Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-09-30
Travellers, Guide.
Departure of Cars and Steamboats, from Washing

DrpdHHf OF Cars ana Steamboats, from WaShing-
The cars leave the station. at the interse cton
of New Jersey avenue and G. and ID streets. for
Baltimore and intermediate places, at six and
eight o'clock A. NJ. and halEpast three and five p.
Nj. On Sundays at six A. Nj. and five p. NJ. only
The second and fourth are express trains, stopping
only at the Relay House and Annapolis junction.
The cars leaving Washington at six A. VI. and
five L. NJ meet the cars from Baltimore at the
Washington junction Tor Relay House, for
Wheeling. D..
The train leaving Washington on Saturday af:
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, al eight O'Clock A. NJ, ex-
cept Sunday, and at quarter before two o'clock
=. M. daily stage runs between Gordonsville
and Culpeppcr in conncxion with the cars on this
and the Virginia central roads
The steamboats, leave the wharf for the South
at fifteen minutes past six A. NJ. and nine O'Clock
p. NJ, 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
halt-past nine O'Clock
The steamboats, George Washington, Thomas
Collycr, and Union leave for Alexandra every
hour during the day
arrangement ofthe Mails at the Washington Post
Office, Juty |, 1853.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Pha-
dclphia New York, Boston, &c. and Buffalo &C.
arrives at 6 A. NJ. and p. NJ, daily; and the mail
sent from the office, TO andby those places, closes
at and p. NJ, daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at 7and o'clock
P. NJ, and is received daily by 6 o'clock A. NJ,
and p. NJ. ..
The second Eastern and great Western mails arc
received by A. NJ; the latter closes at 2 p. NJ,
the former at 0 p. NJ, daily. The mail trains north
ILL, l.~L, az
the train for Baltimore, which brings the Great
mail to arrive here by A. NJ. No eastern mail is
received at the office Sunday night and no cast
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 - M.
The mail from Georgetown D. c., is received
twice daily. by s A. NJ. and. S p. NJ and il is
closed for that place al 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 BrOokeiAe &C.. Nd, is received by
5 7. NJ. of Monday, Wednesday and Friday, each
week and closes same days at 0 p! NJ. A..
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
A. NJ. for general delivery and at o'clock p.
NJ. daily ercca Sunday, and on that day il is open
from TO 10 A. NJ, and from to O'Clock p NJ.
*Norfolk, Sc., three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond.
SrB-PosT OFFIcEs.-Thc following places have
been designated as depots for the reception of let
ters. .E..
j. Shillington, Al street and Penn. avenue
DIR. J. b. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill .s
DIR. Walsh Garrison ST. Navy Yard.
w. Is. Sotheron, grocer, l. and Z St, Navy Yard
DR.. Boswell druggist, Virginia av. and nh st.
south.
J. w. Marin, druggist New York av and 18th
street.
J. B. Moore, druggist, Penn. av, 1st Ward
J. X, Barr, grocer NJ and 18th ST. north
J. II. Stone, druggist, 7th and M ST. north.
u. +. darkness, Penn. av. bet. 7th 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
7. NJ daily. They are required 10 be prepaid
one cent labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers or At the sub-post Offices.