Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-01
information for Travellers.
By RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST.
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Time between Washington and Wheeling
bat II hours!
Running Time between Warrington and
Cincinnati 81 hours u
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHICKS TO BIZ
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
l. ROAD having greatly improved its Western
connections, offers the fullest inducements to
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 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
feTred there, with the passengers) without charge,
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at 6 a. m and Ak p. n. On Sundays at the
latter hour only.
At WHEELING dfrset eonneetion Is made
ROAD, running from Bellaire, on the Ohio, near
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 G.. o. Railroad trains con-
meet with the fast trains Of the Little Miami Rail-
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At
XENIA ION Little Miami ,Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, St. Louis, etc.
Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, FtcSSbaTg, Notchez, Net1 Orleans,
etc. which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
ferred at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and st.
Louis are sold by this route.
HI For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland to
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago etc, tickets are sold,
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 aGording 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
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGTON TO Wheeling, 80 SO; Colum-
bus, S13 65; Dayton, a15 So Cincinnati, GIG 90;
Louisville, 10y railroad, SlS s5, by steamer from
Cincinnati, 219 0O Indianapolis, 81 SO; Cleve-
land, Sl2 so; Toledo, SIS SO; Detroit, els 20;
Chicago, $50 60 and $40 so; St. Louis, S26 50 and
s25; Memphis, 800; New Orleans, s31; etc.
FERRY, MARTiNSBURG, CUMBERLAND,
BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may lSave Washington at q. m. or
A. p. In. For the miner way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a. N. train from
Washington.
III For trains to and from Baltimore, Anapolis,
etc, zee special advertisements.
For further information, Through Tickets,
&C., apply to THOMAS II. PARSONS, Agent,
ut washington Station.
JOHN II. DONE,
Master Of TIansportatica,
Baltimore and Clio Railroad, Baltimore.
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