National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-18
THE PERUVIAN CAPITAL.

A war-DIstrsctcd People Getting
Tired OF strife and Settling Down
TO Peaceful Pursuits-CitizcnsB Bring
tng Forth Their Hidden Treasures
A Happy Prospect.
Special Letter.
CALLAo, PERU, July 15.-Last month
tho CHILEAN Admiral Lynch sont his
private secretary, Senior Armstrong, to 500
Gen. Caoeros. Armstrong; trip was duly
chroniolod in tho papers until he reached
Carccros, aud from that time nothing was
heard until ho returned. about two weeks
ago, bringing with him some delegates,
sent by Cacores 10 confer with Iglosias
and try to effect q compromise. Many
meetings have been held aud rumors have
boon flying thick and fast, especially one
to the effect that Cacer os had agreed to
recognize the Iglosias- Cnilian tr ATTY rs
binding upon him, which Same do not
believe.
Sunday, the 9th instant, tho papers
announced that negotiations with Ca
ceress deputies had boen entirely broken
oil, q ID that Iglesias would Immediately
resign his post and order an election for
| PRESIDENT, vice prenidonts, senators and
deputies, tho election TO be held according
to tho law Of 1860, which would not DO
modified. On the 9th Iglesias had all the
soldiers assembled in the Plaza do Armos
and read them long, patriotic address In
which ho resigned the presidency and
declared that no was not candidate for
reelection that no had always been q
patriot and should retire to private life
happy in the consciousness that he had
been ablo to do 80 much for his country.
Whom the reading of this document was
finished short decree was road, which
orders elections for all the usual officials,
according to tho laws of 1850 and 1862,
senators and deputies to DO allowed to
the provinces according to the census of
1876, tho elections to take place in Sep
tember and October, and tho new congress-
TO meet December Sd of the present year.
AS soon as the decree was issued all politi-
cal prisoners were rot at liberty.
Some moro Gillian soldiers havo beou
withdrawn from Chorrillos aud sent
home, and it Is promised, the papers say,
that every CHILEAN soldier shall have left
the soil of Peru by tho end Of next
much to expect that there should be q
full, free, and fair election here; but let
us hope 30. and let us also hope that with
Iglesiss, whom thoy tired OF supporting,
and were prepared to abandon, will dis
appear armed Gillian intervention with
Peruvian affairs.
Many political clubs are being formed
In Lima, and II looks now as II Cacere,
| aud Pierola would BIO tho most prominent
, candidates.
, Now 1 fancy Lima will be gay tovr
onco more, and the people will bring forth
their hidden wealth and enjoy, them
, solves; for, although many lost their al
. during the war, much must tonain, anC
! Lima appears to have been q very wealth,
city If one can Judge by the private resi-
dehces.
|. Confined TO no particular street or soc
: tion of the town, but scattered about
= sometimes in tho most out-of-the-wa!
corners, ono finds handsome houses
Looked at from the street they hav
% somewhat the appearance Of fortresse:
p for wherever the long stretch of thicl
y adobe wall is pierced for u window th
y y opening Is protected by heavy iro
q grating, and the entrance to the court GU
either BIO closed by iron or thick woode
gates. Each house occupies larg
amount of space. for not only arc tn
rooms very large and numerous, bu
}. there Is always an outer court, and gen
;. orally an inner one, the latter being USE
. for q garden, and, as all the people ar
|; fond Of plants and flowers. even tho Quite
:. coutt can generally boast Of few sma
y trees or largo plants placed about in tub
~ Generally these edifcos are one story l
% height, but, III they are Of two, then IL
W rule seems invariable that a separate an
=. distinct family must live on each foo
e. One enters by tho outer court which
:" paved with tiny pebbles that remind II
D. always Of tho cutters at the Soldiers HON
10 yet hero they form large square instea
SO of long, broad line: the walls of tn
b court are often tastefully frescoed and Il
1; doors and windows that pierce them al
=. numerous, for most Of the light and q
=. enters the house from here. The doc
e. lead directly into rooms the size of while
would be appalling If ono had to furnis
them. tho carpet for one alone costing
Il small fortune; yet these people fill the
q SO full of furniture mirrors, odds AT
y ends, that they seem coy until you loo
" way up at the very high ceiling-nothii
- can remedy that. One of my acquain
an ances has q large organ, grand and ;
20 upright piano in one ond of her drawinl
81 ROOM and they do not jostle one anoth
or crowd the end of the room; thon 81
has four sofas, dozen chairs to mate
4. many fancy chairs and tables, and y
~ two sets of lanciers could be danced
the center of the room, and the size
"a this apartment is not remarkable hei
+" Tho inner rooms are lighted by windo'
.,., placed in small gables built upon the fl
roof and, while sometimes the who
~, house is finely furnished, generally ii
W bed. rooms are forlorn enough. The sma
''' gardens are ordinarily filed with Aur
o canian pines, banana and poinsetta tre'
roses, jessamines, and carnations. ar
are very pretty In fact, the houses al
all their accessories are pleasing, exec
that there is no way OF heating thel
Ig; and in the cold, damp, winter weath'
,et such as We are having now, everyo
70, looks and feels cold all day long, and Il
w many deaths from consumption seem a
w. counted for.
T. As rule, the women spend their tir
nd either at home or In church, and the IN
,9 In a cafe or providing around the stree
~ Everyone plays the piano and they