Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-19
Alexandra Gazette for 1879

The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. ls: i.
EiGHTIETH ANNUAL VOLUME,
newspaper that has won its long life by "tAt
survival of the ftLeaL" amid hundreds Of iouta'
ais that have boon its contemporaries from lion!
to time during tho four score years that its co.,
umns have shown "the age and body OF tha
times"
The GazsLLo nims to be journal Of high char
acter-early in thu receip! of news andtpronls
in giving to it, readers the latest advices. foroiEa
and domestic.
It's policy is to do justice wilhou. tesr, favor
or affection; to give honest judgments of pubit
measures and public men; but 10 trench on Ina
sacred privacy of no mans hearthstone.
1t expects TO render faithful service to thsctg
the state and the country by candid CRITICISM
of mon and events in the interest of the people
of tho Commonwealth of Virginia.
With the coming year all tho long tried ani
improved methods of making standard newa'
Paper will be continued with such additions.
facilities as past experience instides tho propro.
tor in believing will add to the capacity of the
Gazette 10 serve its readers
The news Of the National Capital will be care
fully looked after. The year 1879 will 500 III:
control OF both branches of Congress returnelD
the Democratic Conservative party, and this
section of the country, so unjustly dealt with f"
many years, may look 10 500 tarer measures 10.
auguratod Since the seat of the Federal gov
eminent was established in Washington tha
Gazette has never boon without full represent
alton in the 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 Department:
ofthe Government will find their earliest record
in the columns of the Gazette.
Its Richmond correspondence will DO unus1'
ally attrac.ive-full in everything that concerns
our local interests, faithful in all things, trench
ant and graphic.
Tho record of events 10 the 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 the curvature o!
it's mountains or the courses Of its rivers, as well
90 that portion linked to US by the iron bands OF
the Gazette will be especially and g.
siduously devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns of the
Gazette will be filed with tho earliest and most
exact commercial news, edited with such pains'
taking care as will render an error, where even
slight errors are dangerous, impossible.
The Cattle Markets Of all the leading points OF
The world whoas rates affect tbi. market will be
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 the sales Of the Alexsn'
,ndria and neighboring markets given with &C.
,uracy and dispatch. The Grocery and other
markets will receive constant attention, and tho
money OF stock markets of the country epi!o'
nized for its columns, full details being given ss
o all stocks, &C., which ind investors in this
ection of the country.
To advertise in the Gazette means additions
rada Tbia e7narianca has nroYed