Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-30
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE FOR 1890

The hlexsndris Gsze!!e, begun in 1892 is The
oldest newspaper in Virginia. and ii has survived,
with foW exceptions, all tho public presses in
Americs which saw with i. the dawn of tho
nineteenth century. /. lives, too, net in decay
or dec-epit but full OF life and youthful vigor,
giving ell tao noTs, telling the truth without
fear, favor CT affection, !7enching on tho privacy
Of no man'a home, but full to tho brinl with all
public information, and giving daily honest
judgments of public men and public measures.
II furnishes tho ncw5 teiozrslns of tho New
York Associated Press and Of Reuters Euro
pean agency, bsiDg, with but two exceptions,
the only papor between Baltimore and Rich.
mond that ia thus connected with the grost
foun!hina of the worlds news
With tho coming year al tho long tried and
improved methods Of making standard news
paper will be continued, with such additional
facilities IS past experience justios tho propro-
tor in believing will add 10 tho capacity Of tho
Gazette to serve its readers. Il expects TO ron.
der faithful service 10 tho citf tho slate and the
pS Cduull III HUI NIlll CfODLS
in theinte.est of.ho people oGtho Commonwealth
Of Virginia
Tho yhar 1886 vii! b1 8 period OF critical in.
toresi in beth Tho Unipn md tAe Commonwealth.
The election Of the eighteenth President of the
United States will tako place. with fill the COM
binsti2ns precedent, snd counts; consequences
and settlements subsequent, will call for record
in the coming volcmo. Tie developments Of
tho financial sitlatIon, which may portcnd sinu-
onco and com for: CIR poverty and priYation TO
thousands arc nov in progress, and She coluyons
OF tho Gazette Will note each step rs we'll Us
chronicle the result. 8 neV and striking foreign
policy is among likely events, and tho absorbing
interest OF i canEo. 10 orcrestinated. In Vir-
GINA there H. political chaos ard industrial and
conlmtrca! depression, Tho KAY out Of this
quagmiro will fiji InAny 81 lhusn rnrspraphs
with Information 0i rsro inte.nsL.
10 EGea al! lac de.nn;i.is uEuT, IL IN aT nlcsp.
ilonal year, tho GsZaL.e will no made WASH.
INGTUN .nd RICHMOND NEWSPAPER,
~ wo!! IS an ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL.
TEn Richmond atd Washington noys of the
past ytar haa les litLla 10 Improve, bnt yet
greater ciInFt will be Iiado to insuro absoiu!c
perfection in these departments
This city Of Aloysnaris Will find AS usual its
dsliy history II oGc:i evenings ISSUE. and tho
Intelligence If StseHirn ot the Commonwealth
which nature has bound to Aioxsndria by tho
curvature OF is mo,intsas ~ tho courses Of its
riyors aS wni ~ thnt portion linkod to IL nv tho
iron banda =! ra!iwa!s. wil no assidr0uslv
chronclel.
Tho Business sTd :inmnDrciai columns Of tho
Gazette will b0 filled with tho earliest and most
exact commtrGinl news, edited with such pains
taking cara rs will rendar 81 error, wharo ovon
slight crToEs are dangerous. Impossible.
Tho Catiis Maskois Of all tho leading points Of
Tho world Whose ra!cs sil;,at this Iasrket will DO
quoted, and rn2u&T statements OF tho Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington ard Alexandria sales
OF cattle will appear.
The Flour. Grain ahd Produce movements
will DO no!od daily, SID Ito salcs Of the Alcxsn.
drla and nolghhoring markets Givon With accu-
racy and dispatch. The Grocery and other mar
EotS will receive ccist.n. attention, and the
money or stock markets oil The country optic
mizcd for its Columns, full details being sivon
TO oil stocks, &c, which fluid investors in this
section Of the country,
Tho advertising columns Of the Gazette offer
Inducements which experience has shown to sf-
ford creator returns for small inv sstnen. than
any oLhor which can BIO made.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Tho beginning of tho Now Year which in
this case marks tho advent Of another decade of
the worlds progress, is doemod fit timo for
now fas!uros, so tina! from this date tho Gazette
for tho country Ori-weoklY) will DO supplied ct
FOUR DOLLARS per annun, in advance.
THE NEW RATES.
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