Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-23
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE FOR 1890

The Alezsndris Gazette, begun in 1893. il the
oldest newspaper in Virginia and it has survived
with few EXCEPTIONS all the public presses Ill
America which saw with j. the dawn OF the
nineteenth century. 1t lives too, not il decsy
or decrepit, bGt fui! of Ifs aId youthful visor
giving all the neWs, telling the truth w!thcu!
fear, favor CT affection, !renchrg On the privacy
of no mans nome, but fall to tho brin With sli
public Information. and giving dsi!y honest
Judgments Of public men and public LlcaEures.
It furnishes the news te!egrsms OF the New
York Associated Press and OF Reuters Euro
pesn agency, beag with tu. Two exceptions.
the only paper between Baltimore and Rich
mond that is thus connected with the crest
fountains Of tlo worlds news.
With The coming year sll the long tried snd
improved methods Of making 3 standard news
paper will be continued, With slch sddiGionsl
isc!ities IS psst experience justiGes the propr;s
tor in believing will sod 10 tho capacity of tna
Gazette % serve its readers. 1t expects 10 rem
der faithful service 10 the city. tho state ind the
country oy candid criticism OF ,aen and events
IL .helntsrest cfshc people cfihe C9nDo: wealth
Of Virgins.
The year 1850 vii! be pariod Of critical in
terest III both the Union sld The Commc1 wealth.
The election Of the eighteenth President OF tbs
United States will take place, with I'll The com
bihh:icns precedent snd counts consequences
| s1d settlements subsequent, wilt call FIR record
III the coming volums. Tho developments OF
| the financial situation, Yhcn msy po-tead 81 l.
ence and comfort or poverty snd prigu,ion 10
Thousands, sre nosg ii progress, and the columns
Of the Gazette will note each step s; vol as
chronicle The result. 4 nov and striking foreign
policy is among likely events And the absoi o!ng
interest CT it cannot be overcs.ma.ci. In Tir-
GINA there is politics.! chaos and Industrial s:id
commercisl depression. The way out Of this
| quaS;nire will fE many OF those Paragraphs
with information Of rare inte1est.
To meet ST. the demands upon il il an excep-
toEal gear, tho Gszo.te will be mazda WASH.
INGTUN and RICHMOND NEWSPAPER,
The Richmond and Washington news Of the
psst year has left little TO improve, but yet
greater effort will be made to insure absolute
perfection il these departments
The city Of Alexandris will find as usual i.s
dsily hiatory in esch evenings issue, and the
Intelligence Of thsL section Of the Ccmn OF wealth
which nature has bound to A.exhndsia by tho
currsturo offs mountains OF The courses Of its
rivers az we'll as that portion link ed TO us by tao
iron bsnds CT railways. will bo assituousiy
chronlclcd.
The Business snd Com 2aerlial columns Of :he
Gazette viii be filed with tho earliest and most
exsct commercial news, edited with such using
taxing csra SIS will rcndsr error. where even
slight errors are dangerous, impossible.
The Cattle Markets Of al the loading points OF
the world whose rates affect tits market will be
quoted, and regular statements OF The Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Ale1aad.a skies
of cattle will sppesr.
Tho Flour, Grain sRd Produce movements
will be noted daily, and the sales of the Aezan-
dria aid neighboFing markets given With scCu.
racy and dispatch. The Grocery and Other mar.
kets will receive constant attention, ard the
money or stock markets OF the country epito-
mixed for its columns. full details being given
TO s!l stocks, &c, which ind investors in this
section Of the country.
The advertising columns OF the Gazette cffsr
inducements which experience has shown to 81
ford greater returns for & small nYoatmert than
any other which can be made.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The beginning of the New Year, which in
this case marks the advent of another decade Of
the worlds progress, is deemed q fit time Tor
new features. so ths! from this ds.e the Gszst.o
for the country (tri-weekiy) will be supplied st
FOUR DOLLARS per anrun.. in advance
THE NEW RATES.
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