Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-10
S. DEALHAA,S
No. 80 KING STREET.


rNHE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADVERTISERS will soon eel
brate its centennial year. More than three
quarters of century ago 1t grew into lie ere
ylion of wants and needs OF the people OF lhs
section of Virginia.
During all this period its prominent object mas
been TO advance the interests OF the people OF
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its fortunes
have been their fortunes; 1t has shared thelr
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. Its
Inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests of the community in which 1t Is
located and its own prosperity IS as 1t has oeen
purposely made inseparable from that OF the
community it aims to represent. when tney
grow rich it hopes for reward commensurate
with its labors. While they are poor 1t expects
to work with them and for them, expecting to
make their success the measure of its own.
The past of the Gazette is offered IS an index
Of its future 1t has never failed to avail itself
promptly Of sl the improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended ex,
pcrience of journalism. Every year NEW
FEATURES will be added.
THE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF VIRGINIA. 1t will fur
only Topped away, Of all the current news OF Inc
world.
As the interests of the people msinly centre st
home no pains will be spared to chronicle Ill
matters occurring in the city and neigh bornood,
carefully excluding unseemly expl esslons or
gross narrative as unfit for y journal that IS
treasured at many thousand hearthstones OF
Virginia.
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing, we'll from original sources OF lnformatloh
as from its exchanges, the news OF Virginia, es-
pecially such as relate to the development OF the
resources of the State.
Its contiguty to Washington gives the Ga
zette IN early precedence over all the Journals
of the State in intelligence OF the operations OF
the General Government now of such vital lm-
portance to the people of the South. The pro-
ceedings OF Congress- seldom so interesting ss
now, will be REGULAR y reported IN succnct form
for its columns but all matters of especial inter
est in Virginia will be given in detail, and the
full text of all bills Of local interest will be given.
From the State Capital it will receive early
and accurate accounts of the proceedings Of the
General Assembly and of al the operations OF
the State government likely to interest the PEG.
pie.
ture will be promptness and accuracy: The
farmers, drove1s and commercial people of tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette.
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and the prices and position OF the stocks, which
are the subjects of business transactions IN this
section of the country, carefully quoted
The continual tavors Of those who have once
used the Gazette rs an advertising medium is
warrant for saying that it pays to advertise Units
columns. Never before did it pay SO we'll to tell
the public what is for SALE
DAILY.
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TRl- WEEKLY.
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SIX W
Three months. 70
~ BBLS RAW LlNoEED OIL, 5 bbis
IL Boiled Linseed OIL 2 bbls Spirits Tur.
u,nllne, tons Lewis Pure White Lead. ton
Potomac White Lead, in store and for sale at
lowest market rates.
my JANNh1 y w.
II Office We .rs selling
SUGARS AT AS Low PRICES
rs they can be bought in this city.
my6 j. 9. u b. MILBURN.
poTAro BUGS; o
the great and best known remedy for the de-
struction of the potato bug, received by
nyS H. 5. LEADBEATER s. BRO.
DEADY MINED PAINTS of all the differ.
II ent makes supplied at factory prices
Sample cards and estimates furnished upon APP
picaton.
my9 oANNG1 3 w.
OAn LBS REFINED GUM CAMPHOR
OOO and 500 lbs Refined Borsx in store
hid Tor sale at lowest market rates.
my9 JAIME " W.
FAITH TO POTATO U e 81
~ PARIS GREEN.
a large supply just received ana ioT SAFE y ~
prpn cupppIES