Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-22
ESTABLISHED 1900.

ESTABLISHED 1900.
Alexandra Gazette for 1879.
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST f..
TABLISHED PAPERS IN THE
COUNTRY.
THEONLY DAILY PAPER IN NORra-
EEN VIRGINIA.
CIRCULATION STEADILY INCREAS-
ING--ONE OF THE BEST ADVER-
Using MEDIUMS IN
THE STATE.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. LIST its
EsG9TaETH ANNUAL VOLUME,
y newspaper that hiss won its long life by 'the
eurvvs of the ittest" smid hundreds or journ'
Ills that have been its cotemporarles from tim
to time during tha four score years that Its col
umps have shown "the sge and body OF tn"
times
The Gazette aims to be journal of high char
acter-early in the receipt OF news and promp!
in giving to its readers the latest sdvces, foreign
and domestic.
It's policy is to do justice without fear, favor
or affection; to give honest judgments of public
measures and public hen; but 10 trench on the
sacred privacy of no mans hearthstone
1t expects TO render faithful service to the city
the state and the country by candid criticism
of men and events in the interest of the people
of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
With the coming year all the long tried and
Improved methods of making q standard news,
Taper Will be continued with such additional
facilities as past experience ustifes the proprie-
tor in believing will add to the capacity of the
Gazette to serve its readers.
The news of the National Capital will be care
FILL lanly bad offnr %
control of both branches of Congress returned to
the Democratic Conservative party, and this
section of the country, 30 uDjusty dealt with Tor
many years, msy look to see talrer measures In
augurstst. Since the scat OF the Federal gov
eminent was established In Washington the
Gszette has never been without full represent.
stiop in tho corps Of correspondents there, and
especial pains will be taken this year that every
thing of interest, especially such matters as have
special reference 10 Virginia, shall be PROMPT
ly and fully reported. The proceedings OF the
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments
fine Government will ind their earliest record
in the columns of the Gazette.
Its Richmond correspondence will be unusu.
ally sttractive-full in everything that concerns
cur local Interests faithful IN all things trench
ant and graphic.
The record of events in the State Of Virginia
will be fully kept up, but to the intelligence Of
that section Of the Commonwealth which nature
has bound 10 Alexandria by the curvature OF
lis mountains or Inc courses OF us rlVersi as well
as that portion linked to US by the iron bands OF
railways, the Gazette will be especially and as
siduously devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns Of the
Gazette will be filed with the earliest and most
exact commercial news, edited with such pains.
taking care as will render an error, where even
slight errors sre dangerous, impossible.
The Cattle Markets of all the leading points OF
the world whose rates affect this market will be
quoted, and regular statements of the Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria sales
cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain and Produce movements
will be noted daily, and the sales of the Ale1an.
andris and neighboring markets given with &C.
curacy and dispatch. The Grocery and other
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock markets of the country epito.
uzed for its columns, full details being given al
to all stocks, &C., which find investors in this
section of the country.
To advertise in the Gazette means additions
trade. This, experience has proved.
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