Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-17
Travellers' Guide.
Departure Of Cars and Steamboats, from Washing


The cars leave the station, at the intersection
Of New Jersey avenue and and D streets, for
Ba timore and intermediate places, at six and
eight o'clock A. M. and halfpast three and FIVE p.
M. On Sundays at six A. NJ and five P. M. only.
The second and fourth are express trains stopping
only al 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.
ternoon goes no further than Philadelphia; the
one on Sunday morning only to Baltimore.
The cars leave the Alexandria (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. 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. M. 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 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
Office, July /, 1853.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York, Boston, &C., and Buffalo, &C.
arrives at 8 A. M. and Q p. NJ. daily; and the mail
sent from the Office, and by those places, closes
at and Q P. M. daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at 7and o'clock
P. NJ, and is received daily by o'clock A. NJ.
and p. M.
The secondEastern and great Western mails are
received by 6 A. M; the latter closes at =. NJ
the former at 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 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, Md, and Norfolk n and
adjacent places in Virginia, is closed every night
except Saturday, at 8 p. NJ, and is received six
times week, with mail from Baltimore Md,
by 12 M.
The mail from Georgetown, D. c., is received
twice daily, by 8 A. NJ, and S p. NJ, and it is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville, &C., Nd, is received
by P. NJ and it is closed for those places at p.
NJ. daily.
The mail from Brookvizle, &C., Nd, 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 al A. M. for delivery Of let
tiers and papers received by previous mails, and at
s A. M. for general delivery, and at s o'clock P.
M daily, ereept Sunday, and on that day it 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 OrrIcEs.-The following places have
been designated as dePots for the reception Of let
tiers:
]. Shillington, ~ street and. Penn. avenue
DR.. J. b. 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 7th ST.
south.
J. w. Marin, druggist, New York av. and 18th
street. ..
J. 3. Moore, druggist, Penn. ar, Is. Ward.
J. X. Barr, grocer M and 1lti. s.. north
]. II. Stone, druggist, 7th and NJ Il. north.
II. r. Hardness, Penn. av., bet. 18th and 18th ST.
The letter carriers are furnished with keys, and
are instructed to visit each depot in time 10 receive
any letters left on deposit, TO be mailed at O'Clock
r. M daily. They are required TO be prepaid
onecent labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers, or at the sub-post Offices.