Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-20
information for Travellers.
.sY2RAtLRoaD DIRECT Tos THE WEST
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Time between Washington and Wheeling
but I7K hours! -'-aE
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours o
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BE
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly Improved its Western
onnections now offers the fullest inducements to
travellers between WASHINGTON. BALTI-
MORE, and all portions OF the WEST, NORTH
VEST, and the SOUTHWEsT. ~r-..-
The connection betwesc the Trains from Wash
ington and the Trsins bound West from Balti-
more is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction tlately called the Relay House) miles
rom Baltimore This is the only change of cars
required between w ashington and the Ohio river.
Baggage is checked through to Wheeling at the
Washington Station, and recheeked and trans
erred there, (with the passengers without charge
or those holding Through Tickets for points be-
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
iaily at a. m. and n p. IN. On Sundays at the
after hour only.
With the trains Of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL
ROAD, running from Bellare, on the Ohio, near
Wheeling, through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE, and
Newark, to COLUMBUS. These trains connect
It Newark with the cars OF the Newark, Mansfield
md Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo,
Detroit, Chicago, ST. Louis, etc /
At COLUMBUS the C. o. Railroad trains con-
lect with the fast trains Of the Little Miami Rail-
road TO Xenia, Cincinnati Louisville, etc At
[ENIA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection Is
ormed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
polls, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago Rock
Island, 81. Louis, etc. -
IL Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, VickSbKrg, Natehsz, Nstc Orleans,
tic which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
erred at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville Cairo, and St.
louis are sold by this route
TTFor CIEYEIAND. and via Cleveland 10
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold,
when the Ohio Is navigable between Wheeling
md Wellsville tforty miles) where connection
With the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is
made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while this
5 the only route aaording Through Tickets and
checks in Washington, ii 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
lbout 100 miles shorter than byany other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHIN GTON TO Wheeling, 50 so Colarn-
GUS, Sl3 IS; Dayton, Sl5 So Cincinnati, eIS co.
Louisville, by railroad, s1s IS, by steamer from
Cincinnati, SIS 90; indianapolis, S17 So; Clsve-
and, $40 so; Toledo, SIS 80; Detroit, els 20;
;hicago, 800 65 and $40 so; st. Louis, s2s so and
s25; Memphis, S25; New Orleans. S3l; etc
III FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND,
HERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may lSave Washington at a. m. or
4 p. m For sae minor way stations between
baltimore and Wheeling, take a m. train from
Washington. ~ .,,. .
= pFor trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
ETC., see special advertisements.
For further Information, Through Tickets,
&C., apply to THOMAS II. PARSONS, Agent,
at Washington Station
- JOHN II. DONE,
Master OF Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.