Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-01
Travellers Guide.
Departure Of Cars and Steamboats, from Washing

Departure of Cars and STEAMBOATS, from Washing.
The cars leave the station, AT the intersection
Of New Jersey avenue and c and D streets, for
Ba timore and intermediate places, at six and
eight o'clock A. M. and half-past three and five p.
NJ. On Sundays at six A. NJ. and five p. NJ. only.
The second and fourth are express trains, stopping
only at the Relay House and Annapolis junction.
The cars leaving Washington at six A. NJ. and
five p. NJ. 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, ex-
cept Sunday, and at a quarter before two o'clock
p. M. A daily stage runs between Gordonsville
and Culpepper in connexion with the cars on this
and the Virginia central roads.
The steamboats, leave the wharf for the South
at fifteen minutes past six A. NJ. 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 a week TO Mount Yer
non and Fort Washington, leaving the wharf at
half-past nine O'Clock.
The steamboats, George Washington, Thomas
Collyer, and Union leave for Alexandria every
honr during the day.
arrangement ofHe Mails at the Washington Post
Office, Jnly l., 1853.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York, Boston, &c, and Buffalo, &c,
arrives at 6 A. M. and Q 7. M, daily; and the mail
sent from the Office, TO and by those places, closes
at 4 and 0 p. NJ, daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at land Q O'Clock
p. NJ, and is received daily by 6 o'clock A. NJ,
and 4 p. M.
The second Eastern and great Western mails are
received by 6 A. NJ; the latter closes at 2 p. NJ,
the former at Q p. NJ, daily. The mail trains north
Of Philadelphia arrive there in time TO connect with
the train for Baltimore, which brings the Great
mail to arrive here by G A. M. No eastern mail IS
received nj the office on Sunday night, and no east
ern mail, 10 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 9P. NJ, and is received six
times a week, with a mail from Baltimore, Md,
by 10 M.
The mail from Georgetown, d. G., is received
twice daily, by s A. NJ, and p. NJ, and il is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville, &C., Nd, is received
by @ 7. NJ, and il is closed for those places at 9 p.
NJ, daily.
The mail from BrookriNe, &C., Nd, is received by
p. NJ. of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, each
week, and closes same days at 8 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. NJ. for delivery OF let
tiers and papers received by previous mails, and at
3 A. NJ. for general delivery, and nj s o'clock I.
M. daily, ere~ptrSnndav, and on that day il is open
from s to 10 A. NJ, and from 7 10 S o'clock p. NJ.
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*Norfolk, &C. three times BY Baltimore; four
times by Richmond.
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SUB-PosT OFfIcEs.-The following places have
been designated as depots for the reception Of lot
ters:
J. Shillington, Al street and Penn. avenue.
DR.. J. i. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill.
DIR. Walsh, Garrison ST., Navy Yard.
w. b. Sotheron, grocer, / and = St, Navy Yard.
DR.. Boswell, druggist, Virginia av. and 7th ST.
south.
J. W. Marin, druggist, New York nv. and 18th
street.
J. y. Moore, druggist, Penn. Az, Is. Ward.
]. X. Barr, grocer, nj and Iii. s.. north.
J: II. Stone, druggist, 7th and NJ Fl. north.
T. F.. Hardness, Penn. av. bet. 18th and 18th ST.
The letter carriers are furnished with keys, aud
are instructed TO visit each depot in time 20 receive
any letters left on deposit, 10 be mailed ut d o'clock
7. NJ. daily. They ara required 10 DO prepaid
onecent labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers, or al the sub-post Offices.