Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-28
Alexandria Gazette for 1879.

The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan lat its
EIGHTIETH ANNUAL VOLUME,
u newspaper that has won it, long Lille by tina
survival of the ft.sat" amid hundreds OF journ.
ais thst have bscn its Contemporaries from tin
to ,imo during the four score years that It's oil
umns have shown tho age sad body ot thu
times"
The Gag alta sna - DO jourua! Of high cda:'
ac.or--early in tn, receip. OF nsws and promYI
in giving to its readers the stes: sdyices, foreign
and domestic.
Its policy is to DO justice withou! fesr. favor
or affection; to give honest judgments OF public
measures and public msn; but 10 trenca on tue
sacred privacy OF no mans hearthstone.
It expects to render faithful service to the city
the state and the country By candid criticism
of mon and events in the interest OF the psopio
of The Commonwealth OF Virginia.
With the coming year sll the long tried dad
improved methods Of making standard uoSs.
PAPER will bs continued with such additional
r,o; ii,1t hn M
tor in believing will s1d to tho capacity Of tas
Gazette to serve its readers,
The ueas OF tho National Capital will be care.
fully looked after. Tho year 1879 will $40 .a9
control of both branches OF Congress rstlrnetD
tho Democratic Conservative party, and TN.
section Of the country, SO unjustIy dealt with lo
many sesra, may look to soc isrer measures in
sugura.eJ. Siaco the seat Of The Federal gov
eminent WAS established in Washington lhc
Gazette has never boon without full represent.
alton in the corps Of correspondents lhsre AMI
especial psins will be taken this yesr tina! every
thing of interest," especially such matters as have
special reference to Virginia, shall BIO prompt.
y and fully reported The proceedings 0: tie
Of the Govern ment will find their earliest record
in the columns Of the Gszstle
It's Richmond correspondence will be unusu.
ally at!ractve--full in everything that concern;
Cur local interests faithful in all thngs, trench
art and graphic.
The record Of events in tho State Of Virginia
will be fully kept up, but to the intelligence OF
that section Of the Commonwealth which nature
has BOUND 10 Ale1sndria By the curvature OF
its mountains or the COURSES Of ts rivers. as well
as tha: portion linkod to US by the iron bands 0.
railways, tina Gazette will be especially aid Is.
siduously devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns of tho
Gazette will be filed with the earliest aud mGs!
exact commercial news edited with such pains
aking care IS will render su error, where sven
light errors are dangerous impossible.
The Cattle Markets Of Ell the leading points OF
he world whose rates affect thi. market will be
quoted, and regular statements of the Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria sales
If cattle will appear
The Flour, Grain and Produce movements
gill 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 the
money or stick markets of the country epto
1ized for it's columns, full details being given -
D all stocks, &C., which fnd investors in .nIs
,ction of the country.
To advertise in the Gazette means additions
ade. Thia, experience has proved.