Here's What Grant, Sherman Said Upon Fall of Atlanta

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 1864.

I have a Richmond paper of to-day. It contains a rumor of a battle at Atlanta, but says that the War Department, having no official information, it declines to form an opinion from the rumors. I have no doubt, however, but SHERMAN has gained a great success there. Before the dispatch of last night was received, announcing the occupation of Atlanta by our troops the fact was known to our pickets. The rebels hallooed over to our men that SHERMAN had whipped HOOD -- that the latter had lost 40,000 men, and that our troops were in Atlanta. All quiet here.

U.S. GRANT, Lieut.-General.