Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-29
Travellerp Guide.
Departure Of Cars and Steamboats, from. Washing

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The cars leave the station, at the intersection
Of New Jersey avenue and G and D streets, for
Ba tmore 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 p. M. only.
The second and fourth are express trains stopping
only AT the Relay House and Annapolis junction.
The cars leaving Washington at six A. M. and
five 2. M. meet the cars from Baltimore at the
Washington junction Tor Relay House) for
Wheeling.
The train leaving Washington on Saturday af.
ternoon goes no 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,
cept Sunday, and at quarter before two o'clock
II. M. A daily stage runs between Gordonsville
and Culpepper in connection 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. NJ, 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
halfpast nine o'clock.
The steamboats, George Washington, Thomas
Collyer, and Union leave for Alexandria every
hour during the day.
arrangement efthe Mails at the Washington Post
Office, July /, 1853.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Phila.
delphia, New York, Boston, DC, and Buffalo, &c.
arrives at A. M. and 3 p. M, daily; and the mail
at and 9 p. NJ. daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at 7and o'clock
?. M. and is received daily by o'clock A. M,
and p. M.
The secondE Eastern and grea, Western mails are
received by 6 A. NJ; the latter closes at p. M,
the former at 9 P. M, daily The mail trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there time 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, Nd, and Norfolk and
adjacent places in Virginia, is closed every night,
except Saturday, at 8 P. M, and is received six
times a week, with mail from Baltimore, Nd,
by IL M.
twice daily, by 8 A. M. and p. NJ, and il is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville, &C., Md, is received
BY p M, and il is closed for those places at P.
M, daily.
The mail from BrookviQe, &C., Md, is received by
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 6 A. M. for delivery Of let
tiers and papers received by previous mails, and at
A. M. for general delivery, and at o'clock p.
M. daily, ezeept Sunday, and on that day il is open
from 8 TO 10 A. NJ and from TO s o'clock p. M.
*Norfolk, &C., three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond.
SUB-PosT oFFrcEs.--The following place. have
been designated depots for the reception of let
tiers:
J. Shillington, Al street and Penn. avenue.
DR.. J. d. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill.
DR.. Walsh, Garrison ST., Navy Yard.
w. B. Sotheron, grocer, L and p st., Navy Yard
DR.. Boswell, druggist, Virginia av. and 9TH ST.
south.
J. w. Marin, druggist, New York av and 18th
street.
J. 3. Moore, druggist, Penn. av, Is. Ward.
J. r. Barr, grocer M and 11tl s.. north.
]. H. Stone, druggist, 7th and M 81. north.
4. +. Hardness, Penn. av., bet nth aud 18th st.
The letter carriers are furnished with keys, and
are instructed 10 visit each depot in time to receive
any letters lef on deposit TO DO mailed Al o'clock
T. M daily. They are required 10 be prepaid
onecent labels being sold Tor that purpose BY the
Carriers, or u the sub-poa ofioss.