Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-30
Alexandra Gazette for 1879.

The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. Is. ts
E1GHTIETR ANNUAL VOLUME,
q newspaper that has won its long life by tina
survival of tna ft!estn amid hundreds OF iourn'
ais that have been it, contemporaries from tim
to time during tho four score years tbs! its CO..
umns have shown Tho ego and body Of tie
times"
The Gazette aims 10 be jolrna: Of hlga c'af-
sc!er-ssrly in the receip! Of news aud prompt
in giving to its readers the lstes. sdvices foreign
and domestic.
Its policy is to do jusLce w!!hou! fssT, favor
or Affection to give hone:. judgments OF public
measures and public msn; bu. 10 trenca OF The
sacred privacy OF no mans hsarths!ono
Itexpects 20 render faithful service to The ci!y
the state and the country by candid criticism
OF men and event, in the in.e7es. of the people
of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
With tho coming year ail tho long tried nad
improved methods OF making standard news.
PAPER will DO continued with such additional
facilities as past cxper .ea c, jls.iGa, Ina pr1pre
tor in believing will sd u the capacity OF ,ao
Gazette to servo its readers.
The news OF tho National Capital will b. carr
fully looked sf.or. The year 1879 will see IN:
control of both branches OF Congress ra.irnelH
the Democratic Conservative party. and til;
section of the country, SO unjlaty dealt with i0r
many years, may look TO see fsirer measures III
suguFsted. Since the sest of the Federal gov.
erpment was established in Washington Inc
Gazette has never beon without q full represent.
alton in the corps of correspondents there. AMI
especial pains will be taken this year that syeFy.
thing CT interest, especially such alters as have
special reference to Vrginis. shall be prompt.
~ and fully reports1 The proceedings OF he
Legislative Executive OF Judicial Department:
Of the Government will Ind their earliest record
in the columns OF tho Gazette.
Its Richmond correspondence will be unu:u.
ally st.rac.ivo-full in everything that concerns
our local Interest,", faithful in ell things, treach.
ant aud graphic.
The record of eycn,s in tho State of Virginia
will be fully kept up but to the intelligence OF
that sec,ioa Of The Commonwea which ns:pra
has bound TO Alexandris By the curvs.urc oil
its mountains or the courses OF its rivers. q: wei!
BE that portion linked to us by tho iron band: o.
railways the Gszette will be especially sid Al
sduously devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns Of the
Gazette will be filled with the esrlies: and most
exact commercial news. edited with such pains
taking care SIS will render an error, where even
slight errors are dangerous. impossible.
The Cattle Markets Of all the leading poihtsoi
The world whoae rates aFect this msrke! will be
quoted, and regular statements of the Baltimore
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria saHs
Of cattle will appear
The Flour, Grain and Produce movements
will be noted daily and the sales Of the Alez'n'
andris and neigh boring markets given with &C.
,urscy and dispatch. The Grocery and 1!he:
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or sLecl; marketa Of the country eli!o
nized for its columns full details being given =:
o all stocks, &c, which ind investors &c ~:
ection Of the country.
To advertise in the Gazette means additions
rade. This, experience hss proved.