Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-04
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 half.past three and five p.
NJ On Sundays at six A. M. and five p. NJ 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 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 Alexandra (Va.) station cor
ner of Duke and Henry streets, for Warrenton and
the intermediate points, at eight o'clock A. M, ex
cept Sunday, and at quarter before two o'clock
p M. A 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 M, 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
haf-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 /, 1853.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore Phila-
delphia, New York, Boston, &c, and Buffalo, &C.
arrives at A. M and p. M, daily; and the mail
sent from the office, to and by those places, closes
at and p. NJ, daily.
P. NJ, and is received daily by 6 o'clock A. NJ.
and p. M.
The second, Eastern and great Western mails are
received by A. NJ; the latter closes at 2 7. NJ,
the former at p. Nj, daily. The mail trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there in time 10 connect with
Ivh Irh hrino fha{
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 Q p. M, 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. M, and P. NJ and il is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville &C., Nd, is received
by P. M, and ii is closed for those places at p
M, daily.
The mail from Brookpile, &C.. Nd, is received by
5 p. M. of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, zach
week, and closes same days at 0 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 is open at s A. M. for delivery of let
s A. M. for general delivery, and ut o'clock p.
M. daily, ercet Sunday, and that day il is open
from 10 10 A. NJ, and from 10 s o'clock p. M.
*Norfolk, &c, three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond.
SuB-PosT OrFIcEs--Thc following places have
been designated depots for the reception of let
tiers:
j. Shilngton, Al street and Penn. avenue.
DIR. 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 7th ST.
south.
J. W. Nairn druggist, New York av. and 18th
street.
J. b. Moore, druggist, Penn. ay., IS Ward.
j. r. Barr, grocer, M and 11tf 81: north.
j. H. Stone, druggist, It'll and M 81. north.
L. F. Hardness, Penn. av, bet. 17th and 18th st.
The letter carriers are furnished with keys and
are instructed TO visit each depot in time TO receive
any letters left deposit TO be mailed at O'Clock
p. M. daily They are required TO be prepaid
onecent labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers, or at the sub-post Offices