Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-24
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE FOR 1880

Tho Alexandria GaZ5:ic, begun in 1888, Is the
oldest newspaper in Virginia and il hiss survived,
with few cxceptiors, all the public presses in
Amcrics which saw with it the dawn Of The
ninetcenth century. Il lives too, not in decay
or dcc:tp;t. bat full OF life snd youthful vigor,
giving all tho news, telling tho truth without
fcsr, favor or affection, tTenching on the privacy
Of no mans homo, but full 10 tho brim with all
pubic information. and giving daily honest
Judgments Of public men hrd public measurea.
/! furnishes inc news leog-hrns OF tho New
York Associated. Press and cf Goutc,'s Euro
poan GSeEcT, being. vita tut two exceptions,
Ice oily paper be.wcen Baltimore and Rich.
mond that IL thus corrected with !he. great
fountains ofiho words nCw5.
With the coIaing year Ill the long tried ind
improved methods Of rnsking standard news
papor will 10 continued, with sgch additional
facilities Il: lat experience jvstifns the proprie-
to. il believing will sd 10 tho capacity of the
GlZ4ttc to scIvo lis rc&.ora. [. expects 10 rem
der faithful service 80 the city the state ard tho
y
ia thciItercs! oith" IccrlY otiEo Com uIOl wealth
OF Virginia
The scar 1850 viii 90 p1!OL oi critical in
toross Ii. both Tho Union and tho Common wealth.
Tho election OF The eishtteLlh ircsidont Of tho
United States viii take place, with all tho COM
blnstcns precedent, and counts Consequences
ma cott Ior - erh- all A. \
in tho Coming volume. Tho developments Of
the iinhnt Isl !iHat:on, watch Iaay portond hiilu
cnca Ghd colntcgt or poverty and priyation TO
| thousands, &c now in progress. and tho columns
OF tho Gazette will Goto each step rs we'll as
chronicle tho result A nca &nd striking foreign
policy is among likely ovon;f, and Tho absorbing
interest Of it canHGt nc G3cres.imated. In Viz
gin!a there is political chaos and industrial and
commercial dop-cssioa 1h0 way ont Of this
quagmirn will I'll mary {! these paragraphs
with information of rare interest.
TO mCct Ill tho demands uNon it in an ugcep.
tonal year, tho Gazette will 10 msdo WASH.
INGTOH and RICHMOND NEWSPAPER,
AZ well 10 an ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL.
Tho Richmond and Washington novs of tho
PAT. year has lcf: lttlo to improve, but vet
greater eiio!t will BIO mado to insure absolute
perfection in these departments
Tho city Of Alexandria will ind rs usual its
dsl'y history in oac!i evenings issue, and tho
Intelligence Of that section Of tho Gcmmonwosllh
which Haturo has bound to Aoxaniris by the
curvature Of lie mountains or tho courses Of IFS
rlVors as we'll rs that portion linkoh t. a by tho
iron bands Of railways, will 30 asai,luously
chroniclcd.
Tho Business End Commercial columns of tho
Gazette will DO filled With tho oarias. end moot
exact COMMERCIAL news, edi!oi with such pains
taking caro- as will rondo. an error, whore even
slight errors are dangerous, impossible
Tho Cattle Markets Of all tao lcadinG points Of
tho world whose rates silect this market will be
quoted, and regular statements OF Tho Baltimore,
Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria sales
Of cattle will appear.
The Flour, Grain an Produce movements
will BIO no!ed daily, and the Gales of tho Alcxan.
orla and nelGhbcring markets given with accu-
lacy and dispatch The Grocery and other mar.
kets will receive constant attention, and tho
money or stock markets oil tho country cpito-
mized for its columns, full details being given
to all stocks &c, which find investors in this
section OF tho country.
Tho advertising columns of tho tazetlo cner
Inducements which experience hiss shown TO sf.
ford greater returna for small invostmon. tina
any other which Can be mGdo.
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