Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-20
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE FOR 1880

Ihe Alexandria uszetie. begun in 1893, is The
oldest newspaper in Virginia, and it has survived,
with levy exceptions all the public presses in
America which saw with it the dawn of the
nineteenth century. 1t lives too, not il decay
or dec-epit. but full Of life ard youthful vigor,
giving al tho naws, telling tho truth without
fear. favor or affection, !renching on tho privacy
Of no mans homo, but full 10 tho brim with all
public information. and giving daily honest
judgments @: public men snd public measures.
1t furnishes The news kilograms of tho New
York Associated Frcss and Ct Reuters Euro
pcan agency, bong, with but two exceptions,
the only paper between Baltimore and Rich
moHd that is thus connected with the crest
fountains Of the worlds news.
With tho coming year ali The long tried snd
improved methods Of making standard news
paper will DO continued, with such additional
facilities rs past experience justices tho propre-
tor in believing will add 10 tho capacity of the
Gazette to serve its rcsdoIa II expects to ron
der faithful service 10 tho city, tho state and the
Country ~ p candid criticism OF men and events
in the interest G thc people Of tho Common wealth
OF Virginis.
The car 1850 will be p period oc critical in.
tersst il bothtEo Union and The Commonwealth
The election Of the cightceIth President Of the
United States will !aka place, with all the COM
bilatl?rs precedent, and counts consequences
and settlements sGbseqUont vii! call for record
II the Coming voiaUlc, G'no developments Of
the financial si:uotlon, which may portend flu.
onco sud comfort or Poverty Snd priystion to
Thousands &C aow in progress. and the columns
OF the GaZo!so viii Ept0 each step IS wel az
Chronicle tho Io:r!. a ncS snd striking foreign
policy is among iiGeiy events, and tho absorbing
:nteres! u il csnno. DO overcs.i:nated. In Vir-
ginia there is political chaos and industrial and
commercial depression. Tho way out of this
GUsGmico VIII fill many oi thoso paragraphs
with ih!crustion OF ZERO interest.
TO moot all tG1 demands uron it il AT oxcep.
tionsl year, the Gs:stte will bo mado WASH.
lNGTON and RICHMOND NEWSPAPER,
IS we'll as an ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL.
Tho Richmond ard Weah;ncton news of tina
past year has left little TO improve, but yet
greater effort will be nado TO insure absolute
perfection in thcso departments
The city of hlexsndris viii lG,i as usual iis
daily history 81 oacti evenings issue, and tho
Intelligence of thstSccti0n o! The Commonwealth
which Isture hs3 hound 10 AleXsntiria by tho
curvature Of lis mountains or tho courses Of lis
rivers is wei! as that portion linked to us by the
iron bands Of rail~ays. will ho assi,luousy
chronic!eti.
The Business ard CGnlmo7cial columns Of the
Gazc..o will 10 filled with tho oaries: and raoat
exact commercial nows, edited with such PAINS
tsslrg cara ~ will ron'!er an error, where oven
slight errors arc dangerous, impossible
The Cattlo Markets or all The leading tioints of
Tho world whose rates A:iccl this market will be
quoted. snd regular statements Of tho Baltimore
GeorEotnwn Washington And alexandria sales
hl cattle will aDresr.
Tho Flour, Grain al! Produce movements
will be noted daily, and tho sales of tho Aoxsn-
dria and neghbOrinE marl:o,s given with accu-
racy and dispatch. Tho Grocery and other mar
Eela Will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock uia:ie els OF tho country epito-
mlGad Tor lts columns, full details being given
to oil stocks, &c, which find inpostcrs in this
section of the country.
he advertising columns Of tho Gazette offer
Inducements which oyrcIienca has shown to af-
ford greater returns Tor q small investment than
any other which can be made
TENNIS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The beginning OF tho New Fear, which in
this case marks tho advent OF another decade of
tho worlds progress, is deemed flt time for
new features so tina. from this date the Gazette
fer tho country Ori-wecklY) will be supplied Ct
FOUR DOLLARS per snnum, in advance.
THE NEW RATKS.
Alexandria Daily Gazette ........ sc ror snnum
Alexandria TIL Weekly Gazette 4
Always cash in advance
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