New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-11
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
ELDORADO FOR AMERICAN MANUAL CTURERs


G.. Henry Horstmann, Consul at Munich
writes that during the last years, American wares
have been gradually finding their way into Bavaria
The hardware and furnishing shops offer for sale
many OF TOOLS agricultural Implements household
utensils, and motions" Of general utility They are
sold only In large cities but in rural towns Canned
fruits vesetab cs oysters lobsers and especially can
ned beef, ham and tongue, are tindnga large sale.
American toys too, such as steam-engines. building
blocks and games, readily sold even in the walled
and moated town of Nuremberg itself, the traditional
home of the German toy trade. At the last annual agri-
cultural exhibition held in Munich. during the October
festival" American products were notably prominent
and formed greater pant the foreign exhibit The
Consul thinks that American machinery for working III
wood and for making boots and shoes harness, nails,
screws etc. can be readily introduced also furnish
ing hardware, locks. hinges and bolts. lie suggests
possible field for the finer classes OF paper, and ready
made lcdgcrs ruled TO suit German business require
mcnts The Germans are slow to adopt improvements,
but tenacious Of old ways II once convinced that
better and not more costly. simple com
parison shows the superiority OF American tool over
the native implement. For an example, the Consul takes
the German hammer, &" somewhat OF apiG-hcaded IN
srument, always going the wrong way turning IN the
hand, and not striking falr aud Hat while the handle II
light round and roughly finished aud the head j. oil ne
softest and poorest metal IL has no chance ny Tue sue
OF the scientifically pronortoned and accurately D"
anccd American hainintr Nevertheless; III some ZOOS
conformity TO established German models Ia necessary
10 insure THEN sale. Competing agents, speaking Ger,
mau 1urnty, seem To tie Consul the most practical
of extending American trade IN inland Germany
AN ARGUMENT IN 4 BAD CAUSE
j. II. Wolf. of New-York, appeared before
the Committee Revision Of the Laws to-day. ON behalf
OF the 80 900 sners to the petition presented few days
ago by Representative Butler protesting against what
Is known the COmstOck Law, forbiddDg obscene
literature in the mails. lie ho that all such laws are
unconstitutional invasion Of personal AMI state
rights ana dangerous and suhversye TO society itself
He said that Congress has power over the moral qun
ity Of mail matter that all questions Of common moral
ity and crime belong 10 the states, except those cx
pressy prohibited In express terms that the law Itself
Ambiguous and dangerous I'm the hands 81 such men ns
CunstOcs and that the whole Nation II responsible Tor
every fasehOOd told and Injustice done under this law
and thus. 10y the infamous methods Of COmstocH aud
lis COuircrcs wholesale crime j. committed 10 punish =
few harmless enthusiasts or few hardened criminals
A SURVEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
The House Committee on the Mississippi
Lcyecs to-day agreed 10 report ayorably the pending
bill proposing the appointment Of commission TO re-
port upon the Improvement Of the Mississippi Lcvccs
from ST. Louis the mouth Of the river The bill pro-
vidcs for the appointment OF three officers by the
Secretary War OF three civilians ly the President
whose annual salaries shall not exceed $1,000 each.
The bin HpprOpriacs $3.50 900 10 defray The expenses
tine commission and OF the survey proposed.