Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-07
Information for Travellers.
By RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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80 SoeSD. St14
Time between Washington and Wheeling
but IL honrs!
Running Time between washington and
Cincinnati % hours
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BE
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved It's western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements 10
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALIi-
MORE, and all portions of the WEST, NORT III
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection between the Trains from w ASH
ington and the Trains bound West from Balti-
more is syvavs promptly made at the Washington
Junction Qateiy called the Relay HouSe) miles
from Baltimore This IS the only change Of car
required between Washington and the Ohio river
Baggage is checked through TO Wheeling al tht
Washington Station, and rechecked aud trans
ferred there with the passengers without charge
for those holding Through Tickets for points he
vond The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a. N. and AZ p. N. 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, nesl
Wheeling, through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE, and
Newark, to COLUMBUS. These trains conneci
at Newark with the cars OF the Newark, Mansfield
and Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo
Detroit Chicago. 81. Louis, etc.
At COLUMBUS the e. o. Railroad trains con-
meet with the fast trains of the Littts MdaIHt Rd'
read TO Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. A
NENIA ION Little Miami RailToad) connection j.
formed with the trains through Dayton TO Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rocl
Island. st. Louis. etc
IL Passengers holding Through Tickets fOr
MemphiS, ViekSbETg, Natchsz, Nstr Orleans.
etc. which are also sold at W aShington-are trans
ferred at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on tn
Ohio Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and 81
Louis are sold by this route.
H. For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland e
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold.
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheelin.
and Wellsville (forty miles) where a connectioi
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad T.
made.
Travellers requested 10 notice that while thi>
is the only route afordng Through Tickets ant
Checks in Washington, II is also the shortest
most speedy, and direct TO nearly all the le3din.
points in the great West. The distance from
Washington TO Cincinnati Is but 653 miles, beiD
about l01 miles shorter than by any other route.
FARE, By THROUGH TICKET, FROA
WASHINGTON To Wheeling, 80 50; Co'um.
bus, Si3 IS; Dayton, SIS So Cincinnati, si3 ~
Louisville by railroad. SIS 65, By steamer for
Cincinnati, SIS 90; indianapolis, Sl7 50; Cleyt-
land Sl2 80; Toledo, Sl5 50; Detroit, Si5 2
Chicago, $50 60 and SO 80; st. Louis, s3s 81 an
S25; Memphis, SIS; New Orleans, S31; etc.
IL FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER's
FERRY. MARTINSBUBG, CUMBERLAND
BbRKLhG SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS
PIEDMONT. OAKLAND. and PARAMOUNT
passengers may leave Washington at a. m. q.
* p. m. For the minor way stations betweC,
Baltimore and Wheeling, take 6 :. m. train fror
Washington.
lE-For trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis
etc. special advertisements.
.B-F further information, Through Tickets.
&c, apply to THOMAS Ii. PARSONS, Agen;
at Washington Station.
JOHN II. DONE,
Master Of TRANSPORTATION,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore
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