Washington sentinel., 1853-12-13
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 tmore and intermediate places at six and
eight o'clock A. M. and halfpast three and five p
Nj On Sundays at six A. NJ 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 7. NJ meet the cars from Baltimore at the
Washington junction (or Relay House) for
Wheeling. 3e #
The train leaving Washington on Saturday af-
ternoon goes 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, at eight o'clock A. NJ ex-
cept Sunday, and at quarter before two o'clock
I. M daily stage runs between Gordonsve
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
=. M, 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 Ver-
non and Fort Washington, leaving the wharf at
half-past nine o'clock.
The steamboats, George Washington Thomas
Collyer, and Union leave for Alexandra every
hour during the day.
Arrangement ofthe Mails at the Washington Post
Office, July l. 1853
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delphia New York, Boston, &c, and Buffalo, &C.,
arrives at A. M. and Q 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 and 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 r. NJ,
the former at =. M, daily. The mail trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there in time to connect with
Train fnr RnI frt,,.e lt,k l,.x
mail 10 arrive here by 6 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 Q p. M, and is received six
times a week, with mail from Baltimore, Nd
by 10 M.
The mail from Georgetown, D. c., is received
twice daily, by s A. NJ and p M, and il is
closed for that place at the same hours
The mail from Rockrille, &C., MI, is received
by T. NJ, and it is closed for those places at p
NJ, daily.
The mail from BrookviAe &C., Md, is received by
5P M. of Monday, Wednesday, and Fridav each
week, and closes same days at 9 p. NJ -
Papers and pamphlets can h, .en, ,v;,bo,, ho.
ing prepaid to any par. Of the United States: but
aouole pos'ae" IS charged on delivery The post
aSe a.. ioreign printed matter must be prepaid. 81
The Office is open at 6 A. M. for delivery of let
ters and papers received by previous mails and at
A. M. for general delivery and at o'clock r.
M daily, ercept Sunday and on that day it is open
from 8 10 10 A. M, and from to o'clock p M.
y (. +
*Norfolk, &c. three times by Baltimore four
times by Richmond.
SuB-PosT OFFrcEs.--The following places have
been designated as depots for the reception of let
ters: @Hf
J. Shillington, Al street and Penn. avenue.
DR.. J. b. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill
DIR. Walsh, Garrison St, Navy Yard
w. b. Sothoron, grocer, l. and p ST., Navy Yard.
DR.. Boswell, druggist, Virginia av. and 7h st.
south.
J. w. Nairn, druggist, New York av. and 18th
street.
]. B. Moore, druggist, Penn. ay., Is. Ward.
J. r.. Barr grocer M and lit. 81. north.
J. II. Stone druggist, 7th and M 81. north.
T. +, Hardness, Penn. av- bet. 18th and 18th st
The letter carriers are furnished with KEYS, and
instructed TO visit each depot in time to receive
any letters left deposit, to be mailed at o'clock
7. M daily. They are required to be prepaid
onecent labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers, or at the sub-post Offices.