The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01

General Sherman ON the E..,.--
|. Question and the Danger or = Gen.
Scree: Sfssr Vsr, $3.50 Yaw. MiI;,a.y
TIE Tarxish Army.
SPECIAL 10 the Cincinnati Ca.n.ne-c;aI.1
! WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE threatened
European war IS ;he all-in!portant tonic of
conversation among the officers OF the army
and navy, the diplomatic corps and to some
degree among the politicians who are already
eohsrssated here. In 4 lengthy conversation
'n-day General Shermen said that he
'hoish' i.''Ssia oagl,t TO have ingrcss and
eSrcSS 10 '.ie Hack Sea both with her war
vessels anu marine You can't said he,
hold such powerful nation IN du-
resS and co:apel them - forever -ss.r;c.
themselves 20 avoid the Use o. such y hirh-
way Is the Straits os The DarCanelle, ana
the Use Of the Black Sea. The powers who
s.gred the treaty Q: lSJ6 should coEcede this.
and avoid war. Russia hrs been too fast,
however. She should have asked FOR and
ln>.s,e! upon 4 congress Of the nations
on tire sG'.ec., and there Is ~
co',ft BIZ, that her jus: demands world have
been aere'.c'! 70 ~ Il i. there Is BIZ.
6t'S'' 6a'.. there ~ We. y chance fOr Peace.
II. howeyer. Russia thinks her chance has
come, and Prussia is ont Of the wav, war Is
now inevitable, and VIII doubtless De the
saoE.eS', nIJ,t terrible and de9.ruc-.vc that
has ever ve. occurred. One hcra There =
always 10. 7 ace, and tha. *, WHO is to p1y
TIE bi.ls? Even tn!S consideration Bisv he
isno:ei. Pgis-.a b,;ns the a..y Of Russia
makes E,.ie G--e-eaos. >le Is Ike ally al
ready b. l,.ls engaged v.;l France, and
Keeping i.i2- 5Se..ui nG,-On and national
enemy u EI>s ! IN c..ecl: -. certainly
France would 80 a.airs: Rl,-ia If she WIS
not engage; win Prussia, and - il i. ~ 80
such powerful allies - England, Austria a..d
Italy, and DOUBTLESS SDa.n, Holland AID
Denmark, the French government viii also
take sides against Ru-s.a. aud this WI .o.c9
Prussia, as IN ally o: R,;ssia. The neutrality
OF Belgium will then, OF course. &c viu.&.,d.
and that country with Luxembourg. J,he
sides wiki France and her allies. aui the
result may be that the greatest battle q: iac
world will be fought within the next year, un
The Prus,;an, Austrian and Belgian terri,c,v.
The French, English, Turkish and Holland
tieetswili give the Russian teet- much ,roa0e.
Il not &C. the better OF Them. Inc Russian
army, however, combined with the German,
will be hard 10 overcome. Russia /. a con-
cen;-atel power; 50 l. Prussia The oine:-
are scattered, and have the time and expense
.! concentration IL overcome.
l; will be Il great mistake. however, .ov
Russia, IN the event q: her >,irce-s. t. occu-
Ply Cons;antinople. Ii will, ike size iiunl.r
empire with is Rome aud Cons an.irop,e,
end in L division, and the dowrf,i ri -
empire. Ii Russia insists in di>geIardirc
the treaties, and no convention or Congress
Is called, Eng land must fight. Turkey l. nsr
great market. Il trade i hers. and Il S.;ss-
STA conquerS European Turkey, Russian
merchants get al the trade. " i matter OF
course ii Russia conquers Turkey. and Prus-
! ia c1nque-s France, winch latter proposition
looS>- ,!Ouot-ul now, the Austrian empire will
be in jeopardy II i t0- thi, thai AU-;r..;
must now fight. Hungary appears ~ to-
with Austria in good ia.th. an,; ;hesebv gives
her much strength. |; Is very good Wv
( FOR Victor Emanuel 70 settle all disputes Is;
home and bring the Italian nation Together.
~ To- Spai2, she j. riddle to me.
think, though, t.,.. il. Ao-.a i chr-,l '.i9r.
the government VIII cowirh Italy Jrd -t,.ye-
and thus bring oil the I.l;in Y3,.l.,~ H.
ge;hcr against the GGsceudau-- o. TIE So
Gems, Ie,.-ons aniEandals. md ala. G-1e--
al taen gave some sketches .-1m ia. tr.rr-
pc..E War Register, Issued in December, l>GJ,
'44' Ssfl I-b-
This register shows that Russia Las =,
population of -, coo, 600 Of people, >,aHd-
ing army Of 400, GJD men. Of all arms, 3ii
ships of war, with > ,l7s guns Turkey has
in European Tur.,ev is. Jrn. 900 people, In
Asia ii, jc0, OOD people. 9GgD 900 in A.si,s.
