Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-25

'The Confederate Debt and Private South ern Debts" is the title of pamphlet by J. Barr Robertson, published in London Copies of this pamphlet have been received by members of Congress. MT. Robertson admits that neither the cotton bonds nor the dollar bonds have any validity whatever as
 confederate debt in the absence of the confed-
 eracy, but holds that there is in the dollar bonds an international claim against the United States for payment of private debts owed by southern citizens to Europeans at the beginning of the war, and which are now represented by dollar bonds that were sent to them ss the only means of remittance from the southern States; and that these debts and the claims of southern citizens not engaged in the war, and of Europeans for property taken by force and for which confederate bonds were compulserily tendered, are not in any way affected by the Fourteenth amendment, and therefore ought to be paid by the United States.
 California fruit growers have discovered
 that apricots bleached with sulphur fumes and then dried in the sun are superior to those that are dried in any other manner or that are canned. They regard this fact of very great importance to the whole State. It enables every fruit culturist, however limited his means. and however small the product oh his orchards, to dry his own fruit for market, and makes him independent of the canning factories. It is also stated that fruit can be prepared in this manner more cheaply than in any other, that it's weight is better pre- served, and that it is of superior flavor Large dealers in dried fruit say that the mar ket for such products of California orchards will always be greater than the supply can possibly be. The United States alons will readily take all the fruit of the kind and quality now being produced by the sun-drying process that California can ever raise. Many thousands of apricot trees have been planted within a recent date in orchard form in south ern California. Sun dried apricots are being sold to California dealers at double the price paid for the best raisins.
 Once in while the truth about southern political methods gets told in the South Thus, the States vile (Eorth Oarolina) Ameri- can, a grssnback paper, makes the following 
 the Republicans of the North there is no liberty here; elections are travesty and sham; these States are dominated by heartIess, lawless and wickedly cruel minority; there is no fairness at the ballot box; there is but little justice in the courts; there is no room in the trades for him who opposes bourbonism. We will not speak of social ostracism, for it is practis cd by none save fools, and only fools are af- fscted by it. While all may look fair and serene upon the surface in the South to the eye of the casual observer, yet we know we are living in the days of treason and con- spiracy If the Republican party has not the wisdom and the heart to take hold and TO lievs us of our thrslldom, then let us of l Virginia and North Carolina make an inde- pendent fight for the vote of the two States. l There are good, honest and true men in the l Democratic party, heartsick and tired of | bourbon methods, enough, we are sure to | secure the election of ticket Contending | only for the liberty we desire, taking no heod | of office. to these Democrats we appeal to | strike with us one blow in the cause of iber- | ty and for the rights of man.