Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-29
GAZETTE FOR 1890

The Alexandris Gazette, begun 10 1888, Is the
Oldest newspaper in Virginia, and il has survived,
with few excep.icLs, all the public presses N
Americs which saw with ii the dawn OF The
ninetoenth century. II lives too, Lot in decay
or dec-epit, but full of life and youthful vigor,
giving sill the news, telling the truth without
fesr, favor or affection, !renchirg on the privacy
of no mans homo, but fell to the brinl with ali
public information. and giving daily honest
judgments of public men snd public measures.
II furnishes the news telee.sms OF The &ow
York AssociatHd Frees and Of Reuters Euro
pesn agency, being, with but two exceptions,
the only paper between Baltimore and Eich.
mond that is thus connected with the gTcsi
fountains Of tie worlds news
With the coming year all the long tried snc.
improved methods Of making standard news
paper will be continued, with such additional
facilities as past experience justifeS the pr5pre-
tor in believing will add TO tho cspaciiy of tho
Gszette to servo lis readers. Il expects ~ rcn.
der faith u service TO the city. the state srd the
country by candid criticism % Inen ani events
IN thein interest ofthe people OF the Gopiu,of woah
Of Virgins
The year 1850 vii! DO 6 period Of criticsl in.
tcres; in both the Union and the Com raorweslth
The election Of the eighteenth President IS taa
United States will lake place, with al ii3 com"
blastions precedent, and counts; Consequences
and settlements Subsequent, will call e record
il the coming Volume. Inc developments OF
the financial siIuation, which may portend flu
rnce snd comfort or poverty and nrivaton To-
Thousands, arc now in progress, unG the columns
Of the Gazet:e will Lots zach step rs well rs
chronicle the result new and striking foreign
policy is among likely events, sud the ,.bsorb ig
interest of il csnnot be ovcrcstim.ted. In Vlr-
GINA there is political chaDs sid industrial anG
commercial depression. The way out Of this
quagmire will fll many OF those Dsrs2.aris
with information Of rarc interest.
TO meet sll !ha demands upon il in an nAceu-
tionai gear, the Gszotto will be undo WASH.
lNGTON and klCAMUND NEWSPAPER
as well as an ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL.
The Richmond and Washington news OF tie
past year has lef. little TO improve, hut yoL
greater effort will be made To insure absolute
perfection in these departments.
The city Of Alexandra will Gad ss u:usl i.s
daily history in each evenings issue, and the
Intelligence of thstsection of the Ucmn oawesllh
which nature hiss bound to Alexandria by tho
curvature Of lis mountains Or the courses Of il
rivers as well as that portion linked to Us by the
iron bands Of railways, will be assiduousy
chronicled.
The Business and Commercial columns of tho
Gazette will be filed with the earliest and most
exact commercial news, edited with such pains
taking care as will render an error where even
slight errors are dangerous, impossible.
The Cattle Markets Of ali tie nadiag points Of
the world whose rates affect this market will be
quoted, and regulsr statements OF the Baltimore
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria sales
of cattle will appear.
The Flour. Grain ard Produce movements
will be noted daily, and the sales of the Aexan-
dris and neighboring markets given with aceu-
kets will receive constant attention, and Tie
money or stock msrkets oil the country epito-
mized for its columns, full details being given
to all stocks &c, which fad ins estors in this
section Of the country.
The advertising columns Of tho Gazette ofIor
inducements which Ell erence hss shown to af-
ford greater returns for small investment. than
any other which can be made.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The beginning of the New Year, which in
this case marks the advent of smother decade Of
the worlds progress, is deemed lL time for
new features, so tina! from this date the Ggzrt!e
for the country (tri-weekly) will be supplied s.
FOUR DOLLARS per arnum. in sdvanco
THE NkW RATES.
Alexandria Daily Gszstte.......... Sc per aunum
Alexandria TIL Weekly Gszette 4
Always cash in advance
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