. The Southern States. graduated on theConstitution and is one of the most\ersatile and brilliant of the youngergeneration of (leorgians, assisted by amost energetic and accomplished Evening Herald is a recent aspir-ant for popular favor, and a veryepigrammatic and vivacious sheet. It isunder the management of Mr. JosiahCarter, who has an exceptional aptitudefor journalism, assisted by Mr. B. , a terse and forcible writer,who presents a well-founded claim otbeine the original Cleveland man otthe last campaign, and whose zeal andsacrifice merited prompt of t
. The Southern States. graduated on theConstitution and is one of the most\ersatile and brilliant of the youngergeneration of (leorgians, assisted by amost energetic and accomplished Evening Herald is a recent aspir-ant for popular favor, and a veryepigrammatic and vivacious sheet. It isunder the management of Mr. JosiahCarter, who has an exceptional aptitudefor journalism, assisted by Mr. B. , a terse and forcible writer,who presents a well-founded claim otbeine the original Cleveland man otthe last campaign, and whose zeal andsacrifice merited prompt of these papers and several othersless widely known, while in sharpconflict occasionally with one another,are thoroughly united for the commonwelfare of Atlanta. Atlantas faith in herself, and pro-nouncement of that faith exultinglyrests upon solid and continuous achieve-ment. In 1837 Atlanta was representedby one log shanty and a single familyby the name of Ivy. It was then called 336 ATLANTA: THE GATE CITY OF THE A 1-KACHTRKK STRKKT RESIDENCE. Terminus. In 1843 it was known asMarthaville and contained about a dozenfamilies, with a railroad office, saw milland two stores. In 1845 there were onehundred inhabitants ; two years later itreceived the present name and hadrailway connection with Augusta andSavannah, while the Western & Atlanticroad was progressing toward Chatta-nooga. In 1854 Atlanta contained 6000souls and an annual trade of $1,500, 1859 the census showed 11,500people and a real estate valuation of$3,000,000. In the war period, despitethe check to growth, this gallant littlecity did more than her duty in everyrespect, and was justly regarded as acitadel of the South. But for thedisplacement of General Johnston andsubstitution of General Hood in com-mand of the army of defense. GeneralShermans history would not be asat present fulminated, and the song ofMarching Through Georgia mightnever have been written. As it isAtlanta has every reason to be contentwith
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