Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-23
Travellers Guide.
Departure Of Cars and Steamboats, from, Washing
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| 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. M. and hafpast 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 Z. M. meet the cars from Baltimore at the
Washington junction Tor Relay House) for
| Wheeling.
The train leaving Washington on Saturday at.
| 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. NJ, ex-
cept Sunday, and at quarter before two o'clock
r. NJ. A daily stage runs between Gordonsville
and CnlPepper in connection 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 TO Mount Yer
non and Fort Washington, leaving the wharf at
half-past nine o'clock
The steamboats, George Washington, Thomas
Collyer, and Union leave for Alexandria every
hour during the day.
arrangement cfthe Mails at the Washington Post
Office, July /, 1863.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Pha-
delphia, New York, Boston, &c, and Buffalo, &C.,
arrives at s A. NJ. and 9 P. NJ. daily; and the mail
sent from the Office to and by those places, closes
at and p. NJ, daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at land o'clock
p. NJ, and is received daily by 8 o'clock A. M,
and p. M. sts
The second, Eastern and great Western mails are
received by 6 A. NJ. the latter closes at 2 p. NJ,
the former at 8 p. NJ daily. The mail trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there time connect with
the train for Baltimore, which brings the Great
mail to arrive here by 6 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 and
adjacent places in Virginia, is closed every night,
except Saturday, at 8 p. NJ, and is received six
times a week. with mail from Baltimore, Md,
by ~ M.
twice daily, by s A. M, and 5 p. M, and il is
closed forsthat place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville &C., NIL, is received
by P. NJ, and it is closed for those places at 9 P.
M, daily.
The mail from Brookviue, &C., MI, 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 il open at A. M for delivery of let
tiers and papers received by previous mails, and at
A. M for general delivery, and at o'clock p.
M. daily, ercept Sunday, and on that day il is open
from to 10 A. NJ, and from TO 8 o'clock p. M.
*Norfolk, &c, three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond 800
SUB-PosT OrFIcEs.--The following places have
been designated as depots for the reception Of let
tiers: IN ~
]. Shillington, Al 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 9TH st.
south.
J. w. Marin, druggist, New York av and 18th
street.
J. .. Moore, druggist, Penn. ay, Is. Ward.
j. X. Barr, grocer, M and 1ltI 81. north.
j. III Stone, druggist, 9TH and M Il. north.
Il +. Hardness, Penn. av., bet nth and 18th ST.
The letter carriers are furnished with KEYS and
are instructed to visit each depot in time TO receive
any letters left on deposit, TO be mailed at o'clock
p. M. daily They are required 10 be prepaid
oneceni labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers, OF a, the subpost Offices.