Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-08
ESTABLISHED 1900.
Alexandra Gazette for 1879.
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST g
TSRIJSHED PAPERS IN TIE
COUNTRY.
TuEONIy DAILX PAPER IN NORTH
EEN VIRGINIA.
rIpJJ,TI,ATiON STEADILY IECHEA3-
IhIt--ONE OF THE BEST ADYER-
Using MEDIC MS IN
TIE STATE.
ESTABLISHED 1900.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. LIST its
EEssEsTHETH ANrUAL VOLUME,


EEGElTIETH ANGUAL VOLUME,
8 newspaper that has won lis long life By tho
survival of the fttes" amid hundreds OF lourn-
ais tbat have boon its cotemporaries from tim
to time during tho four score years that lts col.
umng hsyo shown ''tho ego and body Of tn ?
times
The Gazette alma to be q journal of high char
actor-early IN the receipt OF news and prcmp
in giving TO its readers the latest adVlces torega
and domestic.
lis policy is TO do justice without fear, favor
or affection; TO give honest judgments of public
measures and public men; but 10 trench On to-
sacred privacy of no mans heartketone.
II expects to render faithful service 10 the city
the etste and the country by candid criticism
of men and events in the interest OF tho people
OF the Commonwealth Of Virginia.
With the coming year sl the long tried and
improved methods CT making standard news
Taper will DO continued with such additional
facilities ss past experience Jusites the propric-
tor in believing will add TO the capacity OF the
Gazette 10 servo It's Teaders
Tho news of tho National Capital will DO care
fully looked after. Tho year 1879 will see the
control of both branches OF Congress returned TO
the Democratic Conservative party, and tnie
section Of the country, So unjuaty dealt with ior
many years, may look TO SEQ falrer measures In
suguTated. Since tho scat OF Inc fcceEal gov.
eminent WAC established in Washington the
Gazette has never been without full represent
stion in the corps Of correspondents there, and
especial psi1s will DO taken this year that every
thing of interest, especially such matters IS havo
e special reference TO Virginia, shall DO PROMPT
" and fully reported. The proceedings OF the
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departm ent3
fine Government will find thoir earliest record
in the columns Of the Gazette.
Its Richmond correspondence will bs unusu.
ally at!rac:iVe-full in everything that concerns
cur local Interests faithful in all things, trench
| Gnt and graphic.
The record of events in the State Of Virginia
will be fully kept up but to the intelligence OF
ths. section Of the Commonwealth which nature
has bound 10 Alexandris by the curvature OF
its mountains or the courses Of its rivers as we'll
as that portion linked to Us by the !-on bands OF
| railways, tho Gazette will bo especially and as.
sduously devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns Of tho
Gazette will be filed with tho earliest and mos.
| exact commercial news edited with such pains.
taking care IS will render An error, where even
slight errors ere dangerous, impossible.
Tie Cat,le Markets Of al tho leading points OF
the world whose ratios affect this market will be
quoted, and regular statements OF the Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington snd Alexandrla sales
of cattle will appear
The Flour, Grain and Produce movements
will be noted daily and the sales OF the Alexsn.
sndris and Ieigh boring markets given with &C.
curscy and dispatch. The Grocery and other
markets will receive constsnt attention, and the
money CT stock markets of the country epito'
mized for its columns, full details being given Sc
to all stCcks, &C., which find investors IN thl7
section of the country.
To advertise III the Gazette rleans additiona
trade. This, experience hes proved.