Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-16
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE FUR 1870

uS - 1 AluI ia ta'.tLit ItRuu III li'' IL llt
oldest nowapa per in Virginia. and it has survived
with few exceptions, all the public presses in
America which saw with it tho dawn Of the
nineteenth century. 1t lives too, not in decay
or decrepit, but full of life and youthful vigor,
giving sill the news, telling the truth without
fear, favor or affection, !ronchng on the privacy
of no mans home, but full TO tho brim with MI
public information. and giving daily honest
Judgments Of public men and public messurea.
1t furnishes tho news kilograms of the Now
York Associated fress and Of Reuters Euro
pesn agency being, with but two exceptions,
tho only paper between Baltimore and Rch-
mond that is thus connected with tho grost
fountains of tho worlds noWP
With tho coming yoar al tho long tried and
improved methods Of making standard news
papor will DO continued. with such additional
facilities as past experience justlos tho proprie.
tor in believing will add 10 tho capacity Of the
Gazette TO servo its readers 1t expects to rem
der faithful service to tho city, tho state and the
country by candid criticism of mon and events
OF Virgins.
The year 1850 will DO aperiod of critical in
teres! in both tho Union and The Commonwealth.
Tho election of the eighteenth President of tho
Unltod States Will take place, with all the COM
blnatioHs precedent, and counts; consequences
and settlomonts subsequent, will call for record
in the coming volume. Tho developments of
the financial situation. which may portend sttlu.
ence and comfort or poverty and privation TO
thousands, arc now in progress, and tho columns
OF the Gazette will note each step as well as
chronicle the result. A now and striking foreign
policy is among likely events, and tho absorbing
interest Of il cannot DO ovores!imated. In Viz
&nla thoro is political chaos and industrial and
commercial depression. Tho way out of this
quHgmlro will I'LL many OF thusn paragrsphs
with information Of raro interest.
10 meet AL too demands upon il in All oycep-
tIonal yo1f, tho Gazette will be made WASH.
INGTON and RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS,
as well MS MI A ALEXANDRIA, JOURNAL.
Tho Richmond ard Washington news of tho
past year lag lett littlo to improve but yet
perfection in those dcpsrlmcnts
Tho ely of hlnIaniri. will find .s uau.1 ia
daily history in GAci; evenings issuo, and tho
irtoi!i&nnCo Of that sccl"n Of tho Cc,ur onweslth
winch nature hss h"mGi tn Alexandria by tho
irpaurn at us Mountains ur tln courses Of i.s
rp"rs aa well as thai portion Iinknl IL lis hy the
iron hands =! Fati~Gys. viii ha nsbidnoualy
chtoniclai
III" t'nsnds' sh'l C"nmnrciul columns OF tho
""iot!" VIZ hu tilted with tho earliest Mnd most
o4aca CONNIE rci.l noHs, rltDi with such pRins-
tssti'E caro- ~ will render Nj error, whara oven
slight errors sra d.nrnrrus impossible
The Caltio Marko!R Of nj! The leading points OF
tho world whose rates siluct this market will be
quoted and regular sist-mnnts OF the baltimore
Gc"rSctown, Washington .nh y leaNadri. sales
vi rSttle will nrpssr.
Inr Flour. G'siI ara Produce movements
viii b0 uclod ta.iE, and tt,, s,.!,s Of tho Aexsn-
dtis and ncghi'orin4 m rknls glvon with accu,
Iacy ind dEpslri. Tho Grocery and Other MAT
kcts vii! receive constant attention. and Inc
money or stock markets. OF tho country optic
mlEed for It's columns full details buing givon
TO all stocks, nc which find investors in thia
Section Of tho country
Tho advartiaing coiumna of tho Hazettn oller
Inducements which experience has shown 10 af-
ford greater returns for :: small Investment than
any other which can he made
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