Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-18
RSrARLISEIE 1900.
A1exaudria 0azette
OLE OF THE OLDEST and RRsT e ).
TAB -iSHED P PERS In IAE
COUNTRY.
THE ONLY DAILY PAPER IN NORTH
ERN VIRGINIA.
CIRCULATION STEADILY INCREAS'
JNG-ONE OF THE BEST ADVER-
Using MEDIUMS IN
THE STATE.
GAZETTE FOE 1919

The Alexandria Gazette begins January 1t:
eightieth annual volume, a newspaper Inst hs:
won its long life by 1.-THE survival OF the ht!est
amid hundreds of journals that have been II;
contemporaries from time TO time during the foul
score years that its columns have SHOWN Lne
age and body of the times"
The Gazette aims to be journal of high char
scter-eary in the receipt of news aud prom
in giving to its readers the latest sdvlces torelGI
and domestic.
Its policy is to do justice without fear, favor
or affection to give honest judgments OF public
measures. and public men; but 70 trench On tie
sacred privacy of no mans hearthstone.
It expects to render faithful service to the city
the state and the country by candid CRITICS n
of men and events in the interest Of the people
of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
With the coming year all the long tired and
Taper will be continued with such additional
facilities IS past experience justies the proprie-
tor in believing will add to the capacity CT the
Gazette TO serve its readers.
The news of the National Capital will be cara
fully looked after. The year 1879 will see the
the Democratic Conservative party, and this
section of the country, so unjusty dealt with tor
many years, may look to see fairer measures in
augurated. Since the seat OF The Federal gov
eminent was established IN Washington tns
Gazette has never been without full represent:
atlOQ III lu0 corps pl pcuOCuso tAiOAO, auo
especial pains will be taken this year that every
thing of interest. especially such matters as have
special reference to Virginia. shall be prompt.
~ and fully reported. The proceedings of the
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments
cf the Government will find their earliest record
in the columns Of the GsZatts.
Its Richmond correspondence will be unuau.
ally att1actiye-fIll in everything that concerns
our local Interests faithl in 81 things, tro1c:l-
ant and graphic.
The record of events in the State CT Virginia
will be fully kept up. but to the intelligence OF
that section Of the Commonwealth which nstuTe
has bound 10 Alexandris by the curvature OF
its mountains or the COURSES Of It's rivers IS we'll
IS that portion linked to u b. too iron balds OF
railways the Gazette will be especially ard as-
siduously devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns OF The
Gazstte will be fllsd with tie earliest sud mes!
exact commercial news, edited with such pains
taking care as will render al error, WHARF even
slight errors arc dangerous, impossible.
The Cattle Markets of sll the leading points o1
the world whose rates affect this market will DC
quoted, and regular statements Of tho Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandra sales
Of cattle will appear.
The Fleur, Grain ard Produce movements
will be noted daily, and the sales Of the Alexsn'
sndria and neigh boring markets given with &C.
cu-acy and dispatch. Tho Grocery and other
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock markets CT the country epito
mized for its columns, full details being given 81;
to all stocks, &C., which find investors in til:
section Of the country.
10 advertise in the Gazette means additional
trade. This experience has proved