Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-21
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE FOR 1880

The Alezsndria Gazette, begun il 1893, is the
Oldest newspaper in Virginia. and il has survived,
with few cxcepticEs, a.! the public presses in
America which saw with it the dawn of the
ninaLecnth century. 1t lives too, not in decay
or decrspjt bu. !ull Of life and youthful vgor,
giving ali the news, telling the truth wi:hou:
fear, favor 'r affection, !Ccnchug on tho privacy
OF no msn's hona, but fell 10 the b1im with sll
public Information, snd giving daily honest
judgments of public men End pubic measures.
Il furnishes The news kilograms OF the New
York Associated fross and Of HouteT's Euro
pean aaercY, b3iDg with but two exceptions,
the only paper between Baltimore and Rich
rnond that is thus connected with the great
fountsins Of The wor!d'a news.
With tho coming year al tho long tried snd
improved methods OF masking 8 standard news
paper will be continued, with such additional
facilities sc past experience ju5tiGoa the prcprie-
tor in believing will aGd TO the capacity of the
Gazette TO serve liz readers. 1t expects TO rem
der faithful service TO the city. tho stats and the
country by candid criticism Of Inen and events
in the interest ofihe people cf the Common wealth
Of Virginia.
The year 1850 will be period Of critical III
terest in both the Union and The Commonwealth
The election Of the Gig hteeLth President Of the
United States will taSe place, Win all tho COM
binstions precedent and counts; consequences
and settlements subsequent, WIll call fer record
IL the coming volume. the Developments OF
the financial si:ugtIon, which may portend afflu-
cnce and comfort or poverty and privstlon to
Thousands are now in progress and the columns
of the Gazette will note each step IS well So
chronicle the result. 4 new and striking foreign
policy is among likely events, s1d the sbsoI bing
interest Of it cann0t be ovcrestimsted. In Fir-
GINA there is political chaos and industrial and
commercial depression. The way out Of this
quagmire will fiji m8Gy OF those paragraphs
with information OF rare interest.
To meet all thc demands upon it in an excep-
tionsl year, the Gazalte will be mede WASH.
INGTON and RICHMOND NEWSPAPER,
az well rs 81 ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL.
The Richmond ard Washington neus Of the
past year has left little 10 improve, but yet
greater effort will be made to insure absolute
perfection in these departments.
The city Of Aloxandri, will find as ususl its
daily history in eac1 evenings issue, and the
Intelligence Of that section OF the Comm onweaih
which nature has bound TO Alexandrs by the
curvature OF lis mountains or tho cCuraes Of its
rivers rs well a. that portion linked to us by the
iron bsGda Of railways will be assducus}y
ch:oniclcd
The Business .od Comnercsl columns of the
Gazette will be filed with tie earliest and most
e1sct commercial news edited with such pains
taxing Care AS will render an error, where even
slight errors arc dangerous impossible.
The Cattle Markets Of al tho leading points Of
the world whose rates stfect this market will be
quoted, and regular statements OF the Baltimore,
GEORGETOWN, Washington and Alexandra sales
f.csttle will appear.
The Flour Grain and Produce movements
will be noted daily, and the sales of the Alexan-
dris and neighhcrinG markets. given with accu.
racy and dispatch The Grocery and other mar
kets will receive constant attention, and the
money or stock nsrkets OF the country epito-
mized for its columns, full details being given
10 sll stocks, &c, which find iDr es.ors N this
section Of the country.
The advertising columns Of the Gazette offer
inducements which experience hiss shown to of
ford greater returns for g small investmett than
any other which csn be made.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
The beginning of the New Year, which in
this case marks the advent of smother decsde of
the worlds progress, is deemed fit time for
new fealu7ea. so tbs. from this date the Gazette
for the country (tri-weekly) will be supplied st
FOUR DOLLARS per snnum, in advance
TIE NEW RATES.
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