The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-11
Travellers Guide.

Dsnarfure of Cars amd Steamboats, from Washington
The cars leave the station, at the intersection
of New Jersey avenue and and ID streets, tor
Baltimore and intermediate places, ut six and
eight o'clock a. III. and half-past three and five
D. IN. On Sundays at six a. IN. and five p. III.
ONLY The second and fourth are express trains,
stopping only at the Relay House and Annapolis
junction.
The cars leaving Washington ut six and
FIVE p. m. meet the cars from Baltimore at the
Washington junction Tor Relay House, tor
Wheeling.
The train leaving Washington on Saturday at
ternoon goes no farther than Philadelphia; the
one of Sunday morning only to Baltimore.
The cars leave the Alexandria (Va.( station,
corner of Duke and Henry streets, for Warrenton
and the intermediate points, at eight clock a. m.
except Sunday, and at quarter before two clock
p. IN. A daily stage runs between Gordonsville
and Cupeper 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. m. and nine o'clock
p. m, or Immediately after the arrival of the first
and the last train of cars from Baltimore.
The steamer George Washington or the Thomas
Collyer makes three trips week to Mount Vernon
and Fort Washington, leaving the wharf at half
past nine clock.
The steamboat George Washington, Thomas
Colyer, and Union leave for Alexandria every
hour during the day.
arrangement Of the Mails at the Washington Post
Office, July l, 1853.
The Great Eastern Mail, from Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York, Boston, &c., and Buffalo,
&c., arrives at 6 a. m, and p. M, daily; and
the mail sent from the office, to and by those
places, closes at and . p. m, daily.
The Southern. Mail closes daily at and 9
O'Clock p m, and is received daily by o'clock
a. M, and A p. m.
The second Eastern and Great Western Mails are
received by p. m; the latter closes at p. m,
the former at 8 p. M, daily. The mail trains
north of Philadelphia arrive there in time to
meet with the train for Baltimore, which brings
the Great Mail to arrive here by a. m. No
eastern mail is received at the Office Sunday
night and no eastern mail, to be sent beyond Bal
tmore, is made up on Saturday night
The mail for annapolis, Nd, and Norfolk and
adjacent places IN Virginia, is closed every night,
ercept Saturday, at p. m, and is received six
by II IN.
The mail from Georgeto,cn, ID. C., is received
twice daily, by a. IN. and p. M, and it is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville, &C., Nd, is received
by 6 p. m, and it is closed for those places at
p. M, daily.
The mail from Brookrille, &c., Md, is received
by S p. IN. of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,
each week, and closes same DAYS at D. IN.
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. IN. for delivery of let.
ters and papers received by previous mails, and al
8 a. m. for general delivery, and at o'clock p
m. daily, ereept Sunday, and that day it is open
from to 10 a. M, and from to 0 clock D. IN
*Norfolk, Sc, three times by Baltimore; foul
times by Richmond