Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-16

THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE amt
VIRGINIA ADVERTISER, already resd
by three generations, proposes 10 continue It's
useful life, and now enters into another volume,
determined to be tho newspaper of the ers in
Virginia.
Never have the times demanded more than
now aound, thoughtful journalism. Seldom
nave the people had deeper interests at stake.
Never did the events Of the hour, as they ".
| fold Themselves, surpass in personal interest 10
every citizen those which are now transpirny.
Never has the Importance Of csry authentic
intelligence Of public matters been Of greater
| Importance to every one.
| To meet this new era in journalism, the Ga.
zErTE will put forth its utmost endosyo:, s2a
its success during this entire century in catering
to tho wants and meeting the wishes Of the pee.
plc, guarantees tina! with This paper promise
means performance
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eyes look and all oars are directed. Almot q.
the base OF the Capital, and yot in Virginia
town, amid community which has proved il
fsithfulnesa to Virginia in moro than Ole Lery
trial surrounded by the traditions and hopes Of
the Commonwealth, the GAZETTE las position
unique among journals and promises TO be
worthy Of it. lis contiguity to Washington gives
of the State in intelligence of tho operations q!
the General Government! now Of such vital in
porLance to tho people Of tho South. The pro
CeeulHSS VI SOIbFc=S, SciuOli! - Interesting h
now, will bo regularly reported i'll succinctlora
for its columns but all matters OF especial inter.
est in Virginia will be given in detail Two
gentlemen connected with the paper aro Goa
stantly 81 the Federal capital, and the Wash
inston news of the Gazette has for a long tine
been the fountain Of Washington news for The
State.
As the interests of the people mainly cant-es:
matters occurring in tho city and naighborh"oi,
carefully excluding unseemly expressions O.
gross narrative as unfit for iourns! that j.
treasured at many thousand hearthstonc, q;
Virgins.
From the State gawt~! i: will receive earl
snd accurate accounts Of the proceedings Of the
General Assembly and Of alI the operation. .!
tho State government likely to interest the reo-
po.
Especial attention will bo devoted to present
ing as we'll from original sources Of Information
as from its exchanges, the news Of Virginia.
Concisoly and completely it vii g,fe: the
news oil the world
In its Commercial columns the csparinr 49,,
turo will DO pIompthe:= and accuracy. lAc
farmers, drovols and commercial pooIlo Of TIE
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette
Early and reliable reports of the GRAIN, Cstt!c
Grocery and other Markets wi be furnished,
and the prices and position 81 the &:"ch., when
arc tho subjects Of business transactions ~ th':
| section Of tho country, carefully quoted.
The continual fsvora Of those vino have once
usod the Gazette rs An advertising me'linE' g.
warrant for saying that itpays t. advertise ''l''
columns.
The Gazette came into existence before Tue
opening Of tho present century. 10" nay
papers in tho country are its seniors.
During all this period its prolnincn! obJec.h'
been TO advance tho interests ef the peop.n @
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Il: fortunes