The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-10-25
The following account o1 the condition of oe

in Peru will be matter of interest to all our read
ers. " The divisions between tEe Peruvian leaders
are iercer than ever. Montero, the President of
this fororn country, is at Arequpa. organizing in
company with Carilho, show of resistance against
the Chileans, who getting ready TO attack that
stronghold, which is the last Peruvian bulwark
against Chile, with an army of 5000 to 10000 men
under command OF the able and energetic General
Lagos. Caceres, another Peruvian President 6i
DayfibHs, has gathered about him few friends at
point thirty miles to the north of Lima, and
quietly puts stop to all trade in tina. part of the
country: 1t is to be hoped that this absurd con-
hict viii speedily be brought to end, and that
final treaty of peace will be concluded with Peru
Ihe latter country, by the way, has about got to
the end of its tether while, under the able admin
stration of the Chilean authorities, even in coun-
try so disorganized as Peru now is Chile has been
able to set off against the expenses of the Peruvian
war, which foot up $50 667 600, as reported TO the
Senate the amount of the Custom House receipts
up to May lst as well as of the guano and nitrate
sales made by the Chilean government in the ter
rtory occupied by its troops, all of which aggre-
gate 50, 1882"
Not only has Minister Dagget presented himself
to our eyes as diplomat, journalist, politician,
and, it is whispered, poet, but we were agreeaby
surprised to find that he was also novelist Mr.
Dagget has been kind enough to send us n copy
OF his novel Bras TOMS Bar, tale of pioneer wears
runs vein of freshness which is eminentIy pleas
ing. Mr.. Dagget depicts life with which he is
evidently well acquainted his characters, though
sketchy, are drawn from life and have a certain
raclness which is thoroughly pleasing. The nov
elists view of the way children should be brought
up is a good one: he has his well-to-do heroine
taught to be an accomplished musician, but she
also understands how TO toe and heel a stocking
and is well instructed in the duties of the Kitchen
her mother saws, ~ hope, my child, YOU NAV
never be compelled to do such work to earn your
bread, but it is my duty to teach YOU and yours to
learn for you would be of very little use in the
world without knowledge of it, no matter how
well you might be able to dance and sing and play
the piano. and besides child, we cannot tell what
may happen to u.s." The account of the Journey
across the plains is vivid and picturesdue the
ravages of cholera among the countless thousands
who took their lives in their hands, decided to
cross the continent, and only found nameless
graves along the route, is graphically nay pathetI
cally told. The whole of the first half of the book
Is very interesting and evidently carefully written
When we reach the California scenes we come
upon more familiar and haclneyed ground. other
writers, notably Mark Twain, have dealt with
similar scenes, and like characters: the interest of
the story, however, is well maintained, we have
the proper number of murders, robberies, some
very pretty love making, and rather coarse scene
or two, all probably admirably true to life: in the
end virtue is triumphant and vice is punished
Minister Dagget has given the world
very readable novel, and if this is his first essay
in this line, we hope be may give us more. One
word as to the illustrations. they are by no means
equal to the text and tend rather TO mar than 10
improve the book, but this is not the authors
fault