, 1881-10-01
ATLANTA.


Tho rIost WllOly.knoVn City In the
Kout1l-A Description OF t9le Town.
Special Correspondence af 1ne Chicago Tribune,
ATLANTA, Ga., Bept. e8.-AtIauta is uudouht-
ediy tho most widcly-kuown city In tho South.
There atc other cities that aro older, aud at tho
same ti1no larger, but not Of any more protnl-
uct,cc. Thl9 EXTENDED notorloty to q
Eraat extuut hns been attnEnod within
tho past ak years, as during that
per[o1 combination Of circumstances mid In
iuences has done much In It's behalf. seyor4l
National conventions have bean hold hero, and
other meetings OF Il lku character, thar hRyc
hecn OF very beneficial resultt to tho Cute City,
as shc Is called. Whlie enoroccupyin3, or clalm-
Ing to occupy, tho geographical centre of tho
South, It aa, nevertheless. rcgarfnd as tho po-
lit[cnl pivot of this ton. tho politicians of
1curxs!, or at least many Ut them, and especially
those iiow In power, rcaido here. and haro boon
living hero for EehFs past In a0tltiun to this,
In tho rotundas Of the leading hotols, or on tho
streets, eau be soon duly mRnY Of tho leading
political 8achoma from other portions Of tho
State. who como hero for the purpose of seeing
mud Informing themselves abont what is goux
on In politics interesting to thoEn and tho scc-
ton TINT they represent.
1t Ia 40 unusual thing to SEQ the statcly
Toonbst probably tho best constitutional aws or
In tho South and also regarded as tho lntellpct-
tlal Yinnt Ut tho Empire btnto Ut tho Sunny
South. In the rutundA Ut a hote ur On the
Etrccts surrounded by Hcoro of frfei,ds, whon nre
anxius 10 got his vfcws uro1t eotnc Important
question. Thoao arc Anxlously looked for, a.
Cen. Toombs. for ovor forty years OF hIs
cventful life, occupied positions Of honor
mud trust In Georgia, aud could today
To olocte1 Governor by handsome majority II
he would allow hts namo to bo uscd In that con-
motion. About him hanRa halo OF huuos ty,
Integrity, Virtue. and nbIlity-four admirable
fr5t
80 seldom seef! combined In ono msu, don.
Toomt,s u 1ow T. years ot ave. has bccn mar
alkoa a. SSst to hS ~ hG so a G no. Gay oo r..
as aat. nar9ioa ;: % her. "a al.hoSxb ai "'ais lis
DO bus Il paatln! rosldoiico at ClsrkcsvIllo, ono
ot tho most noted resorts ot North ueoFga,
Tasf seFs s Ss fat sS y o % s' sas 5
sse K!sSa! eae $ IL !ssiss ssEs '"sssi sess!s
j.: K!a!ha!i: Sey % Ssester.Gsaesaii q 10 IL,
lntorpatopa m .a cotton ExpositII9n bus pow passed
poekets OF others, ntn0uE whom Ia ten. Tou,ubs;
and tho builder ai!d fuFIncf owner has totlly tho
sAlno for dinner there as uny othos auest Ut tho
%; ss 'ss ; t. 5s e. sprant
but Political worker. IN the sIatc, atso re.
Atuut rug A9tc!a tF 0h tA9 GGt.e0FllGFts
Tho other tnesancra OF Congress and
sotne Of tho oa,snembcss arc in
Ysopuon Of that din,tnutlyo specimen Of humau-
~ although popular and Riftoa atutcsnaH,
AlexnAder II. Stephens, commonly known u9
"'th9 oreat Con.noner," Who raroiy visits At
!neta. ana never comes oxeupt Whe,,. AconnpA.
nled Is ny oan: Tootubs. mis- nest tsicnd and must
has aiso% % she wsrn.ss % foeiiuus ' f "'f1n1s frins
ship and admlFation. Senators Elili and
itsown reside heru. living ID handsome resi-
aetaccs " oppos!t sldos Ut Tho cityi also AZ
senator p, uordon and Coy: Col1uett. who hnve
suburban s village located u tow 4ulloa frotn Il.
!a!:. !9an;a. OF these distinguished Oeorgnns Mt.
ltiIl has ths haudaoanest and most patatal rasl-
aenco, II bolnx Giuatcd On pDaohtrue strsGt,
which IL considered tho luust fashionable thor
oCAhfarG In tho city.
Another aud probably the 1noat Important
causo nt Atlanta's rrunlncnce atu9ng tbs c!ttts
o. tno eouth u the fact that nuarly Ill OF the
Leading and Most tnteFptistnx VuWspapess uf
tnyrst. t6y uaon bay haye eorrespoudents hars. who
State Ut lssRe. Especially well represented Aru
tho psomtnont Westera papcss-ragafslei Ut tho
Mnat prDxFe4s!yo fE0ul tbs fact skat
hardly q day passes that those soll horo do not !