Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-29
Gazette for 1879.

The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE began jan. lst il.
EsGHTIETH ANNUAL VOLUME,
newspaper that has won its long life by 'tuY
survival of tao at:est' amid hundreds OF lourn-
sls that have bsen its contemporaries from thu
to time during the four score years that its CO.
umns have shown the age and body OF tie
times"
The Gazette sims TO be jouraa! Of high Ct ar
scter-oarly in the receipt Of naIs and promp!
in giving to it, readers tue iatas. sdvces, fo:eigu
and domestic.
It's policy is to DO ju,tcs without fear, favor
or affection; to give honest judgments OF public
measures and public men; bu. 10 trench on tie
sacred privacy OF no mans hssr.hstone
I.e1pec.s 10 render faithful! service to the city
tho state and the country by candid criticism
of mon and event, in the interest Of the people
of The Commonwealth OF Virginia.
With tho coming year all tho long tried nLd
improved methods OF making standard news.
PAPER will be continued with such additional
facilities as past oxpesieac, jus.is; ths pr1prls-
tor in believing will add ID the .pscity of tas
Gazette 10 servo il. readers.
The news Of the National Capital will b cara.
fully looked after. The year 1879 will SEQ tn
control of both branches OF Congress returnoan
the Democratic Conservative party. and this
section Of the country. 30 upjustly dealt with for
many years, may look to SEQ fsirer measures in
auguTateo. Since the soGs of the Federal gov.
ernmonl WAS established in Washington the
Gszetto HIS never boeu without full represent
alton in the corps Of correspondents there aad
especial pains will be taken this year that every
a special reference to Virginia. shall be prompt
ly and fully reported. The proceedings of the
Legislative, Executive or judicial Department!
ofthe Government! will fad thor earliest record
in the columns OF The Gazette.
It's Richmond correspondence will be unusu
ally sttrsc!vs-full in everything thst concerns
our local Interests, faithful in all things, trench
on! and graphic.
The record Of events in the State of Virginia
will 10 fully kept up. but to the intelligence OF
that section Of the Commonwealth which nature
mas bound to Alexandria by the curvature OF
ls mountains or tho coursss OF its rivsrs as well
as that portion linked to US By the iron bands o.
railways tho Gazette will be especially and 81.
'iduoualy devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns of the
Gazette will be filed with the earliest and most
exact commercial news, edited with such pains
aking care W will render an erro:, where even
light errors are dangerous impossible.
The Cattle Markets of ali the leading points of
he world whose rates affect this market will be
quoted. and regular statements of the Baltimore.
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria salee
# cattle will appear
The Flour. Grain and Produce movements
Pill be noted daily, and the sales of the Aleysn.
ndria and ncighboring markets given with &C.
uracy and Dispatch The Grocery and other
markets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stick markets Of tho country epto'
aized for its columns, full details being given ss
D all stocks, &C., which fnd investors in tnis
setion Of the country.
To advertise in the Gazette means additions
ade. This, experience has proved.