The Land of the sky, and beyond . g thesessionsof the State Legislature, more political schemes are made and unmade than inanv other room in the South. On the grcnindfloor, which has entrances on three principalstreets, and connected with the oflice, are thegeneral ticket offices of the principal railroads,telegraph offices open all night, large billiardrooms, and every convenience for the travel-ling public. The Kimball is perfect in all ofitsappointments, its cuisine excellent, and itstable abundantly supplied with the best themarkets afford. It is run only on the Amer-ican plan, and Charles


The Land of the sky, and beyond . g thesessionsof the State Legislature, more political schemes are made and unmade than inanv other room in the South. On the grcnindfloor, which has entrances on three principalstreets, and connected with the oflice, are thegeneral ticket offices of the principal railroads,telegraph offices open all night, large billiardrooms, and every convenience for the travel-ling public. The Kimball is perfect in all ofitsappointments, its cuisine excellent, and itstable abundantly supplied with the best themarkets afford. It is run only on the Amer-ican plan, and Charles Beermann & theproprietors, are well known to the travellingpublic as thorough, genial, and popularliosts. They are also proprietors of theMarkham Hotel, which is, like the Kim-ball, in close proximity to the Union depot,and is a thoroughly comfortable hotel. Tourists visiting the South will find theroute from New York to Jacksonville, viaAtlanta, a very desirable one, especially if itincludes a sojourn in the Gate [?•The tieijs ;luiii]g- c-ottoii piekiiiK soasuii are full ol life. Tile city of Chariolle, X. C. is historicallyinteresting from the fact that it was here thatthe Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen-dence was adopted. It isS als<i ilic centreof the North Car(jlin;i ^,gold-fields, and a mint \va- ^*^f o r m e r 1 y estal)lished h c re , at


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