get bill through Congress
The committee for the preparation of
statistics concerning the exports of products
of the United States reported large num-
Der of carefully compiled statistics, which
were read and ordered printed.
Tie Treasurer reported that he had col.
lected 1865 during the year, and had ex-
pended $3.50 46
The Committee on Wrecks ami Snags re-
ported the following which was ordered for
warded to Congress and the Committee di-
rected to urge its passage:
Whereas, in the present condition of the
law there appears to be no authority for re-
moving wrecks lying in the course of COM
merce and obstructlng navigation, therefore
be it enacted, That all wrecks and
'unken vessels or other distractions now
Or hereafter sunk or lying in the path of
navigation and commerce shall. after sixty
lays from the time of the accident or dis
lster causing such wreck. be considered as
abandoned by the owner thereof, unless
Juch owner shall within that time bouy
md light the same and notify in writing
he Lighthouse Board of the district in
which such wreck or other obstruction
nay be, of his or their intention to at once
'aise or remove the same; and in case said
,wners do not remove the said wreck or
,ther obstruction within the sixty days as
lforesaid, then it shall anyway be lawful
or the Lighthouse Board to remove the
anne in the general interests of commerce"
An invitation to visit the Chamber of
Commerce was received.
John P. Hamilton, Surgeon of the United |
states Marine Hospital, was present, and
made short address respecting the diseases
II seamen and the causes of the same.
Communications from the Young Mems |