Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-05
Travellers Guide.
Departure Of Cars and Steamboats, from flashing


The cars leave the station, at the intersection
of New Jersey avenue and G and ID streets, for
Baltimore and intermediate places at six and
eight o'clock A. M. and halfpast three and five p
M On Sundays at six A. M. and five II. nj. only
The second and fourth express trains, stopping
only at the Relay House and Annapolis junction.
The leaving Washington at six A. M. and
five Z. M meet the cars from Baltimore at the
Washington junction Tor Relay House) for
Wheeling.
The train leaving Washington on Saturday af-
| ternoon goes further than Philadelphia; the
one on Sunday morning only TO Baltimore.
The cars leave the Alexandra (Va) station, cor
ner of Duke and Henry streets, for Warrenton and
the intermediate points, at eight o'clock "A. NJ ex-
cept Sunday, and at quarter before two o'clock
p. M. A daily stage runs between Gordonsville
and Culpepper in connexon with the cars on this
and the Virginia central roads.
The steamboats, leave the wharf for the South
at fifteen minutes past six A. M and nine O'Clock
p. M, or Immediately after the arrival of the first
and the last trains of cars from Baltimore.
The steamer George Washington or the Thomas
Collyer makes three trips week to Mount Yer
non and Fort Washington leaving the wharf at
hafpast nine o'clock.
The steamboats, George Washington, Thomas
Collyer, and Union leave for Alexandria every
hour during the day.
A,ran cement ofthe Mails at tie Washin gton Post
Office, Jniy ], 1853
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore Phila-
delphia, New York, Boston, &c, and Buffalo, &C.
arrives at 6 A. M. and 9 p. M, daily; and the mail
sent from the Office, TO and by those places closes
al and p. M. daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at 7 and O'Clock
p. M, and is received daily by o'clock A. NJ,
and p. M.
The second Eastern and great Western mails are
received by 6 A. NJ; the latter closes at . p. NJ,
the former al p. M, daily. The mail trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there intime to connect with
the train for Baltimore, which brings the Great
mail TO arrive here by A. M. No eastern mail is
received at the Office on Sunday night and no east
ern mail, to be sent beyond Baltimore is made up
on Saturday night.
The mail for Annapolis, Md, and Norfolk, * and
adjacent places in Virginia, is closed every night
except Saturday, at p. NJ and is received six
times a week, with mail from Baltimore, Nd
by IL M.
The mail from Georgetown, d. c.. is received
twice daily, by 8 A. NJ and p. NJ, and it is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville, &C., Md, is received
by p. NJ and il is closed for those places at p.
NJ, daily.
The mail from BrookviAe &C., Md, is received by
S p M. of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, each
week, and closes same days at p. M.
Papers and pamphlets can be sent without be-
ing prepaid to any part of the United States but
double postage is charged on delivery The post
age on foreign printed matter must be prepaid.
The Office is open at A. M. for delivery of let
tiers and papers received by previous mails and at
8 A. M. for general delivery, and at O'Clock p.
NJ daily e9cept Sunday, and on that day it is open
from s to 10 A. M. and from to s o'clock p M.
*Norfolk, &C.. three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond.
SuB-PosT OFFIcEs.-The following places have
been designated as depots for the reception of let
tiers:
]. Shillington, AZ street and Penn. avenue.
Dr. ]. B. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill.
DIR Walsh, Garrison ST. Navy Yard
w b. Sothcron grocer, l. and ST., Navy Yard
Dr. Boswell, druggist, Virginia av. and 7th ST.
south
J. w. Marin, druggist New York av. and 18th
street.
]. b. Moore druggist, Penn. av, LIST Ward.
]. X. Barr, grocer M and 18th st. north.
]. II. Stone, druggist, 9TH and M ST. north.
t. T. Hardness, Penn. av. bet. nth and 18th st.
The letter carriers are furnished with keys, and
are instructed TO visit each depot in time TO receive
any letters left on deposit, TO be mailed at 4 o'clock
p. M. daily. They required 10 be prepaid
oneoent labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers, at the sub-post Offices.