Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-02

Tho ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE begin. JAnusrg
its EIGHTHETH ANNUAL VOLUME,
d newspaper that has won iLs long life by the
survival Of the lt.est" smid hundreds Of lourn.
ais tina! have been its contemporaries from time
to timo during tho four score years thst It's COL
umHs have shown ":he pge aud body OF tie
times"
Tho Csc ,!ts sla to 10 u journal OF high char.
sc!er-aarly in th9 raceip. Of nsws and promp!
in giving to it: ,osders the latest advices foreign
and domestic
lis policy is 10 DO justice without fear. tAqo:
or Affection to give honest judgments of public
measures and public man; but TO trench on the
sscred privacy of no mans hear!hs!one.
Itexpects 70 rende: faithful service to The city.
The stats and tho country by candid criticism
of men snd evort. in tho interes! Of the people
of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
With the coming year oil tho long tried and
improved methods OF masking a standard news.
laper will DO continual with such additions!
facilities Gs past oxperieac justas' tho pr'prle-
tor in believing will add to the capacity CT tho
Gaze!t, 10 serve its reader.
The news Of the National Capital will be care
fully looked after. The year 1879 will sec the
control OF both branches OF Congress raturnedto
the Democratic Conservative party, and thia
section of the country, unjuatly dealt with tor
many yesrs may look 10 see fsireS measures in
augurated. Since the sea. of the Federal gov
eminent YVES established in Washington the
Gsz5tte hiss never been without full represent.
s!ion in the corps Of corretp ,ndonts there. and
especial pains will be taken this year That every
thing of interest. especially such matters as have
q special reference to Virginia, shall be prompt
ly and fully reported. The proceedings of tho
Legislative, Executive or Judicial Departments
ofthe Government will find their esrles: record
in the columns of the Gazstts.
Ita Richmond correspondence will be unusu.
ally atsractive--ful in every thing that concerns
our local Interests, faithful in all things, trench
ant aad graphic
The record OF events in thu State Ct Virgins
will be fully kept up, but to the intelligence OF
that section Of the Commonwealth which nature
has bound 10 Alexandra by the curvature OF
:s mountains or the Courses of its rivers as we'll
as that portion linked to US by the iron bands OF
railways ths Gazette will be especially and as
sduous!y devoted.
The Business and Commercial columns Of tbs
Gazette will be filed With the earliest and mos.
exact commercial news, edited with such pains
taking care as will render An erro:, where sven
slight errors are dangerous. impossible.
The Cattle Markets of all the leading points .!
the world whose rates affect thi. market will be
quoted, and regular statement! of the Baltimore,
Washington and Alexandria sales
Of cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain and Produce movements
will Re noted daily, and thu sales of ths Ale1sn-
andria snd neghboting markets given with &C.
curacy and dispatch. The Grocery and other
markets will receive constant attention. and the
money or stock markets of the country. epi!o'
nizsd for its columns full details being given -
10 all stocks, &C., which End investors in this
section of the country.
To advertise in the Gazette means additional
rade. This, experience hiss proved.