Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-01
Alexandra Gazette for 1879.

The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE begins January
i!s EsGHT1ETH Annual VOLUME,
a newspaper that hiss won its long life By tho
survival CT tre ft!es." amid hundreds of iourn-
sis that have been its cotempcraries from ticle
to time during tho four scoTo years that i!s COL
umns have shown "lhe age and body OF !he
times
Tho Gszslto aims to be e journal Of high char
ac!er-ssrly in III, rectp. of nsws and prompt
in giving 20 it, readers tho latest sdvces foreign
and domestic
It's policy is 10 do justice without fear, favor
or affection to give hone:t judgments OF public
measures and public men; bu. 10 trench on tho
sacred privacy OF no mans hearths.one.
1t expects to render faithful service TO !he city,
the state and the country by candid criticism
OF men and event, in the Interest of the people
of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
With the coming y sar ali the loEg tried and
improved methods OF making standard news'
paper will DO continued with such additional
facilities IS past experience justices tho proprie.
tor in believing will add to tao capacity OF the
Gazette TO serve its readers.
The nows of The National Capital will bs care.
fully looked after. Tho year 1879 will see the
control of both branches of Congress returned TO
the Democratic Conservative party. and this
section Of the country, 50 unjustly dealt with lor
many gears, may look 10 see fairer rues sures in.
auguratod Since tho seq: Of The Federal gov.
eminent was established in Washington the
Gazette has never been without full represent
alton in the corps of corresp once nts there, and
o,pecsl pains will DO taken this year tha! every
thing of interest, especially ouch atters as have
special rsferenc, to Virginia. shall be prompt
~ and fully reported. The proceedings of the
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments
ofthe Government will End their earliest record
in tho columns of tho Gazette.
It's Rithmond correspondence will DO unusu-
ally htHac!ivo-full in everything that concerns
our local n.aress, faithful in all things, trench
az! aad graphic.
The record OF egon,; in tb . Stats CT Virginia
will be fully Eep. up, but to the intelligence Of
that eectiDn Of the Conms ,nwaulth which nature
hiss bouni 10 Alex snlri. by Tho Gu vvsture OF
It's mountains or the coutsea o. is Rivera. as well
as that portion linked 20 as By the iron bands oil
railways, the Gsze.to will tie especially AID as.
siduoualy devoted.
The Business and Commercial. columns Of the
Gazette will DO filed With the earliest and most
exact commercial le1s. edited with SUCH paint.
tikiag care as will render An erro.. where even
slight errors arc dangerous, Impossible.
The Cattle ,Aaskets Of all th leading points o.
the world " no:s rs.o, afect tlli, market will be
quoted, and regular statements OF the Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandris sales
OF cattle will srpear.
1ha Flour, Grain and, Produce movements
will be noted daily, and ths sales Of the Ale1an'
andria and neighboring nark:ts given with &C.
curacy and dispatch. The G., 'ocery and Other
markets will receive constant attention, and III,
money or stock markets of tie country epito
mixed for its coium ns, full details being given a
70 all stocks, &C., which End Investors in thi
section of tie cor n,ry.
: To advertise in tie Gazette meaEs additiona
trade. This, e1perie zee has proved
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