The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-09 00:00:00

Saturday, killed one man, wrecked a train, and in-
terrupted the traffic. From Hays City, Kansas,
the news is to the 23d October :—" Colonel Car-
penter and Capt. Gorham, with the 10th Cavalry,
had a brush with 700 Indians—Cheyennes and
Arrapahoes—yesterday, at Buffalo Station. They
killed nine savages and wounded 30. Our loss
was three wounded. The soldiers fought des-
perately. A large band of Indians, supposed
to be those who fought Colonel Forsyth, are
busily killing buffalo, their squaws and chil-
dren accompanying them. They are surrounded
by the sth Cavalry, and a portion of the
20th. All the troops are on the move. It
is thought that an attack will be made on Fort
Dodge in a few days. Colonel Forsyth is improv-
ing rapidly, and will be able to be moved down in a
few days. A company of scouts have gone hence
under the command of Lieut. Pep_on, to join Geu.
Carr. Col. Moore, of Gen. Sheridan's staff, accom-
panied the expedition. While the war rages an
Indian Peace Commission has been sitting, when
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota reported at length
on the present condition of the tribes, and a reso-
lution was adopted asking Congress to give the
Bishop a hearing at the next session.
A correspondent from Naples, writing on the
31st October, informs us that Prince Humbert and
the Princess are expected towards the middle of
November to reside at the Royal Palace during the
winter; the fete at Pompeii is postponed, waiting
their arrival. Great preparations are made for the
accommodation of the numerous visitors of the
season ; almost all the hotels are renovated, and the
Hotel du Louvre, a fine new house on the 'Riviera
de Chiaja, has been opened to the public. Veuvius
continues moderately active.
Emigration has lately been exciting a good deal
of attention. Last Saturday the Spectator devoted
an article to the subject, commenting on the pre-
diction that the United States would in ten years
cease to be a field for emigrants. Although we
regard this as a foolish exaggeration, while the
primaeval forest covers vast portions of even the
most thickly peopled States where forests existed
when the emigrants first landed, yet it is true that
Irish emigration is decreasing, and that even now
there is a reflux back to Ireland of more than a
fourth of the efflux. But the German stream is
increasing, and not only is it now in excess, but it
will rapidly take the place of the Irish. Between the
months of January and August of the present year,
it is stated that thirty-five thousand one hundred
and forty-six emigrants have left Hamburg for ports
of the United States. A vigorous effort has been,
and is again being made, to open steam communi-
cation between New York and the Baltic, and, if
successful, a valuable class of Scandinavian emigrants
will flow in. It appears also that a line is projected
between Naples and New York, which would
bring the South of Europe into direct commu
nication. Already the Chinese are beginning
to take the place of thin Irish on railroads and
canals, and with the opening of the Pacific a &eat
influx is looked for into the Eastern States. All
the immigration societies are to be so united as to
work in harmony throughout America, and a con-
vention formed for the encouragement of immigra-
tion and the pro ection of immigrants has lately
been in session at B dtirnore. The returns of the
Government Emigration officer at Liverpool for
October show that during_ the month there have
sailed from the Mersey 25 emigrant ships, under
the Act, with a total number of 9,289 passengers,
of whom 3,649 were English, 298 Scotch, 1,989
Irish, and 3,353 natives of other countries, princi-
pally Germans. Of these 25 ships 19 have sailed
for the United States with 7,433 passengers, of
whom 2,792 were English, 1,742 Irish, 295 Scotch,
and 2,634 natives of other countries.
It is uatair to George Francis Train to represent
him as " swinging round" to the Republican ticket,
after seeing the hopelessness of Democratic success.
Immediately on Mr. Seymour's nomination he wrote
a letter to this newspaper announcing his intention
to support the Republican ticket ; and when nomi-
nated for Congress, he merely reiterated what he
had before said. He argued that the Irish, through
the folly of their leaders, were always on the losing
aide—that that side could not help them, while
their adherence to it prevented their receiving any
aid from the ruling party. Of course this implies
that their objects have no connection with America,
and it d )es not matter to which party they give
their votes so long as it binds the one in power to
further their designs. Now, such a policy may be
all very well for Ireland, but it is not likely to find
favour with Americans, who, in truth have no sym-
pathy with the Irish. Train's address to the Fenians
of New York contains this pregnant sentence—
" Griswold is my partner in the Credit Foucier of
America. Hoffman is not. Griswold uses Ame-
rican iron. Hoffman uses English. Break party
and strike for Ireland." Talking of Mr. Train, it is
high time that some arrangements were made for
his liberation, considering that he has been eight
months in prison. If elected, the gaoler will find
that he has a member of Congress under lock and
key. In his last address to the British and Ameri-
can Press the Editor of the Train Extra has turned
over a new leaf. As an Editor he now " simply
asks for that fair play which ought to be meted out
from one of a craft to another." As, however, he
adds in another place that " the Train Extra is

more powerful than a law court or a political pia,"
we suppose that this time he will triumph over
the four mules and a jack-ass," which, according
to him, comprise the full bench before whom he was
again about to appear. Alas for the projector of
the Pacific Railway ! The news of the elections on
the 3d November demolishes, for the present, his
hopes of a Congressional career.
`the Round Table predicts that the New York

7ribune and its whole school by this time next
year will be General Grant's open foes. "It is
merely a question of time, and sooner or later,
judging by all analogies and precedents, the re-
sponse will be forthcoming. As soon as the Radi-
cals begin in any force to assail General Grant, the
Democrats will begin to support him ; and out of
the chaotic political conditions thus engendered
new organizations will shape themselves, one of
which will undoubtedly consist of a union of mode-
rate Republicans and moderate Democrats, who
will constitute the great popular party of the future."
In view of this it will be glad to see his majority
very large, as the more numerous it is the freer

will be his hands in the Presidential Chair, and, as

he " will soon have the whole band of fanatics and
idealogists arrayed against him." There is reason
in what the Round Table says, though we are satis-
fied the power of the War-horse party is broken,
and that the country will so strengthen the hands
of a moderate and well-meaning President in his

efforts to lead and not drive back the South that no
factious opposition could prevail. Congress has had
opposition enough, and it only desires to worx in
harmony with the Executive, freed from the irri-
tation kept up by the ill-advised conduct of Pre-
sident Johnson.
We had the pleasure some time ago to announce
the approaching marriage of the incoming Vice-
President of the United States to the niece of the

outgoing Vice-President. If the Washington Re-
publican is to be believed, the Hon. William H.
Seward, Secretary of State, will early this month
marry Miss Risley, daughter of the Assistant-Soli-
citor of the Treasury. They will then proceed to
Cuba for the winter. Mr. Seward thus exchanges
politics for matrimony after a long and arduous
career. If he goes to Cuba, the rumour will circu-
late that he is making an inventory of the island
previous to purchase. The bridegroom elect is 68
years of age.
A few projects of more than usual interest
have lately been discussed in New York. The
first is the ship canal across the Isthmus of
Darien, to accomplish which the " Isthmus Canal
Company" has been formed,with Peter Cooper as pre-
sident, and F. A. Conkling secretary, and a board of
commissioners, consisting of William T. Coleman,
Marshall 0. Roberts, Cornelius K. Garrison,
William B. Duncan, and Richard Schell. The cost
is estimated at $100,000,000. There was a meet.
iug at which Secretary Seward and Attorney-
General Evarts were present, and it was announced
that President Johnson favoured the undertaking,
the success of which would be promoted by the Go-
vernment. Another scheme is to extend the tele-
graph cable now connecting America with Calm