Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-15
Alexandra Gazette for 1879
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. let 1t,

The ALEXANDRA GAZETTE began Ian. lei It.
EiGHTIETh ANNUAL VOLUME,
a newspaper that hiss won is long life by 'Iav
survival @! TIE ft:s:l" amid hundreds OF ioura>
ais that have beon ia contemporaries from tim
to time during the fou- score years that ita co..
umns have snswn the aga and body OF Ii.
times"
Tho Gazj!ts sn= - te journai 0t nlsH r"..
ac!er-asrly in IN -eceio. OF avs and pr mp!
in giving 70 j.. rs,ders the latss, adgices iJf;'k
and domestic.
Its policy is 10 do justice without ts,r. two:
or affection; 10 give hcaest jnix nen:s u. publ
measures and public man; bu, TO treGca Un -
sacred privacy OF no rlsn's hssr.hstone.
;.arnacts L, randa- f-i'hfli sa"vica t"'h" .''.
The state and tina country by candid cri!ci'n
OF men and event, in the interest Of the pcops
OF The Com mon wealth Of Virginia.
With tao coming year al the long ,rIst aAl
improved methods of 10 sking s:sndsrd ne":'
baper Will be continued with such aitmroo,l
facilities as past ex porleacs Justits3 tho pr)prio
tor in believing vii! adl T. 100 capacity Vi tao
Gazette to serve it, readers
The Dows OF the National Capital will DO caro-
fully looked after. The yesr 1873 vii! 500 to:
control OF both branches OF Congress re!lrusl!'
the Dcmocratic Conservative party, end Lhr+
section Of the country, 50 uDjusLly dealt with tV'
many years may loo! to see fsiror measures in
auguTsted Since tic seat Of The Federal gov
eminent was established in Washington tbs
alton in the corps Of correspondents there. and
especial pains will be taken this year tina! every.
thing of interest, especially such msttera IS have
q special reference to Virginia. shall be prompt.
~ and fully reported. The proceedings of the
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments
ofthe Government will find their earliest record
in the columns of The Gszatte.
~, ho
ally attractive-full in everything that concerns
cur local intercss, faithful in all things, trench
an! aad graphic
Tbs record Of events IL the State Of Virginia
will be fully kept up, but to tho intelligence OF
that section Of the Commonwealth which nature
has bound 10 Alexandria By tho curvature OF
its mountains or the courses OF its rivera rs well
as that portion linked to US by tho ion bands Of
railways, the Gazette will be especially md ~.
siduously devoted
The Business and Commercial columns Of tho
Gazstte will be filed with the earliest and mos!
exact commercial news, edited with such palma.
taking care SO will render an erro., where even
Sigh! errors ale dangerous, impossible
The Cattle Markets of all the leading points Of
tho world whose rates affect this market will be
quoted, and regular statements of the Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria aaiea
of cattle will appear.
The Flour. Grain and Produce movements
will be noted daily, and ths sales Of the lezan'
andris and neighboring markets given with nc.
curacy and dispatch. The Grocery and ether
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or etsck markets Of The country epic
mixed for its columue, full details being given IS
10 sll stocks, &C., which And investors III !nI'
section Of the country.
To advertise in The Gazette means additions
.rade This, experience has PROVED.