Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-25
Trayellers' Guide.
Departure of Cars aud Steamboats, from Washing


The cars leave the station, at the intersection
OF New Jersey avenue and and ID streets, for
Ba fimore and intermediate places at six and
eight o'clock A. M and halfpast three and five p.
Nj. 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 p. M. meet the cars from Baltimore at the
Washington junction Tor Relay House) for
Wheeling.
The train leaving Washington on Saturday az
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. M, ex-
cept Sunday, and at quarter before two o'clock
p. M. 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. M. and nine O'Clock
Z. NJ or Immediately after the arrival Of the first
and the last trains OF cars from Baltimore.
The steamer George Washington the Thomas
Colyer makes three trips a 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 ofthe Mails at the Washington Post
O6fce Jnly 1, 1853.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York. Boston, &C., and Buffalo, &c,
arrives at 6 A. M. and P.M NJ, daily and the mail
from the Office, TO and by those places, closes
at a and y. M, daily 4s
The Southern Mail closes daily at z and o'clock
p. NJ, and is received daily by o'clock A. M,
and p M.
The secondEastern and great Western mails are
received by G A. NJ; the latter closes at T. NJ,
the former at p. NJ, 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 cast
ern mail, to be sent beyond Baltimore, is made up
on Saturday night.
The mail for Annapolis, Md, and Norfolk, n and
adjacent places in Virginia, is closed every night,
except Saturday, at p. NJ, and is received six
times week, with mail from Baltimore, Md,
by 12 M.
The mail from Georgetown, d. G., is received
twice daily, by 8 A. NJ, and S p. NJ, and il is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville, &c., Nd, is received
by r. NJ. and it is closed for those places at p.
M, daily.
The mail from BrookriAs, &C., Nd, 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
. n. NJ. fOr gcnerh delivery, ana NJ . O'CLOCK Il.
M. daily, ercept Sunday, and on TINT day il is open
from s TO 10 A. NJ, and from 2 to o'clock p. M.
*Norfolk, &c, three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond
SUB-PosT OFFIcEs--Thc following places have
been designated depots for the reception of let
tiers:
J. Sblngton, ~ street and Penn. avenue.
DIR. ]. b. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill.
DIR. Walsh, Garrison ST., Navy Yard.
w. b. Sotberon, grocer, l. and p st., Navy Yard.
DIR. Boswell, druggist, Virginia av. and 18th st.
south.
J. w. Marin, druggist, New York av. and 18th
street.
]. i. Moore, druggist, Penn. av., LIST Ward
]. r.. Barr, grocer, M and llth 81. north.
j. II. Stone, druggist, 7th and M st. north.
II. +. Hardness, Penn av., bet. 18th and 18th ri.
The letter carriers furnished with keys and
are instructed 20 visit each depot time 10 receive
any letters lc on deposit, TO be mailed nt 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.