Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-18
Information for Travellers.
BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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Cincinnati 81 hours"
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO n
HAD IL WASHINGTON.
TINE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
l. ROAD having greatly improved Its Western
connections, offers the fullest inducements e
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTI'
MORE, and all portions of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection between the Trains from Wash.
ington and the Trains bound West from Balti.
more is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction (lately called the Relay Housc) miles
from Baltimore. This Is the only change of car,
required between Washington and the Ohio river
Baggage Is checked through TO Wheeling at ths
Washington Station, and rechecked and trans
ferred there, with the passengers without charge
for those holding Through Tickets for points be
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a. m. and X p. m. On Sundays at the
latter hour only.
At WHEELING direct connection Is made
with the trains Of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL
ROAD, running from Bellaire, on the Ohio, neal
Wheeling, through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE, and
Newark, to COLUMBUS. These trains connect
at Newark with the cars Of the Newark, Mansfield
and Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo
Detroit, Chicago. St. Louis, etc.
At COLUMBUS the C. o. Railroad trains con.
meet with the fast trains OF the Litle Miami Rail
road to Xenia, Cincinnati. Louisville, etc. A.
XENIA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection Is
formed with the trains through DAYTON, to Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, 81. Louis, ETC.
JT Passengers holding Through Tickets foI
Memphis, VitksbKrg, Ndtehsz, New Orleans,
etc, which also sold at Westinghouse trans
fered at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on tho
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and st
Louis are sold by this route.
IL For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland &c
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, ETC., tickets sold
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling
and Wellsvlle (forty miles) where a connection
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad IL
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, and direct TO nearly all the leading
points in the great West. The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being
about 100 miles shorter than bv any other route,
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGTON TO Wheeling, 50 SO; ColuD-
bus, Sl3 65; Dayton, SIS ST.; Cincinnati, el6 o.
Louisville, by railroad, SIS So, by steamer ffon
Cincinnati, SIS %; indianapolis, S17 So Cleve-
land, Sl2 so; Toledo, SIS 50; Detroit, e15 %;
Chicago, 500 65 and SO 50; St Louis, e2s 50 and
S25; Memphis, $40; New Orleans, s31; etc.
ID FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND.
BERKELEY SPRINGS. BEDFORD SPRINGS
passengers may leave Washington at a. IN. OF
AZ p. IN. Fer the minor way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a m. train from
Washington.
HI or trains to and from Baltimore Annapolis
etc. see special advertisements.
IL For further information Through Tickets.
&c, apply to THOMAS III. PARSONS, Agent
at Washington Station.
JOHN II. DONE
Master Of Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore
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