Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-05
1900.
Alexandra Gazette for 1879,
THEONLY DAILY PAPER In NORTH.
EHN VIRGINIA.
STEADILY lNCRsA3-
ING-ONE OF THE BEST ADVEE-
Using MEDIUMS IN
The STATE.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. lst its
E{GEfTsETEs ANEUAL VOLUME,

EIGHTaETH ANNUAL VOLUME,
newspaper .hs! has won its long life by tho
survival Of the fttest' smid hundreds OF Journ-
ais that have Deoa its contemporaries from tim
to time during the four scoIo yoa!s thss lts col
umns have sheWn tho sge and body OF Tia
times
The Gazette aims to be journal OF high cha
scter-early in tho receiD! Of nows and promp
in giving TO its rosdeTs the latest sdVcos, foreign
and domestic.
It's policy is to do justice. without faar. favo:
or affection to give honest Judgments OF public
measures and public men; but 10 trench OIL tina
sacred privacy of no mans hearthstore
Ite1pects to render faithful service TO The city
| the state and the country by candid criticism
of men and events in tho interest Of the people
OF the Commonwealth OF Virginia
With the coming year all tho long tried and
improved methods OF making standard news.
uaper will be continued with such additional
facilities rs past experience justie5 the proprie-
tor in believing will Std to the capacity OF the
Gazette TO serve lis readers.
The news OF the National Capital will DO care
fully looked after. The year 1879 will see the
control of both branches OF Congress returned to
tho Democratic Conservative party, and This
section of tho country SO uDjustiy dealt with tor
many wears may look 10 see fairer measures ill.,
aueurstec. Since the seat Of the Federal gov
ernment was established in Washington the
Gazette has never been without full represent
alton in tho corps Of correspondents thero, and
especisl pains will be taken this year that every
thing Of interest especially suCh matters as have
special reference 10 Virginia, shall DO PROMPT
" and fully reported. Tho proceedings OF tho
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments
of the Government will ind their earliest record
in the columns of tho Gazette.
lis Richmond correspondence will be unusu-
ally attractive-tull in everything that concerns
cur local interests, faithful in all things, trench
ant and graphic.
The record Of events in tho State Of Virginia
will DO fully kept up, but to the intelligence of
that section of tho Commonwealth which nature
has bound TO Alexandria by the curvature of
its mountains tho OF It's rivers, as VOL
ss that portion linked to us by tho iron bands o.
railways, tho GAZc:to will be especially and ss-
siduously devoted
The Business and Commercial columns OF tho
Gazette will BIO filed with the earliest ard mcst
exact commercial nows, edited with such pains.
taking care IS will render an error; Thc:e even
slight errors sre dangerous, impossible.
The Cattle Markets Of sll the Leading points oi
tho world whose rates affect this market will be
quoted, end reauiar statements OF tho Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria ssies
of cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain snd Produce movements
will be noted daily, and tho sales Of the Aiexsn.
sndris and ncighbcrng markets given with &C.
curacy and dispatch. The Grocery and other
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock markets Of tho country optic.
miZcd for it, columns, fall details being given s5
10 all stocks, &c, which I"4 Investors III tala
section Of the country.
To advertise in The Gazette u;aans Sdd!tiona
trade. This, experience Ess proved.