This inriude- the khedive in EayI,. who
has :. good army Of ie,oJn, mostly oi.ir.reI
by .tin,r,a.i-. lie haS a .v-sc in t,qruv,,r
rus',cy g.. - lH- regulars. IuG, UJo rr-u .a.-
III tire Province .Ua 'j."N regulars ~ be-
serve. Tn make, - Fore. O. ~, - ,t,u.
Il i r!a'r3cl D. the noW- .r.u Eurppr ,i.a,
She ha, Gbu,UJt a,.n. Conceal Sherman
does rot gAilt - he savS shat shc aiay
have added enough in tn T-t year go
her rautS {" give her ijucuJ. She
lla- l>j ships, 100 guns. Great b.i.tin
has ~, 90, 900 OF people in England, Ireland
aud Scotland. Her nru,ieS Tor these = H.,
$40 rcguslrS. i2N, $50 Regular organized mill
;ia. Loco o-gIn;zt,. cavalry vo!@Htey-. io;,-
GJJ volunteer militia held IN reserve: >ay lbs
if.i Ship lady has 2tuGp Hon jei '..
80 81 regular troops, ~, HH> -,-.-v e re-
".5ls. and - siilp- ~ WIZ win H. ..n-.
AU-,riJ t.,S -, $3.50 .eyf.e; -attJp r..-
u!:.r-, 300 @a.r.-'a isn.l<. m'' -.i."3
militia regularly -sauilgi; a.t,-"i. -, u
Gt) ours. The French and 'i-rf.gf ..-.--
have been given before, and the pct seven
months war has altered the .i-u-gs &, -Gr.i
an extent that there : 1t present ~ rr.a...-
iation. The french raw, hoyr..s, s. In
,g:t, and : JUS. S;.,h u Tie - ,-u sacs-- .u
heavy naval BATHS. i',l i.l.s-;.,'5 ,i ira
and La,f uer. with the same rE,.ter g.!
united Germans, and tue arsI.,- o.. NsrN.+
are ut la; c.Iip-cd, in nun5.r 10 Lel-..
ten Sherman continued. "WeIage suIf
over three hundred mrsi,et- 10 Turkey
good barrels, good stocks good !aeca,t-.
They have all been changed "a bgorcl-ioa5-
ers' and mate almost perfect gun. Tie
Turks have done with them exactly wllt va
have done with the old rdnInier gum inside
perfect breeciloaders out Of them. All the
arms We have 10 sell are taken n soon as o.
iered Seventy live field baiesies have been
asked for nv American merchants The,
will lie sold by the Secretary of War q,
american merchants, who can deir,-a o..
them to any one they plea,e.s The field L.a-
itzer5 We have TO sell are among the J,-t !H
the world. They are capable of four dis
charges Minute. \ shell containing ti.ty
shot has barely reached its destination before
three others are following in in-,an, succts-
sion. The idea Of di-po-ing of 50 manyarru-
is to have uniformity of small arms and
cannon of small calibre in unison, that
the army and navy can at all times supply
each other with ammunition; also, I" have
a fixed cartridge for our small arms II viii
I've Il great saving, and add much to iho a.
.ectiveness OF both our army and navy"
Gen Sherman was of the opinion tina; all
private arm manufactures of our COUNTRY
would have their hands full for some time.
md ought L. realize great profits ont of the
said To haze been given for tIl..
OF arms. He said that Genera,
Sheridan WAS now cs roufe To- London, and
Ms purpose was To return home in January;
nj if general European war was To COM
nencc, he wa not to return for six months
lie has an indefinite leave of al-encc
samples of the Wit of the Ia:c Geo.
-. Prentice.
About the only person that we ever heard
f that wasn't spoiled by being iionilea Va.
Jew named Daniel.
IN English writer lays in hi adsice To-
Young married woman. - that their mother
I'VE married Il gardener" u might de- added
hat the gardener, in consequence of the
latch lost his situation.
Whatever Midas touched Turned into gold.
n these days touch Il man with gold anL
ell turn into anything.
The editor of the Ohio !NGts5HanH saws:
More villiany's ON foot" W. suppose ;he
n. l.. l..