Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-01
Travellers Guide.
Departure Of Cars and Steamboats, from, Washing

DepdTtNTe OF Cars ana IotSdH0OdtS from w dSItUg-
ton.
The cars leave the station, at the intersection
of New Jersey avenue and G and ID Streets for
Ba timore and intermediate places, at six and
eight o'clock A. NJ and half-past three and five p
Nj. On Sundays at six A. M. 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. M and
five p. M. meet the 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-
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. NJ and nine o'clock
p. NJ Immediately after the arrival Of the first
and the last trains of cars from Baltimore.
The steamer George Washington or the Thomas
Colyer makes three trips week to Mount Yer
non and Fort Washington, leaving the wharf at
halfpast nine o'clock.
The steamboats, George Washington, Thomas
Colyer, and Union leave for Alexandra every
hour during the day.
arrangement of The Mails at tie Washington Post
Office July l, 1883
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Phila-
delpha, New York. Boston, &c, and Buffalo, &C.,
arrives at A. M. and p. M, daily and the mail
sent from the Office, TO and by those places closes
at A and p. M, daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at 7 and o'clock
p. M, and is received daily by 6 o'clock A. NJ,
and p. M.
The secondEastern and great Western mails are
received by A. M; the latter closes at 2 p. NJ,
the former at p. NJ, daily The mail trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there in time 10 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 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, n and
adjacent places in Virginia is closed every night
except Saturday, at p. M, and is received six
times week, with mail from Baltimore, Nd,
by 12 M.
The mail from Georgetown, D. c., is received
twice daily, byS A. NJ, and p M, and il is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville, &C., Nd, is received
NJ. daily.
The mail from BrookviHe &c., Nd, is received by
5 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
M daily ercept Sunday, and on that day il is open
from s 10 10 A. NJ, and from 10 O'Clock p. M.
*Norfolk, &c, three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond.
SUB-PosT OFFIcEs-The following places have
been designated depots for the reception of let
ters
J. Shillington, Al street and Penn avenue.
DIR. J. b. Gardner, druggist Capitol Hill
DR.. Walsh, Garrison St, Navy-Yard.
w. b. Sotberon, grocer l. and St, Navy Yard.
DIR. Boswell, druggist, Virginia av. and nh ST.
south.
J. w. Marin, druggist, New York av. and 18th
street.
j, B. Moore, druggist, Penn. av., Is Ward
J. r. Barr grocer. M and 1ifi. s.. north.
j. ii. Stone druggist, 7th and M Il. north.
T. +. Hardness, Penn. av, bet. nth and 18th st.
The letter carriers furnished with KEYS and
instructed TO visit each depot in time to receive
any letters lef deposit, 10 be mailed at o'clock
p. M daily. They are required TO be prepaid
onecent labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers or At the sub-post Offices.