Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-10
&CAELISHED 1900.
Alexandra Gazette for 1873.
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST e
TABLISHED PAPERS IN THE
COUNTRY.
THEONLY DAILY PAPER IN NORTH.
Ei:N VIRGINIA.
CIECUIaTLUN STEADILY IHCk2AJ
IEG--ONE OF THE BEST ADVEE.
Using MEDIUMS IN
THE STATE.
Tho ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began Jan. let 1T
EEGHTGETK ANNUAL VOLUME,


pewspsper that hiss won its long life by 'the
survival of the fttest" amid hundreds of journ-
ais that have been its co:emporarles from tim
to time during the four score years that Its col
umns have sheWn 'the sge and body OF In
times
ecter-esrly in the receipt Of news and promp
in giving to its readers the latest sdvices foreig2
aid domestic.
lis policy is 10 Go justice without fear, tavo:
or affection; to give honest judgments OF public
| measures and public men; but TO trencn on tn
:scred privacy Of no mans hearthstono.
Itoxpccts to rondes faithful service TO the city
the atSto and the country by candid criticism
OF men and events in the interest OF the people
of The Commonwealth Of Virginia.
With the coming yosr all the long tried aid
Improved methods of making g STANDARD news.
paper will DO continued with such additional
facilities ss paat experience jus:ihes The proprle-
tor in believing will add to The capacity OF the
Gazette 10 serve It's roSGer5
TIC nows Of The National Capital viii be care
| fully looked after. The year 1879 will SEQ the
control of both branches OF Congress returned to
the Democratic Conservative party, and Inns
section Of tho country, 80 unjusly dealt With tor
many years, may look to 500 tairer measures in
supurs.et. Since tho seat Of the Federal gov.
ernment was established in Washington tho
Gazette has never bean without full represent.
stion in the corps OF correspondence there, and
GSpSCISl phiIS Nlli US lAAoii tiis s4e'
thing of interest, especially such matters IS hsvo
q special reference TO Virgins, shall be prompt
IL snd fully reported. The proceedings OF the
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments
of the Government will fnd their earliest record
in the columns of the Gazette
It's Richmond correspondence will be unusU.
ally G.trac:ivo-ful in everything that concerns
cur 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 10 the Intelligence OF
thst section Of tie Commonwealth which nature
has bound 10 Alexandria by the curvature CT
its mountains or the courses of It's rivers, az VOL
IS that portion linked 10 us by the iron bands OF
railways, the Gazette will be especially and as.
sicuousiy devoted.
The Business ard Commercial columns OF the
Gazette will be filed with the earliest and most
exact orzIue.ciai news, edited with zuch pains
tsking care ss sill render IN error, whore even
slight errors are dangerous impossible
The Csttle Markets Of eli the leading points OF
the world whose ratios affect this market will DO
quoted and regular statements OF lie Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandr!s sales
of cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain snd Produce movements
will be noted daily, and the ISLES Of the AleXan.
sndria snd Eeigh boring markets given with &C
cursoy and dispatch The Grocery and other
markets will receive constant attention., snd the
money or stack markets OF the country epito.
mixed fer lis columns, fo!! details being given as
10 oil stochG, &c, which find investors il this
section Of tho couDtry.
To advertise il the Gazette means additional
trGdn. This, experience has proved.