Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-01-09
THE TRIBUNE FOR 1874.

\ year ago the editor of the Tribune promised
to make this journal during 1878 a much more
valuable and complete newspaper than it had
ever been before. Its facilities for the collection
and transmission of intelligence from all parts
of the world had been largely increased its staff
of dors, correspondents and reporters, had been
strengthened by the engagement of some of the
ablest men IN the profession and the editor was
resolved to spare neither pains nor money in the
effort to make THE TRIBUNE the very first news
paper In the world.
1t points TO the achievements of the last
twelve months vita pardonabe pride. While
THE TRIBUNE has retained all the eAccllent fea-
lures that made it such q favorite in former days
1t has exhibited an enterprise and an acuteness
in its news department which have been the
wonder of all its old friends. Remembering that
the chief function of daily journal is to give its
readers the fullest, the best arranged, the mos'
attractive, aud the most readable hsto"-
occurrences of the time, II h' yof tho
energies to this mas devoted il hes,
been '" 80 business, and its success has
t. universally recognized and applauded, The
year has been fruitful of startling events, and
every incident has found in THE TRIBUNE its
tqPea accurate ndde 5nd mort c9lro perfSety
was the only civilian who witnessed tho snrre,l
ger OF the Nirginius, and his picturesque descrin
llon ot that transaction, transmitted by telr
graph Is the only account the public has vet seen
an ,., incident upon which depended for many
weeks The question of peace or war Tur Tai
BUNE published the only full and exhaustive oc-
COUNT ny Atlantic telegraph of the terrible VILE
Iu iiaVre disaster, giving all the incidents or
sla. @ catastrophe ten days before other Journals
received them by the slow course of the mails
IL dstanced all competitors in lis tbriIiuor s,or,
oy caole or the adventures of the Pouris casta
ways. IL anticipated every other paper in tho
country and even the Government itself. by its
StIPnlc narratives OF Custar's battles on tie
ielo"slohe' Ihe elaborate and deeply Interest |
ing letters OF It's special corrcspondent in the
, mest SaNe lne only complete account of the Far
ihe's Movemept ever published in an Eos,or
iha pnpei me reports of THE TRIBUNE prooonteJ
!, tue , Important proceedings of the Evangelical |
Aliahce III this city with fullness and accnrocv
TE,ery"heTe the subject of enthusiastic pynist
During the panic its daily history of wall street
made II aoso uteiy indispensable to business men.
inu us special correspondents afterward do
scribed the condition of affairs in the mnnrfoo
turing districts with an ability which no o,hor
paper seriously rivaled. ' ''"oi
r. nIe II never can be n neutral In politics.
ne IsiBuNE is entirely independent of all par.
les ana partisans. IL believes that the mara o. |
'an OF a clique cannot be a thorougbIv rood
newspaper, and cannot be trusted for imnnrtIoI
Ind just comment upon current events II main.
a ans win the old fervor and will ALWAYS defend
u. nepuuI'cah principles of equality and Justice
'ln "hicn, under the control of its illustrious
ouhder, HORACE GREELEY, it was for over thirty
ears Identified. But IL values parties solely as
leahs Tor procuring honest government on sound
principles. " 'uuo
'''N 'htiC 10 ~ popular appreciation n hot |
ort OF independent, vigorous, enterprisinp and
Ien-ioned journalism of which THE TRIBJ,NF is
y" tue chlei representative in this or any other
ountry' Is sufficiently proved by the results of
ie g pasl Twelve months. The close of 1873 fnGs
lis paper more prosperous than IL has been al l
ny previous period of its history and the new
iaT opens Tor II with the most brilliant nros
:cts. In short time its mcchanical facilities
III surpass those of any other journal in the
orld ana on the completion of its new and
agnideent building it will be enabled N rtrnl ?
ice various improvements of the most imnor. +
Mt character p'' =, -
THE sEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
nhe semi Weekly TRIBUNE has grown very re-. al
NY III "uollc tavor OF late. In addition 10 n "
iei u lnmary OF the news IL contains All the "
;. - pi Ine u reign and domestic espondepce be
a leading articles of the Daily 1T gives sne he
lily the scientific intelligence (inclnding liz ne
peeedings OF All American scientific SOC ieIiesO 3,
Ih the best OF the book reviews, and the mis-, IN
iaheous matter relating TO education, the arts.
igion, &c. 1t has all the commercial neyys
m1, ket rep"rts all the agricultural articles Co
tue Heeklyi aud gives, moreover, regularly a :
'ai "oIA ol notion, presenting In the course of
year three or four of the productions of the
st popular novelists. As II takes only n few
ect advertisements, IL is enabled TO give an nm
laliy large proportion of reading matter and ~,
oe called, considering the extent and ynrio
d ts contents, the cheape newspaper in The
rld, IL Ia published every Tuesday and Fri ba
!, N Nn0S Hct'ill oNeFy post Offlce of
Mississippi within one or two days of its is
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE. 8
nc weekly TRIBUNE has been for the spaee of +,
'neration the Farmers favorite paper. Re. IN
$ complete condensation of the news of the 9ul
x selection Of literary and miscellaneous Ju;
lihg, and full page of the best editorials eve
the Daily, II contains in every number n
Ter amount Of agricultural matter than Is fnr. o,
ed oy any dlstinctively agricultural ponsr W"
Is prepared expressly for its columns by
pest agricultural writers and practical far PU
IN the United States and as its contribn. oros
are IN every part of the country il will be '9
q equally valuable In New England, In the FA,
u, on the Pacific slope, or in the Mississippi =
ey. Great attention is paid TO all subjects
seied with the Farm, the Garden, and tbe II
'ehoid, and some of the original articles eve up {
EEK are illustrated with wood cuts The will
let quotations OF farm produce, cattle. pro- mar
ns' oreadstuif., dry goods, and all kinds of +,
hahdise, are exceeding full and scrupulous. the
eurate. The utmost care is bestowed upon at Il
geographical arrangement of the paper an6 Ca
riht Is always clear aud legibe and gener- and
arger than that Of any other New-York pa.