The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-26 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOLS FOREIGN NEWS.

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(From the Anglo-American Times.)
The Emperor of Austria and his brothers are now
at Paris, the guests of France. They have received
a warm greeting by the population, and his Majesty
will prolong his stay to the 4th prox., taking leave
of the Emperor and Empress of the French at Com-
piegne. On Thursday he visited the Exhibition, and
in the evening was entertained at a grand dinner
at St. Cloud, to which 120 guests were invited.
Report says that France and Italy understand
each other better than events would indicate. The
Garibaldins have retreated from the Papal States
in a way, knowing how foolhardy they are, difficult
otherwise to account for. The correspondence be-
tween Florence and the Cabinet of the Tuileries
has not been without its result, and that between
Madrid and Rome seems to increase as the other
decreases. The fighting in the Pope's territory may
be judged by a telegram forwarded on the 22d
inst. :—" The Giornale di Roma announces a despe-
rate engagement between the Pontifical troops and
the insurgents • near Borghetto. The insurgents
had four killed and several wounded, but no losses
were sustained by the Pope's troops." This recalls
the days when knights fought in Italy for long
hours till they had had abundant exercise to give
them an appetite for dinner, to which each side
drew off, and received their pay froth the grateful
Governments by whom they were employed. Had
one of these brave men received an injury, it would
have been held to be an accident for which the
opposing force would have been severely blamed.
During General Sherman's absence at Washing-
ton General Auger took his place on the Indian
Peace Commission. The Commissioners were on
the way to Fort Harker, where favourable negocia-
tions are expected. There are $lO,OOO worth of
presents to be distributed, and the Indians are at
least peacefully awaiting this. There is a general
lull in hostilities, a few skirmishes and outrages
only being reported during the week. Affairs were
not so fortunate in Arizona, for the inhabitants
assert that unless speedily assisted they will be
compelled to abandon the territory. The latest
reports are follows :—" St. Louis, Oct. 9.—Superin-
tendent Murphy, under date of Medicine Lodge
Creek, October 5, writes that there are now assem-
bled at that point 431 lodges of Indians, 171
lodges of Arapahoes, 85 Apaches, 150 liiowas, and
25 Cheyennes. There are 300 Cheyennes now
moving in, and 100 lodges of Camanches are en-
camped 300 miles below, and Big Mouth's band of
Arapahoes, 21 lodges, will be present, making a
total of 852, averaging 6 persons each, or about
5,000 Indians. There was some trouble in getting
access to the hostile Cheyennes, and Colonel But-
terfield was shot at and lost his horse and pistol.
The mission, so far, is considered a great success
The Cheyennes are now said to be anxious for
peace." Idaho advices state that the Baize stage
route was attacked by Indians on the 29th Sep-
tember. The station-keaper was killed, and his
wife wounded.
We rejoice to learn that the yellow fever is
rapidly abating at New Orleans, Mobile, and Gal-
veston. The visitation has been one of the most
awful ever experienced in America. We may hope
that the last phial has been poured on the Southern
States, and that happier days are in store for that
distracted land. To add to its misfortunes Gal-
veston was overflowed during a storm on Sunday,
the 13th inst., when half a million dollars worth of
property was destroyed.
The Southampton mail brings us news from
Hayti of the 23d September. The deplorable con-
dition in which Geffrard had left affairs improve
day by day, and the Presidency of General Saluavo
—the result of universal suffrage—fully meets the
legitimate hopes of the country. The Chambers
are open, and the revenue, which will be collected
under happier auspices, will cover the deficiencies
caused by corrupt administration. Europe will be
astonished to learn that Geffrard diverted the public
funds for his own personal use and for the payment
of the executioners of his sanguinary orders. He
put to death all those who dared to resist his tyran-
nical conduct. During the eight gloomy years of
his reign 342 of the principal citizens expatriated
themselves to avoid a similar fate. Among those of
the Government officials is the representative at the
Court of the Tuileries, three Secretaries of State

and President Sidnave himself. If the manifesto 01

M. Longufosse in 1862, of M. Legros in 1863, and
the protest of the Council of St. Mark in 1867,
are to be believed, when the death could not be ac-
complished by shooting poison was employed to
secure the result. At all events the process at law
intended by the relations of the victims will soon
show what we should tbink of this terrible accusa-
tion.

Petroleum, as fuel for generating steam, has had
a practical trial, and proved its superiority. An ex-
tensive conflagration broke out in Federal-street,
Boston, on the sth inst., and the fire-engines were
hurried to the spot. One had been arranged to
test the recent invention for petroleum oil for
getting up steam, and in three minutes a pressure
was raised of 100 lbs. Before the machine reached
the spot it was prepared for action, and the
engine was. not only sooner ready, but with greatly
increased force, gaining 30 per cent, of water
pressure over the others. It is found to possess
many advantages, not clogging the exhaust pipes
or throwing out smoke and sparks. We hope soon
to see this admirable invention introduced into
England.

That the Democratic victories are Lringing people
to their senses is seen in the suggestions here and
there thrown out in the American papers. One
says the negroes having a control in the South, and
the whites in the North, if there be a mutual yield-
ing to the down-trodden and subject race in each
quarter, universal suffrage and equal rights all
round would be gained. Let the Southern negroes
give the suffrage to the Southern whites, and the
Northern whites the suffrage to the Northern
negroes, and this fair compromise will satisfy
everybody but Mrs. Cady Stanton and Jim Nye,
who, as advocates of woman suffrage, must wait for
another crisis and another compromise. The Ohio
vote—where a majority of some 38,000 was cast
against the negro suffrage amendment to the Con-

stitution, and where there are some 40,000 negroes—
was the answer of the Northern whites ; and the
Virginian Radical leader Hunnicutt, haranguing the
blacks in Charles City County, said they were able
to exterminate the whites, adding, "You have no
property, the white race own houses and lands; some
of you are old and feeble and cannot carry the mus-
ket, but you can all apply the torch to the dwell-
ings of your enemies." If such firebrands as Hun-
nicutt are to be taken as faithful exponents of negro
sentiment, the time has not arrived for compromise.
There are indications, we fear, that the negroes
may be found difficult to deal with. One of the
items of news by the Scotia is, that the white Radi-
cal candidate at Williamsburg, Virginia, has been

mobbed by the adherents of the coloured Radical

candidate.

Mr. Thaddeus Stevens is neither to be conquered
by sickness nor defeat. While the nation is rising
against his extreme opinions, he rises from his sick•
bed to thunder forth his intentions in the face of

he people. There is something so "plucky" and

uncompromising in the man that we cannot refrain

a tribute of admiration.

Ile announces that he will

urge Congress to pass an impeachment law defining
impeachable offences, and providing that no officer
will be permitted to exercise the functions of office

during trial under impeachment, and that he will
also present a bill prohibiting any State preventing
citizens from voting an account of colour for national

officers.

It is now stated that Chief Justice Chase will pre-
side at the trial of Jefferson Davis, which has been
fixed for the fourth Monday in November. The

Supreme Court opens at Washington on the first
Monday in December, and there the Chief Justice
must sit, but he hopes to finish Mr. Davis's case in a

week. Judge Underwood has ordered 72 petty
jurors to be summoned, both black and white,
supposing that many will be challenged and thrown
out. District Attorney Chandler will be assisted in

the prosecution by Mr. Evarts, of New York, and
General H. 11. Wells, of Virginia. Mr. Davis's

plea will be that secession is a State right, and that
he owes allegiance rather to his State than to the
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Federal Government ; that the Conic 'eracy being