Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-06
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE FUR 1880

Tho Alexandria Gazette, begun in li00, is The
oldest newspaper in Virginia. and it has survived,
with few exceptions, AL the public presses in
America which saw with IL tho dawn Of the
ninctoonth century. /. lives too not in decay
or dcc!epit but full Of lifo and youthful vigor,
giving all the news, telling tho truth without
1nar, favor or affection, !renching on tho privacy
OF no mans home, but full TO the brim with all
public information, and giving daily honest
Judgments Of public men ard public measures
1t furnishes tho news kilograms Of the New
York Associated Frees and Of Reuters EURO
poa1 agency, boing, with but two exceptions,
tho only paper between Baltimore and Fitch
mond that is thus connected with The greet
fountains Of tho worlds news.
With tho coming year sill tho long tried and
improved methods Of making standard news
paper will BIO continued. with such additional
facilities as past experience justilos the proprie-
tor in believing will add TO tho capacity Of tho
Gazette to serve its readers. It expects TO rem
der faithful service to the city, tho state and the
country by a candid criticism OF men and evonts
IN theintercst cfthe people Of the Commonwealth
Of Virginia.
The year 1850 will DO period Of critical in.
forest in both the Union and tho Commonwealth.
The election Of the eighteenth President Of the
United States will take place. with all the com.
blnstlons precedent, and counts consequences
and settlements subsequent, will call for record
IN the coming volume. Tho developments OF
the financial situation. which may portend aGlu
once .nd comfort or poverty and p1ivation to
Thousands arc now in progress. and tho columns
OF the Gazette will Eoio each step as we'll SIS
chronicle tho result. a new and striking foreign
policy is among likely events, and tho absorbing
intercs: of il cannot BIO overcstinated. In Viz
RlnIS there is political chaos and industrial and
commercial depression. Thc way out Of this
qragmira will t!l many CT those PARAGRAPHS
with Information Of rsre int~rcst.
10 moCt III th6 demands uron it in an excep-
tional year, tho Gazette will bo made WASH
jNGTOA and RICHMOND NEWSPAPER,
as we'll as An ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL.
Tho Richmond ard Washington noWs of tho
past year LAS left little TO improve, but yot
greater effort will be m&,!o 10 insure absolute
perfection III there departments
Tho city Of Alexandria will find as uaual IFS
daily history in each evenings issue, and tho
Intelligence "i th4tsjr ian Of the Commonwealth
winch rnturn las n""nf To AlrXnndria hy tho
CuTsstErc Of lis mountains or tho cuIrsos OF lis
rivers rs we'll ~ .hnt portion linked To ~ by the
baNIs n T,il;ug,l MI H.. ;
clitOnlClrd.
Tho Business suh Comc,c7tiAl columns Of the
Ga"cllu will hn filled with tho earliest and most
exact c"mmt rcial nawa, olilni with fuch pains
tak'Gg caro- IS will rnriar M arror, WHARF evan
slight Gr!, ~ pro .angcrnna iinpnssi:..n
the C.!tn Ha;En:s Of AL III, iandidg points Of
IN" world whose 1ht,, Affect this market viii be
1uoii'. and regular Rtotrmonts OF tho Baltimore,
Gccrsotown. Washlngtom and Alexandria palos
Of cattle viii A.,lrrr.
IN" Flour. Ernin "a. i'r"uro mGv 0monta
Will ho nn!od dniiv, md the tn!ra Of tho hInynn.
dria and nrighh"ring mslknLs gv0n with acc,l.
racy and !srnLc!. Che Grocery and other mar
'''' we '''''Nh hhHrI'.UL NLLNIiiiUn, alu tho
money OF stool; markets OF tho country optic
m!%od fer it, columns. fall "details hning sivnn
l." all stocks, sc, which !inl ns catGrs in this
s'c,inn Of tho cauniry.
Tho advertising columns Of the Uaznlln olfer
Inducements which nxrcrioncn has shown to ar.
ford greater returns for II small Investment than
any other which can be- mnn.
TRIMS OFHU HSCKl pTION.
Tho beginning Of tho New Year, which in
Inns cssn marks tho advent Of another decade Of
tho worlds progress is deemed fit limo for
now features So that from this date tho Ga%GtLe
Tor tho country (ir! weekly will be- supplied at
FONH DOLLARS per annum in advance.
TIE NEW RATES.
Alexandria Daily GszotLc ......... Sc per nnnum
Alexandria TIL Weekly Gs&ette 4
Always cash in advance.
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