Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-21
Travellers Guide.

Departure Of Cars and STEAMBOATS, from Washing
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. M. and hafpast three and five p.
| NJ. On Sundays at six A. M. and five P. M. only.
The second and fourth 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 10 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,
cept Sunday, and at a quarter before two o'clock
p. nj. 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
Colyer 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
Colyer, and Union leave for Alexandria every
hour during the day.
arrangement ojrthe Mails at the Washington Post
~ Office, Jniy /, 1853.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore PhiIa-
dephia, New York, Boston, &c. and Buffalo, &C.
| arrives at G A. NJ and . p. NJ, daily; and the mail
sent from the Office, TO and by those places, closes
at 4 and p. M, daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at 7and O'Clock
P. NJ, and is received daily by o'clock A. NJ,
The second, Eastern and great Western mails are
received by 6 A. NJ. the latter closes at p NJ
the former at 9 p. M, daily. The email trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there in time 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 mall 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 Q p. NJ, and is received six
times week with mail from Baltimore Nd
by ~ M.
The mail from Georgetown, ID. c., is received
twice daily, by s A. NJ, and 5 p. M, and it is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville, &c., Nd. is received
by p NJ, and il is closed for those places at P.
NJ, daily.
The mail from Broo1riVe, &C., Nd, is received by
5 y. M. of Monday Wednesday, and Friday, each
week, and closes same days at p. NJ
Papers and pamphlets can be sent, without be-
ing prepaid, 10 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. NJ. for delivery of let
tiers and papers received by previous mails, and at
8 A. NJ for general delivery, and at s O'Clock p.
M. daily, ercem Sunday, and on that day il is open
from TO 10 A. NJ, and from to s o'clock p. M.
*Norfolk &C., three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond
SuB-PosT OFFrcEs.--The following places have
been designated depots for the reception of let
tiers:
]. Shiington, 4h street and Penn. avenue.
DR.. j. B. Gardner druggist, Capitol Hill.
DIR. Walsh, Garrison ST., Navy Yard,
w. B. Sotheron, grocer, L and p ST., Navy Yard.
DR.. Boswell, druggist, Virginia av and th st,
south.
J. w. Marin, druggist, New York av. and 18th
street.
j. b. Moore, druggist Penn av., LIST Ward.
j. X. Barr, grocer, M and 18th ST north
j. II. Stone, druggist, 7th and M ST. north.
i. +. Hardness, Penn. av., bet. 18th and 18th 81.
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 M. daily. They are required 10 DO prepaid
onecent labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers. or at the sub-post Offices