Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-18
Gazette for 1879.
Tho ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE begin, Janus-y

| l its E1GHT5ErE ANNUAL VOLUME,
| a newspaper ths: HIS won its long life by IN.
survival OF tae t!t!est' amid hundreds Of jour.
ais thst hsva been It's contemporaries from tia:
70 Tine during the four score years that il;
umns have shown "the ago and body OF :lI
times"
The Gazstts sims TO DO jolrns! .: ngu chat
scter-ssrly in tbs receio! OF Ia1s and proup:
in giving TO is readers the latest sdvice: fOrega
and domestic.
Its policy is to do justice withou! tesF, favor
or affection; to give honest judgments Of public
measures and public msa; bu. 10 tranca On tie
sacred privacy OF no mans h3sr.ha:ono.
Il e1pacts t, render faithful service 10 toe c.y
the state and the country BY csaid criticism
of men and evcot, in the interes. of tie people
Of the Commonwealth OF Virginia
With the coming year sl the long tried sd
improved methods OF making s.sndari news.
Taper will DO continued with such st .il!on,
facilities as ps:t exper.eacs jus:ifs, the prop'c.
tor in believing will sid - the c.pscty ct ne
Gszatt, 10 serve il roaderJ
The neRs OF The Nations! Capital will oa csTe.
fully looked after. Tho year 1879 vii! sea tae
control OF both branches OF Congress TsturRsdD
the Democratic Conservative party, AID I'll,
section of tho country SO unjustly dealt with to'
many yesrs, may look TO see fsirer measures in.
sugtiIsted Since the seat of the Federal gov
c1nmon: was established in Washington Ii:
Gazette has never neaa without fall rep7e:oa;'
alton in the corps Of correspondents here, ~:
especial pains will be taken this year tist e7erS-
thing OF interest, especially such n Alters as haze
special reference to Virginia. shall bs prona:
~ and fully reported The proceedings o. TIE
Legislative, Executive or judicial Department,
CT the Government will fud their esrlis:: recori
in the columns Of The Gaz :.te
Is Richmond correspondence vii! be TOu:n.
ally attrsc!ive-ful in everything tins! concern:
our local Interests faithful in sll thing,, trench
ant and graphic.
The record OF events in the St4to of Virgin,
will be fully KEEP. up. bu. TO the intelligence g!
that section Of tho Commonwealth which ns.urr
mas bound 10 AleYsndri. by The curvature Of
its mountains or the courses OF its rivers IS wei
SIS this! portion linked to us by the iron bands ..
railways. the Gazette will be especially and a.
s!duoualy devoted
The Business and Commercial columns Of u.
Gazette will be filed with the earliest and mos!
e1ac: commercial news. edited with such psia.'
taking care SIS will render an error, whero even
slight errors are dangerous impossible.
The Cattle Markets Of all the leading poin.s OF
.he world whose rates affect this marke. will be
quoted, snd regular ststements OF the Baltimore
Georgetown, Washington and Alexsndris saits
Of cattle will appear
The Flour, Grain and Produce movement.
Rill be noted daily, and the GALES OF thu AIeEah'
sndris and neighboring markets given with &C.
.uracy and dispatch. The Grocery and ether
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock markets Of tie county epic
nized for its columns, fcl! details being given 5.
o all stocks, &C., which ind investors IN ~;
ection of the country.
To advertise in tie Gazette means additions
rade This experienca has nroved