Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-28
TNHE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
l. VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon eel.

YNHE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
i VIRGINIA ADVERTISERS will soon cell
brate its centennial year. More than three
quarters of a century ago 1t grew into LIE Gre
alton of wants and needs Of the people OF this
section of Virginia.
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 their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. Its
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests of the community in which it ID
located, and its own prosperity is. as it has been
purposely made, insepsrsble from that OF the
community it aims to represent When they
grow rich it hopes tor reward commensurate
with its labors. While they are poor it 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 as an index
Of its future It has never failed to avail itself
promptly of all the Improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended ex.
perience Of journalism. Every year NEW
TIE TAI = G Gi2 Ell E MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF VIRGINIA. 1t will fur
nish daily q complete account, with superhuities
only Topped away, of all the current news OF the
world.
AS the interests of the people mainly ceDtre at
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city and neighborhood,
carefully excluding unseemly expl essions or
gross narrative as unit for Journal that Is
treasured at many thousand hearthstones of
Virginia
ing, Us we'll from original sources of information
rs from its exchanges, the news OF Virginia, es-
pecially such as relate to the development Of the
resources Of the State.
Its contiguity to Washington gives the Ca
zette an early precedence over all the Journals
of the State in intelligence OF the operations OF
no Ganoral (YOvarnmant. ~
portance to the people of the South. The pro-
ceedings of Congress, seldom SO interesting as
now, will be regularly reported in succinct form
for its columns, but all matters of especial inter-
estin 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 all the operations of
the State government likely to interest the peo-
pie.
In its Commercial columns the especial fea-
ture will be promptness and accuracy. The
farmers drove.s and commercial people Of 20
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Early and reliable reports of the Grain, Cattle,
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and the prices and position of the stocks, which
are the subjects of business transactions in this
ection of the country, carefully quoted.
The continual tavors OF tE ose who have once
used the Gazette as an advertising medium is
warrant for saying that 1t pays to advertise Units
columns Never before did it pay SO we'll to tell
til public what is for sale.
DAILY.
Six months w
Three months ... ...,.......... 2 90
One mon ,.......... rs
TRI-WEEKLY.
One wear ..... .......-......$5 90
Sir months 10000. ............... 2 50
Three / Is