New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-24
PERIL.
THE CUBAN oUEsTION-BALLET AND EPIDEMIC
CHINESE BEGGARY-PERUVIAE HORSES
lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

CHINESE observation-disclosures HOltoEo'
lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
LIMA. Peru June 22.-In the absence OF much
political excitement, the Cuban Question" is
greatly talked about and the delegate from Cuba to
Lima. Senior Valiente is the "liOn of the day.
Deputatops wait upon him daily, and overwhelm
him with expressions Of sympathy, and the theater
was opened Sunday evening last, where monster
meeting was held in behalf of Cuba, and much
money was given to the cause. If, however, there
had been less speaking and more money, thlnK
their patriotism would better have pleased Senior
Valiente, and been of more material dement,. Senior
Valiente is stopping at the Hotel Maury and the
front of the building now displays the Cuban flag,
five blue stripes on o white ground red triangle in
the right corner, and lone star, A great deal of
dissatisfaction is expressed because the hotel has
thus espOused the of Cuba but Peruvians must
grumbe at something The revolution in Cuba has
had tendency to effect sudden rise in Peruvian
sugar, in Havana cigars, "Puros," (which means
pure) and cigartOs This is simply ridiculous, as
the tobacco is raised here almost extensively as in
Cuba
By the last steamer from Valparaiso arrived the
much talked of opera and ballet troupe, and they
have already naugurated the Winter campaign by
one elegant opening entertainment. The house was
filed with the very elite of Peruvian society," and all
the diplomatic corps President and Senator's and the
display of elegance in dress profusOn in diamonds and
elaborate hair-dressing," was something wonder
full and only to been in Peru. SignOra Marchet-
to- the leading soprano of Lima, and Senior Pezzio,
the tenor of Lima, are to be invited to unite with
the troupe andlthen the company will be really fine.
Deviations from the everlasting DOnizett and Verdi
are spoken of with respect to the repertoire. MIR.
Henry c. Brent has been recognized as Charge d
Afaires for the United States in ths absence of Unit
ed States Minister Hovey who has long ere this ar
rived in New-York.
There is a very prevalent influenza and cough in
Lima Callao and Bella Vista, which is something
hitherto almost unknown here but which has be-
come a real epidemic, and which isl owing to the
long vista of cloudy, sunless days. and the sudden
changes of temperature. At Bragges 1.-THE Delmon-
| leo" of Lima the gaces la impeiale, are now SUI
perseded by the Ponche Jurl6e. Or in other words,
cold brandy and water is now set aside for "hot
whisky" la americana. To person who has
never visited Peru, it gets most astOnlsh-
| ingly cool in a very few hours, and that,
| too in city not twelve degrees from the
| Equator But throughout the whole valley of the
River Rmac the climate is most exceptional, shut in
by high bleak mountains; and it is never more than
bracingly COOL while in Summer the heat is tenn
pered by the cool trade winds.
! There has been a grand dinner given IN Lima IN
| honor of Col Perera, the Commander OF the
| Amazonian Expedition, who reports that Peru
will communicate the Pacific with the Atlantic In
two months more Col. PereiTa expects to open the
communication and establish the port az inc river
| Peren6s. So. if your Pacific Railroad secures q
splendid project las it is to YOU at home We IN old
tabled Peru can boast of almost as gigantic an en-
1t is perfectly astonishing to see the great number
of Chinese beggaTs in Lima and Callao. Nearly
every beggar is of Chinese origin and tits lamenta-
BILE fact that while the Chinese are mostly well off,
being keepers of fondas or eaung-houses and gam
bling saloons yet they are totally indifferent to the
| of relationship Those
ployed servants are q class IN thrifty circum-
stances for they will live on nothing and save every
. thing besides and they marry ChOo wives But as
soon as brother, father, gIandparent or son be-
{ comes alling, or infrm, or SICK or blind, as
l most unceremonously kicked or hustled out
. | of doors to shift for themselves. and
beg from door to door. And they never either get
nor expect AID OF sympathy from their own country
people. They are importunate dirty hldeous and
impudent-altOgetheT: Not satisfied with coming to
the front entrance Of your houses they VIII rap on
the wire-grated windows with their sticks, and heed
ing or detention on your part TO give them
a few cOppers they will keep mp such q tattoo on
your windows, and such q rappiug and hammeTing
on your DOORS that you are forced to give them a
penny or two TO get rid OF them. They will stand
horrible Spanish fOr a Chnaman nereT can learn TO
speak the Spanish correctly, and hardly ntelligibyl
People pay them to get them away from their doors
and windows; but having once gwen them penny
they have their regular days TO visit your house. and
will not leave the front portal until you remember
them again; Tins makes most unmltgated
nuisance. They are not all blind, but all pre-
tend to be totally blind, and their sore
upsighly eyes horribly dirty rags filthy smell and
insoence, is most distressing. have often watched
them their begging expeditions down a long
street, and well do they know the uselessness of
asking anything of Chinaman, that they will pass
fonda, cafe, or dWelling-hOuse wherein live their
own country people, without stopping at either door
or window TO beg, but not without muttcring curses
| on the occupants. There are very many Peruvian
| beggaTs, but the larger class are Cinnamon. Many
of the rich Cinnamon, 10 is said, have brothers sons
| and fathers out begging Their bread from door to
door without any help from them. They do not beg
these ccHtaro blind though thew NAV be who beg for
| them they gamble them at night all away The
! Chinese the most inveteTate gamblers in the
world There is room here, called the "beggaTs
| gambling room" frequentcd solely by Cinnamon
bcggars. The money lost and won is rarely over
couple Of rlas-twcnty cents. SO much for Cinnamon.
From the active preparations already begun, the APP
preaching 18th of July, the anniversary of Peruvian
Independence, will be the most brilliant for years.
In addition 10 the races. there are to be several
amateur performances and an opera, bull hight,
cert and theater all open at once and all finding
plenty Of admirers There is great talk that Spain
may again declare war with Peru on account of the
action Peru has taken regards Cuba and the peo-
pie here say let us celebrate our 18th of July with
great pOmp and show. having frolic first and
! Peruvl9ns, though solemn have a kind Of dry humOr
about them, that is irresistible They have the most
soft sonorous and musical of names, aud ut the
| time the most uncouth and inappropriate have a
lady friend, who has a Peruvian nurseTYmaid named
Jesus "a very common name, by the by, among the
! ChOlO pOpulatiOn and a cook named Dolores, which
! in Spanish, means " full of grief.0 So she often
laughs over her religious and sober serving maids
! Nearly all the IJamba or negro women are named
ROSalita, while the " small fry are called Rosa and
Rose, although of "A very black hue.
II any OF orr fair lady equestrian riders in the
Central Park would like 10 appear at n great advan-
tage they should send for of the elegant CHILEAN
! or Peruvian horses. They broken so well that
they obey every word of the human voice and stand
very quietly waiting in front Of any house. hotel or
garden without ever knowing how to be fastened 10
post. Indeed 80 proud are they and so intelligent
! that they would feel humbed if obliged to be
hitched. Their gait is kind Of pace, neither trot