Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-01
Information for Travellers.
BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST

but IL Y hours!
Burning Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS 70 BIZ
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
l. ROAD having greatly improved Its 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 between the Trains from Wash
ingten and the Trains bound West from Balti-
more is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction (lately called the Relay Housed 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 pa<sengers) without charge,
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a. m. and n p. m. On Sundays at the
latter hour only.
At WHEELING direct eoanse.ion is made
with the trains Of the CENTRAL. OHIO RAIL
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.
AtCOLUMBUS the e. u. Railroad trains con-
meet with the fast trains OF the LATHE MANS Rat-
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At
XENIA ION Little Miami Rairoad) connection Is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, st. Louis, etc.
IV Passenger, holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, Vte&stNrg, E1.easz, Nsv Orleans,
etc, which elso sold al Washington-are trans
ferred at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and ST.
Louis are sold 10y this route.
H. For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland 20
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling
and Wellsvlle (forty miles) where a connection
with the Cleveland and Plttsburg Railroad is
made
Travellers are requested 20 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
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGTON To Wheeling, 50 50; Colum-
bus, s13 IS; Dayton, sl5 80; Cincinnati, el5 90,
Louisville, by railroad, el6 65, by steamer from
Cincinnati SlS 90; Indianapolis, sl7 80; Cleve-
land, S12 SO; Toledo, BIS 80; Detroit, el5 70;
SIS; Memphis, SOS; New Orleans, S3l; etc.
III FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTlNSBURG, CUMBERLAND,
BERKELEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may lSave Washington at a. m. or
Baltimore and Wheeling, lake a. n. train from
Washington.
ITFOr trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc, see special advertisements.
~ Fof further information, Through Tickets,
&c, apply to THOMAS Il. PARSONS, Agent,
JOHN H. DONE,
HasteT Of Transportation,
Baltimore ana Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
RAY ST