Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-10
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE FOR 1890

The alexandria Gazette begun in li9o, ia the
oldest newspaper in Virgins. and it has survived,
with few exceptions, nil tho public presses in
America which saw with it the dawn Of the
nineteenth century. II lives too, not in decay
or dec.cpi., ba. full Of life and youthful vigor,
giving all the news, telling the truth without
fear favor CT affection, !rcnching on the privacy
Of no msn's home, but fill to the brim with all
public Information, snd giving daily honest
Judgments of public men and public measures.
II furnishes the news kilograms OF tho New
York Associated Freas and Of Reuters Euro
pesD.ageEcY, bang, with tu. two exceptions,
the only paper between Baltimore and Rich.
mond that is thus connected with the great
fountains Of tho worlds LewE.
With the coming year all the long tried and
improved methods Of making a standard news
paper will be continued, with such additional
facilities 90 last experience justiGos the proprio-
tor III believing Vii! ED 10 the capacity of the
Gazette TO serve its readers. 1t expects to rem
der faithful seryico to the city, the state and the
country By a candid criticism OF men and events
il shointcrcst of.ho people CT the Commonwealth
CT Virgins.
T!G yo5r 1880 VIII DC q p9:i0d Of critical in
Lcrca. in beth he Union snd The Common weslLh.
The election Of the eighteenth President Of tho
United States will lake paco, with ail tho COM
binatioIs precedent and counts consequences
I H.. . ~
in the cotaiDS yolame Tnc Developments OF
the lnanCisl situation, which luay p0rtond .tllu
| once aud comfort or poverty and plivation to
| thousands, gro now il progress and tho columns
| OF tho Gazette will note zach step as we'll as
chronicle tho result. A new and striking foreign
policy is among likely events, snd the absorbing
| interest Of il canuot be oyores.imated In Vir-
| GINA there is poli!cs! chaos ard industrial and
commercial depression. Tho way GU. of this
qu"gsnire will Gil many OF those paragraphs
with information Of rsro interest.
TO mce. %ll Toe demands upon il in an excop-
tonal year, the Gazslto will DO made WASH
INGTON aid RICHMOND NEWSPAPER,
as woll RS an ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL.
The Richmcnd sid Washington neWs of the
past year has left little to improve but yet
grestcr ctioFt will DO made 10 inaura absolute
perfection in these departments,
The city ii h!cxsn!ris will find AS usual its
daily history IN GAc!i cvGings issue. and tho
intelligence ri that section Of tho Commonwealth
which nature las bound - A!cxand,ia hy tho
curvature oi I;s mountains or tho Courscs of it,
rivers AS we'll rs thu. portion liasei 30 us by the
iron bands Of railways VIII 10 assdrously
ch!on!clai.
Tho i'"snoss and Commercial columns of tho
uh3ottc will bo flied with tho earliest snd most
exact commtrcia! news, edited with such pains
taking caro- rs will render All error, whcro oven
slight errors SIG dangerous. impossible
The Cattle Markets of all tho leading points of
tho world whose rates affect this market will ba
quoted and regular statements of tho Baltimore
Geor2ctown, Washington and Alexandria sales
Of cattle will appear.
The Flour G.ain IA Produce movements
will bo noted daily, and the sales OF the Alexan.
drIs and ncighGoring markets avon with accu-
racy and Dispatch The Grocery and other msr-
kcts vii! receive Constsnt attention, aud the
money or steel; markets OF the country epito-
miGnd for its columns, full "details being given
to al stocks, &c, which find ms estors in this
section of the country.
The advertising columns Of the Gazette offer
Inducements which Experience has shown TO Sc
ford greater returns for q small investment than
! any other which Can be made
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The beginning of the New Year, which in
THIS Case marks tho advent Of smother decade OF
| tho worlds progress, is deemed q fit tmo for
now features. go tia! from this date tho Gazette
for the country (tri-wcckly) will be supplied st
FOUR DOLLARS per snnum, in advance
THE NEW RATES.
Alexandria Daily Gszette... .... s. por snnum
Alexandria TIL Weekly Gazette. 4
] always cssh in advance.
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