Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-20
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE FOR 1890

The Alexandria uazette, begun in 1919, is the
Oldest newspaper in Virginia, and it hos survived,
with few exceptions al tho public process in
America which SAY with il the dawn Of the
nineteenth century. II lives too no: in decay
or dec.spt, bat full Of life and youthful vigor,
giving ali the news telling the truth without
fear, favor CT affection, .rerching on the privacy
Of no maZ.'s home, but full TO tho brim with al
public information, and giving dsily honest
judgments Of public men and public measured
IL furnishes the news kilograms Of the Now
York Associated Press end Of Reuters Euro
poan sgercY, being, with but two exceptions
the only paper between Baltimore and Rich
:%ond that is thus connected with the great
fountains Of the worlds news.
With tho coming year al the long tried snd
improved methods Of Masking q standard news
paper Will be Continued, with such additional
facilities SIS past experience ustifes the proprie-
tor IN believing will sd 10 thu capacity Of the
Gazette TO serve lis readers. Il expecLa TO rom
der faithful service TO the CITY, the state and the
country by candid criticism OF men and events
in theintorest cfihe people Of the Common woalth
Of Virginia.
The year 1880 will be {. period Of crticsl in.
teresI in both the Union and the Common wealth.
The election OF the eighteenth President of the
United States will take place, with sll the com.
binstioDs precedent, and counts consequences
and settlements subsequent, will call for record
n ho ire
the financial situst,on, which may portend sthu-
ence and comfort or poverty and privation to
thousands, are now in progress and the columns
of the Gazette will note osch step as well Sc
caTorice the result. 4 new and striking foreign
policy is among likely events, ard the sbsor bing
interest of it cannot be overestimsted. In Vir-
gina there is political chaos and industrial and
commercial depression. The way out of this
quagmire will fill many OF those paragraphs
with information Of rare interest.
To meet a!i the demands upon it in an excep-
tional year. the GsZeLte will be made WASH.
INGTON mnd RICHMOND NEWSPAPER,
30 well SIS an ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL.
The Richmond and Washington news of the
past year has left little to improve, but yet
greater effort will be made to insure absolute
perfection in these departments.
The city Of Alexan6ris will find ss usual its
daily history in esch evenings ISSUE and the
Intelligence OF thst section of the Comm onwealth
which nature has bound TO Alexandria by the
curvature Of is mountains or the courses CT its
rivers as wol as that portion linked to US by the
iron bands Of railways, will be aasiduously
chronicled.
Tho Business and Com merssl columns of tho
Gazette will bs filled with tho ear lost and most
exact commercial news, edited with such psins-
tsking care rs will render al error, where even
slight errors are Dgetoua, impossible.
The Cattle Markets of al the leading points OF
the world whose rates stEoct this market will be
quoted. and regular statements of the Baltimore,
crketown, Washington and Alexandria sales
f.cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain aRd Produce movements
vii! be noted dsily, and the sales OF the AIexan.
dris and neighbCring maj kets given with accu-
racy and dispatch. The Grocery and Other mar.
kets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock markets OF the country epi.o-
mixed for its columns, full details being given
to all stocks, &c, which find investors in this
section OF the country.
! he advertising columns CT the Gszetts ofer
inducements which exl erionce has shown to af.
ford grester returns for q small Investment than
any other which can DO made.
TENNIS CT SUBSCRIPTION.
The beginning OF the New Year, which in
this case marks the sdqen. of another decade of
The worlds progress, is deemed fit time fol
new features, so tina. from this date the Gazette
for the country t:ri-weekly) will be supplied st
FOUR DOLLARS per annum, in advance.
TIE NEW RATES.