Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-22
Travellers, Guide.
Departure of Cars aud Steamboats, from Washing

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The cars leave the station, at the intersection
Of New. Jersey avenue and G 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. 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 r. M. 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. II
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
?. 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
p NJ, 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 10 Mount YER
non and Fort Washington, leaving the wharf at
half-past nine o'clock. ,l# s
The steamboats, George Washington, Thomas
Collyer, and Union leave for Alexandra every
hour during the day. i .,.. 5a..
arrangement Of The Mails at the Washington Post
Office, July l, 1853.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Phila-
dephia, New York. Boston &c, and Buffalo, &C.,
arrives at 6 A. M. and p. NJ. daily; and the mail
sent from the office, 10 and by those places, closes
at 4 and p. M, daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at land Q O'clock
P. M, and is received daily by o'clock A. NJ,
and 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 p. M, daily. The mail trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there in time to connect with
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mail to arrive here by A. NJ. 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, \ 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, by s A. M, and p. M, and it is
closed for that place ut 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. 8
The mailfro BrookpiAe, &C., Nd, is received by
p. M. of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, each
week. and closes same days at Q p M. 4
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
ters and papers received by previous mails and at
A. M. for general delivery, and at s O'clock p.
M daily ercept SN,iday and on that day il is open
from s TO 10 A. M, and from 7 to 8 o'clock p. M.
*Norfolk, &C., three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond.
SUB-PosT OFFIcEs,-The following places have
been designated as depots for the reception Of lot
tiers:
]. Shillington, ~ street and Penn. avenue.
DIR. J. b. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill
DIR. Walsh Garrison St, Navy Yard
w. b. Sotheron, grocer, l. and p ST., Navy Yard
DIR. Boswell druggist, Virginia Az. and 9TH St
south. ts,a.f,g s.r1,.fs l..-. r..
J. w. Marin, druggist, New York av. and 18th
street.
]. b. Moore, druggist Penn. az, IS Ward.
J. X. Barr, grocer, M and lit. s.. north.
]. II. Stone, druggist, 9TH and M st north.
T. +. darkness, Penn av., bet. nth and 18th ST.
The letter carriers are furnished with keys, and
instructed TO visit each depot in time to receive
any letters left on deposit to be mailed at o'clock
p. d. daily They are required to be prepaid
onecent labels being sold for that purpose by tho
carriers, OF al the subpost Offices.