Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-24

ESIABLISHED 1900.
Alexandra Gazette for 1879.
ONE OF TIE OLDEST AND BEST IL
TABLISHED PAPERS IN THE
COUNTRY.
THEONLY DAILY PAPER IN NORTH
ERN VIRGINIA.
CIRCULATION STEADILY lNUREA5-
ING--ONE OF THE BEST ADVER-
Using MEDIUMS IN
THE STATE.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. lst its
EnGHTIETA ANNUAL VOLUME,
newspaper ths. has won its long life by tine
survivs! of the fttest" amid hundreds OF 1ouru.
als that have been its cotemporsrles from I'm
10 time during tho four score years that hs col
umns have shown Tho age aud body OF the
times
The Gazette aims to be a journal Of high char.
scter-ssrly in the receipt OF news and promp.
in giving to its readers the latest adVces, forelgn
Snd domestic.
Its policy is to DO justice without fear, fsvo:
or affection to give honest judgments of public
measures and public men; but 10 trench on th'
1t poets to render faithful service 10 the city
the state and the country by candid criticism
of men and events in the interest of the people
of,hs Commonwealth of Virginia
With the coming year all the long tried and
improved methods OF making standard news.
Taper will be continued with such additional
facilities IS past experience justaes the proprie.
tor in believing will add to tho capacity OF the
Gazette to serve It's readers.
The news of the National Capital will be care
r. x,,tn he
control of both branches of Congress returned to
the Democratic Conservative party, and this
section Of the country, so unjusty dealt with tor
many years, msy look to see falrer measures In
auguTateo. Since the seat OF tho Federal gov
eminent was established in Washington the
Gazette has never been 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
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments
Of the Government will find their earliest record
in the columns of the Gazette.
Its Richmond correspondence will be unusn.
ally sttrsctive-full in everything that concerns
our 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
OK tue COURSES CT lLS ElY6lS, de W6ll
as that portion linked to US by the iron bands of
railways, the Gazette will be especially and as
siduousy 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 are 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
o cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain and Produce movements
will be noted daily, and the sales OF the Alexan-
curacy and dispatch. The Grocery AID other
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money OF stock markets Of the country epito'
mixed for its columns full details being given az
to all stocks, &C., which find investors IN this
section of the country.
To advertise in the Gazette means additionR
trade. This experience has proved.