Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-26
Alexandra Gazette for 1879

| Tho ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. Is! Il:
EsGHTIETH ANNUAL YGLUME,
newspaper that has Won it, long life By "th,
survival oftno dtteat' amid hundreds OF journ'
SIS that have been ils Contemporaries from tim
to time during tho four score years that Its COL
umns have shown tho age and body OF the
times
| The Gszs.te aims to be = journal Of high cha
| scler-early in III /, receipt Of news and tprompt
in giving to its rosisrs the latest adVices foreign
| and domestic.
It's policy is to do justice wi!hou! fear, favor
| or affection to give honest judgments OF public
measures and public mon; but 10 trench on th'
| sacred privacy OF no mans hes-ths!ons
1t expects to render faithful service to the city
the state and the country by candid criticism
OF men and events in the interest Of the people
OF the Commonwealth OF Virginia.
With the coming year all tho long triot and
| improved methods Of making standard newa.
paper will BIO continued with such additional
facilities as past experience justifes the propre
tor in believing will add to tho capacity of the
Gazette 10 serve its readers.
The news of the National Capital will DO care
fully looked after. The year 1879 will 500 th:
| control of both branches Of Congress rsturnedD
the Democratic Conservative party, and this
section Of tho country, so uoustly dealt with for
many years, msy look 10 see farer measures 10.
augurated. Since the scat of the 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 auch matters as have
special reference 10 Virginia, shall be prompt
ly and fully reported. The proceedings of tho
Legislative Executive or Judicial Departments
the Government will find their esrlies! record
in the columns of the Gazette
Its Richmond correspondence will bo unusu.
ally attractive-full in everything that concerns
our local in!eres!s, 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
its mountains or the courses Of ts rivers. as vel!
as that portion linked to US by the iron bands OF
railways the Gazette will be especially and as
siduously devoled.
The Business and Commercial columns Of the
Gazette will be filled with the earliest and moss
taking care as will render An error, where even
slight errors are dangerous impossible
Tho Cattle Markets of all the leading points Of
tho world whose rates affect thi. market will be
quoted, and regular statements of the Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria ssles
Of cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain and Produce movements
will DO noted daily. and the sales of the Alexsn'
andris and neighboring markets given With &C.
curscy snd dispatch. TIE Grocery and other
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock markets Of the country epito.
mized for its columns, full details being given ss
10 all Stocks &C., which and investors in tna
section of tho country.
To advertise in the Gazette means sdditions
.rade This, experience has proved.