Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-28
ALEXANDRIA, Y A.
TUhSuAy, t.us - hht =, 1870.

ALEXANDRIA, ADVENTURES IN NEWsPA-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES enterprises IN Alexandra
have been very numerous. aud, win ie" ca
.ent;ons un,toruIy uusucc.ssiu!. Two news
naners had started aud !aued before the open
iox of the present century. the Alexandra AL
yertiser. in 1854, aad the Columbian Gazette,
10 1866. 10 lS05 the Compiler was started
and lived but lew months. The year tc!loW
ing saw the frs. number OF the Alexandra
Herald, which, under Henry pittman, John
Corse and others, continued III existence until
1894. The Aexaudriau, by Henry Plttmao,
vas born in 1921, and Gicd before tho oonclu'
sion Of that year. The Portfolio, literary
weekly. had short lite here about the same
time. Iu 1910 the Alexaodrla Advocate was
published ty ". NJ. Stewart and supported
the election Of Nlr. Van Butcn. 1t did lot
survive the election Ct Gen. Harrison. The
AIexandria Index had, soon afterwards, SHORT
existence Alter the town returned TO Virginia
several gentlemen, who had conducted neWspa
pers il other places, removed here aud establish
ed presses. The Aiexandtls Age, by john U.
Bower and Hugh {. Mclaughlin, democrat
10 in politics, and the Alexandria Telegraph
BY Geo. A. TavenDer, whig, we're both ably
conducted, but did net survive few volumes.
The Alexandra Standard. by Geo. W. Gordon'
was published for few months in 1854. The
Virginia Sentinel, by 4. Nj. and }. NJ. Smith,
was established 10 1853, and continued here
uoti 1861, when Alexandria, having been oc
cupied by Federal troops, it was revived III
Richmond. During the war there were several
ephemeral papers printed by the unauthorized
persons who seized the newspaper offices, the
first issue of one of them being described 10 a
Baltimore paper as being printed upon stolen
paper, with stolen typs, on stolen press. run
by stolen engine, led by steam klnded with
stolen fuel, and fred up by stolen negro
The Times was published Tor few months CT
1852 by Towers, Boyle j. Mckinley. The
State Journal, vas established III 1863 by
Mr. Hull, ari then passed uto the hands
of David Turner, and tinal!y to those OF Gov.
ing & ellis, BY the latter CT whom 1t was re-
moved to Richmond Soon after the close Of
the war "rhe Commonwealth was published
by David Turuer, but failed 10 lew months
Mr.. Turner made another Journalistic al
venture since, THE Liberal Citizen, but that
too followed its predecessor. Messrd. IT, Z.
& A. J. Wedderburn started, about 1869, the
Commercial Advertiser, which, 10 various
changes aod developments, led to the establish
nent, in turn, o. the Aezandrlau, and tie
Standard ADD Sentinel, and tualIy tie Vlr-
ginia Fircsde. aud the Granger, The Office OF
which is COW removed to Baltimore. The
Virginia Sentinel, second of the name, was e.
tablished by joint stock company IN 1872 as
democratic Journal. aud alter passing through
the hands Of A. f. Addison, esq, became, some
four or five years ago, the property Of Co''
Al. D. Ball, and ppoted Hayes during the
late election. Il stated, Oil Saturday eVeung
last, that it added another to the list OF unsuc-
csssful newspaper ventures 10 Alexandria,