Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-21
ESEABLISHED 1900.
alexandria Gazette
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST ES.
TABLISHED PAPERS IN TIE
COUNTRY.
THE ONLY DAILY PAPER IN NORTH
ERN VIRGINIA.
CIRCULATION STEADILY lNCREAS'
ING-ONE OF THE BEST ADFER.
Using MEDIUMS IN
THE STATE.
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE FOB 1919

The Alexsndris Gazette begins January its
eightieth annual volume, a newspaper that has
won its long life By the survival Of the tttest'
amid hundreds of journals that have been Its
cotemporares from time to time during the tour
score years that its columns have shown the
sge and body of the times.
The Gszstte aims to be journal OF nigh char.
scter-eafly in the receipt Of news and prompt
10 giving to its readers tho latest adVce5, foreign
and domestic. .,
or affection; to give honest judgments OF public
measures snd public men; but 10 trench on toe
sacred privacy Of no mans hearthstone.
It expects to render fsi:hul service to the city,
the state and the country by candid criticism
of men and c7ects in the interest ct the p5opie
of the Commonwealth Of Virginia.
With the coming year all the lcag tried and
improved methods Of making standard news
Taper will be continued with such additional
facilities IS past experience jusites the proprie'
tor in believing will add to the capacity CT the
Gazette TO serve Its reader'
The news of the National Capital will be care.
iully looked after. The year 1879 will see the
control of both branches OF Congress returned to
the Democratic Conservative party. and this
section of the country so urjustly dealt with tor
many years, nisy look to see fairer measures in
augurated. Since the seat Of the Federal gov
eminent WAS established in Washington the
Gszstte has reTer been without full represent
alton in tbs corps of correspondents there, and
especial pSlE3 Will Us taaeu tulS year etat Wv Ca
thing of interest esDscis ~ such matters ss nave
special ratercnc, 30 Virginia. shall be prompt.
ly and fully repCrtsd. the proceedings OF tue
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments
Of the Government will tnd their earliest record
in the columns Of the Gazattp.
Its Richmond correspondence will be u1usu.
ally attractiye--tuii in everything tnst concerns
cur local interesa, faithful in all things trench
ant aud graphic
Tho record Of events in tho Stsse cf Virginia
will be fully kept up. but to tho intelligence OF
that section Of the Commonwealth which nature
hss bound 10 Alexandria by the curvature OF
IT'D mountains Or the courses Of its rivers as well
as that portion linked to US by the iron bands of
railways the Gazette will be especially sid as
siduousiy devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns Of the
Gazette will be filed with the earliest and most
exact commercial news. edited with such palms.
taking care as will render an erros, where even
slight errors are dangerous, impossible.
Tho Cattle Markets Of all the leading points OF
the world whose rates affect this market will be
quoted, and regular statements OF the Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandra sales
Of cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain and Produce movements
will &c noted daily, and the sales OF the Ale1sn.
sndria and neighboring markets given with &C.
curscy and dispatch. Tho Grocery and other
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock msrkets of the country epito
mizeo for its columns, full details being given as
to all stocks, &c, which fnd investors III this
action of the country.
To advertise in the Gazette means additional
trade. This, ex poslence mas proved.