The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-15
CURRENT TOPICS.

New York Tribune Mr.. Newcomb. OF tho Louis
vtlo md Nashville Railroad combination.
stated that while bis company had succeeded In
concluding arrangements that gAvo them con-
troll OF tho Mobile and New Orleans Road. they
would not be put In possession until about tho
hrst OF May. When this occurs. through trains
OF passenger and tsSgage cars. as we'll IN sleep.
Ing cars. will DO rum through from Louisville to
New Orleans niRht and day. and q large In.
crease Of travel BY this route 10 expected. Tho
terms on which control OF this road ID secured
are most favorable. Mr.. Newcomb says, to tho
Louisville and Nashville Company. and will
yield II very large profit. The original
cost Of the road. from nrst to Inst. Ii sl2.ooo.-
600. and tho Louisville and Nashville only
assumed fixed obligations Of 100000 per an
mum. Tho Mobile and New Orleans IL we'll
known ~ one Of tho best equipped roads In this
South. and shortening Of the time between
Louisville and New Orleans may be- looked for.
The early compilation OF the New Orleans and
Texas road will prove valuable feeder to this
line Mr.. Newcomb says. and will make It n
short line 10 Southern Texas.
birth OF A BABY ELEPHANT.
A most important event In the geological
world IL chronieled In u telegraphic dispatch
from Philadelphia announcing the birth OF q
young elephant on tho morning OF March 10. Mt
the stables Of Cooper 4 Bailey. circus men. II
Is the first instance OF the kind that has ever
taken place. 80 far as known. among these AMI.
mails while In a state OF captivity. Heretofore
all the theories on the subject OF propagation
among this species Of quadrupeds, duration OF
the period Of CESSATION. etc. have teen more or
less speculative. The one fact that seemed
we'll established was that the female elephant
would not bear young In her captive state. nj
though from time to time. both In Europe and
America. announcements have gone forth from
showmen and others to the effect that they had
reason to believe the theory was not we'll
founded. and expected to be able to disproveit.
Nothing ever came OF this. however. and the
fact remained that the birth OF q baby
elephant was a thing unknown to natu-
raj science outside the animals native wild,
and the theory above mentioned continued In
force. The recent event at Philadelphia, there.
fore. upsets everything In this direction, and
affords occasion for scientists to shift their
position and regard the question from new
standpoint. The mother OF the Quaker City In
FAINT is specimen Of the Asiatic elephant, being
twenty three years old and very large The sire
Is "Mandric." about the same size as the mother.
and two years older. The baby 10 thirty-flve
inches high and weighs GA pounds.
COLONIZATION soHEMEs
New York has an organization composed OF
prominent and wealthy citizens called the
Board OF Aid to Land Ownership" the pur-
pose Of which is primarily to aid colonists by
an advantageous purchase Of land In large
areas and Its sale In small parcels at low
prices and on long credit. Commissioners
OF the board have spent many months In
travelling through the West and South In
search OF an area OF land sufficiently large
and adapted to their purposes. and finally
selected tract embracing about 400 900 acres
Of table land in East Tennessee. In this move
ment the American board has been Joined by an
association Of English capitalists and the work
of colonization will be pushed forward vigor-
ously. A portion Of the territory has already
been purchased by the company, and the re-
mainder will be taken up as soon as the titles
are cleared. The district. hitherto Inaccessible.
is now opened up to the world by the extension
Of the Cincinnati Southern Railway. 1t enjoys
a most healthful and genial climate, and the
lands are adapted to all products. and Is pro-
nounced one OF the best stock-raising and
wool growing regions In the world.
AMERICA IN HISTORY.
Mr.. John Fiske. In recent lecture at Cincin.
natl. referring to the struggle between France
and England for the possession Of the New
World. expressed the opinion that the In
fuence of the French was far greater in the
early history Of the colonies. The progress Of
civilization he said. b to secure uniformity and
concerted action. n = savage world, where We