Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-06
ESTABLISHED 1900.
Alexandria Gazette for 1879.
one OF THE OLDEST AND PEST &
TABLISHED PAPERS IN The
COUNTRY.
THE ONLY DAILY PAPER IN NORTH
ERIN VIRGINIA.
STEADILY INCREA9-
ING--ONE OF THE BEST ADVEH-
Using MEDIUMS IN
THE STATE.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. lst It's
EIGHTEETM ANNUAL VOEUME,

O newspaper that has won It's long life by tho
survival of the fttest' smId hundreds OF Journ.
ais that have been Its cotemporarles from tlm
TO time during tho four score years that its col
umns have shown ''the sgo and body OF tn
times "
scter-eerly in thu receipt Of news and promp
in giving to its readers tho latest sdVlces foreiga
and domestic.
It's policy is to do justice without fesr, favor
or affection; to give honest judgments Of public
measures and public men; but 10 trench on tn
sacred privacy of no mans hearthstone
1t expects to render faithful service to the city
the stste snd tho country by candid criticism
of men and events in tho interest OF tho people
of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
With the coming year ali the long tried and
improved methods OF making standard news.
paper Will DO continued with such additional
facilities 80 past experience Jus:les the proprie'
tor in believing will add 10 the capacity OF the
Gazette 10 serve It's readers:
The news of the National Capital will be care
fully looked after. The gear 1879 will see TIE
control of both branches Of Congress returned TO
the Democratic Conservative party, and this
section of tho country, so upjustly dealt With TOT
many years, may look to SEQ fairef measures in
augurated, Since the seat of tho Federal gov
eminent WAS established in Washington the
Gazette has never beon without full represent:
stion in tho corps Of correspondents there ana
especial pains will be taken this year that every
thing of interest, especially spcn matterS aS nave
special reference TO Virginia, shall be PROMPT
~ and fully reported. The proceedings OF the
Legislative Executive or Judicial Departments
of tho Government will fad their earliest record
in the columns OF tho Gazette.
It5 Richmond correspondence will be unusu-
ally sttrectvc-fpll in everything that concerns
our local Interests, faithful in all things trench
ant and graphic.
The record of events in tho State of Virginia
will be fully kept up, but to the intelligence CT
that section Of the Commonwealth which nature
has bound 10 Alexandria by tho curvature OF
its mountains or the courses of its rivers. as we'll
ss that portion linked to us by the iron bands OF
railways, tho Gazette will be especially ard 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 IS will render al error, whore even
slight errors are dangerous, impossible.
The Cattle Markets of all the leading points OF
the world whose rates effect this market will BIO
quoted, and regular statements OF the Baltimore,
GEORGETOWN, Washington and Alexandria sales
of cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain and Produce movements
will be noted daily, and tho sales of The Alexsn.
sndris and neighborng markets given with &C.
curacy and dispatch. The Grocery and othor
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock markets of the country epito.
mized for its columns, full details being given as
to sll stocks, Sc, which And investors In this
section Of the country.
70 advertise in the Gazette means 0dditiona
trade. This, experience has proved.