Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-15
BY the PreSideht: : - :.
JOHN HOOD, 800
Acting Commissioner ofthe General Land Office
Information for Travellers
BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST

fS ~ 49, sS53lt5l1Ea
Time between Washington and Wheeling
B. a-- but I'm hours! H,fss II
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati ~ hoursM
THRovsH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHICKS TO BIZ
HAD IN WASHINGTON. 90.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved fits Western
connections now offers the fullest inducements TO
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTI-
MORE, and all portions Of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection betweesxthe Trains from Wash
ington and the Trains bound West from Balu-
more Is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction Qately called the Relay House) miles
from Baltimore. This is the only change Of cars
required between Washington and the Ohio river.
Baggage IS checked through to Wheeling at the
Washington Station, and rechecked and trans
ferred there with the passenges) without charge,
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a. m. and AZ P. m. On Sundays at the
At WHEELING direct eon#setion Is made
with the trains Of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL
Road, running from Bellaire, on the Ohio, near
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 Little Gmi Rail
road TO Xenia, Cincinnati Louisville, etc. AT
XENIA ION Little Miami Railrosd) connection Is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, st. Louis, etc. E
IL Passenger; holding Through Tickets for
etc, which are also sold at Westinghouse trans,
ferTed ct Cincinnati TO the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and st.
Louis are sold by this route.
H. For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland to
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold
when the Ohio Is navigable between Wheeling
and Wellsville forty miles) where connection
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg 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, 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 by any other route
WASHINGTON TO Wheeling, 80 so; Coiuu-
bus, $13 65; Dayton, Sl5 50; Cincinnati, sle 90;
Louisville, by railroad, sis IS, by steamer from
Cincinnati, e1S %; indianapolis, Si7 so; Cleve-
land, sla 80; Toledo, sl5 so; Det1c;t, els 20;
s25; Memphis, s2s; New Orleans, S3l; ETC.
IL FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER -
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND,
BERkLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may leave Washington at a. m or
AZ p. m. For the minor way stations between
baltimore and Wheeling, take q. m. train from
Washington
D-For trains to and from Baltimore, Ana Dolls.
etc, see special advertisements.
II For further information, Through Tickets,
&c, spply to THOMAS Ii. PARSONS, Agent,
JOHN FL. DONE,
Master o. Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
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