Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-26
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 and d streets, for
| Ba tmore and intermediate places, at six and
eight o'clock A. NJ. and hafpast three and five p.
| NJ On Sundays al 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 p NJ. meet the from Baltimore at the
| Washington junction Tor Relay Housed for
| Wheeling
| 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 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 a quarter before two o'clock
p. NJ. daily stage runs between Gordonsville
and Cupepper 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 a week 10 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 efthe Mails at hte Washington Post
Office, July I, 1858.
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Phia-
dephia, New York, Boston, &c. and Buffalo, &c.
arrives at A. M. and p. M, daily; and the mail
sent from the office, 10 and by those places, closes
at and p. NJ, daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at land o'clock
F. NJ. and is received daily by 6 O'Clock A. NJ,
and p M.
The second. Eastern and grea, Western mails are
received by A. NJ; the latter closes at 2 p. NJ,
the former at p M, daily. The mail trains north
of Philadelphia arrive there in time TO connect with
the train for Baltimore, which brings the Great
mail to arrive here by 6 A. NJ. 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 and
adjacent places in Virginia, is closed every night.
except Saturday, at 8 p. NJ, and is received six
times week, with mail from Baltimore, Md,
by IL M.
The mail from Georgetown, D. c., is received
twice daily, byS A, NJ, and S p. NJ, and il is
closed for that place at the same hours.
The mail from Rockville &C., Nd. is received
NJ, daily
The mail from Brookville, &C., Nd, is received by
S p. NJ Of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, each
week, and closes same days at 9 p. NJ. 81
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 6 A. M. for delivery of let
tiers and papers received by previous mails and nj
s A, M. for general delivery, and at s o'clock p.
M. daily, ercspt Sunday, and on that day il is open
from s TO 10 A. NJ, and from TO O'Clock p. M.
*Norfolk, &c, three times by Baltimore; four
times by Richmond.
SUB-PosT OrrIcEs-The following places have
been designated as depots for the reception Of let
ters
], Shillington, Al street and Penn. avenue.
pr. ]. b. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill.
DR.. Walsh, Garrison ST., Navy Yard.
w. 3. 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, b Moore, druggist, Penn. aY., IS. Ward.
J. X Barr, grocer, M and 1ltI 81. north.
J: II, Stone druggist, 7th and M H. north.
II +; Hardness, Penn. av., bet. 17th aud 18th st,
The letter carriers are furnished with KEYS. and
are instructed to visit each depot in time 10 receive
any letters left on deposit to be mailed at O'Clock
p. NJ daily They are required to be prepaid
onecent labels being sold for that purpose BY the
carriers, or at the sub-post Offices,