Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-24
BALTTNORE AND OHIO RAILROA.

BALTYMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
HAVING greatly improved its Western
III connections now offers the fullest induce
ments to travellers between Washington, Balii-
more, and all portions OF the West, the Northwest
and the Southwest.
The connection between the trains from Wash
ngton and the trans bound west from Baltimore
is always promptly made at the Washington juno
ton lateIy called the Relay House) miles from
Baltimore. This is the only change of cars re-
qured between Washington and the Ohio river.
Baggage is checked through to Wheeling at the
Washington station, and rechecked and transfer
red there with the passengers) without charge,
for those holding ihrough for points beyond
The connecting trains leave Washington daily at
G a. m and AZ p. m. On Sundays AT the latter
hour only.
All Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains Of the CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD, run
ming from Bellalrre on the Ohio, near Wheeling,
through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE and Newark, 10
COLUMBUS. These trains connect at Newark
with the cars Of the Newark, Mansfield and Sand
usky Railroad for Sandusky Toledo, Detroit,
Chicago, ST. Louis, etc. -f8
with the fast trains of the Little Miami Railroad
to Xenia, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, etc. AT
Xenia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, TO INDI-
ANAPOL1S, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago,
Rock Island, ST. Louis, etc.
IL Passengers holding through tickets for
Memphis, Vick,5urg, Matches, Nero Orleans ETC.,
which are also sold at Washington, are transfer
red at Cincinnati 10 the Mail Steamers on the Ohio
Tickets for Evansville Cairo, and st. Louis are
sold by this route. a et
II FOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland TO
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling and
Wellsvle (forty miles) where a connection with
the Cleveland and Pilsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested TO notice that while
this is the only route afording through tickets and
checks in Washington, il is also the shortest most
speedy, aud direct to nearly all the leading points
in the great West. The distance from Washing
ton to Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being about 100
miles shorter than by any other route J as
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling, SO 50; Columbus,
si3 65; Dayton, SIS SO; Cincinnati, sic; Louis
vile, by railroad, SIS 65 by steamer from Clncin-
NATL SIS; Indianapolis, sI7 SO; Cleveland, SI2 Is;
Toledo, SIS so; Detioit, SIS 20; Chicago $50 65
and Sl9 so; ST. Louis, S2S so and $25; Memphis,
S26; New Orleans, &3i, etc. s5c
HI FOR FREDERICK and HARPER'SFER-
RY, MARTiNSBURG, BERKLEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont, Oakland, and Fairmount, passengers may
leave Washington at a. m. or Al p. m. For the
minor way stations between Baltimore and Wheel
ing take a. m. train from Washington.
III For trains TO and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc. see special advertisements.
W For further information. through tickets,
&c, apply 10 THOS. III. PARSONS. Agent at
Washington Station. JOHN III DONE,
Master of Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Baltimore
May 5-ly.