Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-01
Alexandria Gazette for 1879

The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan, l::I:
EIGuTIETH ANNUAL VOLUME,
newspaper that has Won It's long life by ~:
survival Of the lt.e:t" amid hundreds o: i0ufa
sls that have boea its cotemporsrie: f'oM tin
to time during tho four score years tha! II: ell.
umns have shown "ihe ago and body .. 'ts
times"
The Gazs!ts aims 10 DO journA! Of hisA cla'
ac!er-ssry 10 til, raceip. of n1Ta aad p;tIF;
in giving to il, -o.ders the lstest ai9eea, i'rei
and domestic.
Its policy is TO do justice wthoa. fear, :'T.'
or affection; to give honest judgments 0! puy.t
measures and public mon; blu! to trench % u
sacred privacy Of NJ mans hearthstoae.
Ite1pec.s - render faithful sar7ien % Tie cS
the state and tie country by y candid c7.tn4
OF men aad event, in the interes. OF The pa'p:
Of Tho Commonwealth Of Virginia.
With the coming yesr oil the long !T:! 81
improved methods Of making s.sndarI H.':
paper will be continual with such aiii:Jl'
facilities rs past xperieIca jus!iia: th5 prJI:"
tor in believing will sdito the c.pAc;:y ol IA
Gazette 10 serve is readers
The news of the Nations! Capita! viii D'e,''
fully looked after. The year 1879 vii! .,s:!
control of both branches Of Congr9:s rs!iraeI"
the Democratic Conservative party. and I-s
section Of the country, go usju:!ly deal! wI:Hih
many years, may look 20 see fs;ror messureil u
augursted. Sinco the seat OF the Federal s''
eminent was established IN Washington 70:
Gazette hss never baoa without full Represents
stion in tho corps of correspondents lhu:o, s1i
especial pains will be taken this year Lhs. c7eri'
thing CT interest. especially such matters S' nave
special reference to Virginia, shall be pEomV''
~ and fully reported The proceedings u ~
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Department.
Of the Government will find their carlio:: Tec9'i
in the columns Of tho Gazette
It's Richmond correspondence will be uau:4'
ally sttrsc!ive-full in everything ths! concerts
cur local Interests faithful in all thing, !reAco
ant and graphic.
The record of eyeuts in the State OF F!:EIn'
will DO fully KEEP. up bu! to the intelligence q
Lhst section of the Commonwealth which ns!G''
has bound TO Alexandria by the curvature ("
its mountsins or the courses OF its rivers. - We"
IS that portion linked to us by the iron bands
railways, the Gazette will bo especially AID 81
'iduously devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns OF .a'
Gazette will be filed with the earliest and me-!
,xact commercial news. edited With such psa:'
sking care SIS will render an error, where .7ta
light errors arc dangerous. impossible.
The Cst!le Markets of ali the leading poin::0'
he world whose rates affect this marke! will lie !
quoted, and regular statements Of the Bslumo's
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandra :aH
# cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain and Produce movtm'a'
7ill be noted daily. and the sales of the A!st''
ndris and neghboring markets given with A'
urscy and dispatch. The Grocery snd olhs
markets. will receive constant attention, and III (
,ized for its columns, full de.sila being given
} all stocks, &c, which fnd investors II ~
action Of the country.
To advertise in the Gazette means additions
ade. This, experience has proved.