Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-18
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 timore and intermediate places at six and
eight o'clock A. M. and halfpast three and five p.
NJ. On Sundays at 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 +. M. meet the cars 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 to Baltimore.
The cars leave the Alexandra IVA station, COR
ner of Duke and Henry streets, for Warren,on and
the intermediate points, at eight O'Clock A. M. ex-
cept Sunday, and at quarter before two o'clock
T. 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
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
Collyer makes three trips a week TO Mount Ver-
non and Fort Washington leaving the wharf al
halfpast nine o'clock.
The steamboats, George Washington, Thomas
Colyer, and Union leave for Alexandria every
hour during the day.
arrangement ofthe Mails at the Washington Post
Office, July 1, 1853
The great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Pha-
delphia, New York, Boston, &c, and Buffalo, &c,
arrives at 6 A. M. and 3 p. NJ, daily; and the mail
sent from the Office, TO and by those places, closes
at A and 0 p. M. daily.
The Southern Mail closes daily at and o'clock
p. NJ, and is received daily by 6 o'clock A. M,
and p. M.
The second Eastern and great Western mails are
received by 6 A. M; the latter closes at 2 r. M,
the former at p. M, daily. The mail 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 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 p. NJ, and is received six
times a week, with a mail from Baltimore, Md,
by IL M.
The mail from Georgetown, d. c., is received
twice daily, by 8 A. M, and p. M, and il is
closed for that place al the same hours.
The mail from Rockville, &C., Nd. is received
by p. NJ and il is closed for those places at p.
M, daily.
The mail from Brookpils, &C., Nd, is received by
5 p. NJ. of Monday Wednesday, and Friday, each
week, and closes same days at 9 p. NJ
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 A. M. for delivery of let.
tiers and papers received by previous mails and al
s A. M. for general delivery, and at o'clock p.
NJ daily, ercet Sunday, and on that day il is open
from s TO 10 A. M, and from TO o'clock p M
*Norfok, &c. three times by Baltimore four
times by Richmond.
SUB-PosT OFFTcEs.--The following places have
been designated as depots for the reception Of let
ters:
J. Shillington, Al street and Penn avenue.
DR.. J. 3. Gardner, druggist, Capitol Hill
DR.. Walsh, Garrison ST., Navy Yard.
w. b. Sotheron, grocer, L and ST., Navy Yard.
DR.. Boswell, druggist, Virginia av and nth 81.
south.
J. w. Narn, druggist, New York nv. and 18th
street.
J. y. Moore, druggist, Penn. ay, Is. Ward.
J. X. Barr grocer, M and 11fI s.: north.
J. II. Stone, druggist, Hh and NJ a. north
Il. +. darkness, Penn av., bet. nth and 18th ST. |
The letter carriers are furnished with keys, and
are instructed 10 visit each depot in time to reoeive
any letters let on deposit TO be mailed at O'Clock
Z. M. daily They are required TO be prepaid
onecsnt labels being sold for that purpose by the
carriers, or at the sub-post Offices.