Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-16
By RAILROAD DIRECT 10 THE WEST.
&W g 9
Time between washington and wheeling
but 17X hours:
Running Tine between Washington and
Cincinnati o. hours y


THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHICKS TO BE
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
TTyHE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
l. ROAD having greatly improved It's wes,e, IN
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALIi-
MORE, and all portions Of the w EST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection between the Trains nom w ash
ington and the Trains bound West from Balu-
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 passengers) without charge
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at 6 a. m and az p. m. On Sundays at the
latter hour only.
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
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 Miami Rail
road TO Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. AT
XENIA ION Little Miami Ralroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
aaPolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
III Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, Vicksburg, Natohez, Nep Orleans.
etc which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
ferred at Cincinnati 10 the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and ST.
Louis sold by this route.
IL For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland 20
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold,
when the Ohio Is navigable between Wheeling
and Wellsville (forty miles) where a connection
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is
made
Travellers requested to notice that while this
is the only route afording Through Tickets and
Checks in Washington, 1t 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 $50 miles, being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, PROM
WASHINGTON TO Wheeling, 80 So Colum-
bus, Sl3 IS; Dayton, SIS 50; Cincinnati, GIG or
Louisville, by railroad, SlS Is, by steamer from
Cincinnati, SIS 90; indianapolis, Sl7 50, Cleve-
Chicago, $40 65 and SIG 50; ST Louis, 90 50 and
S25: Memphis. S26; New Orleans, S3l; e..
ID FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBER LAND,
BERKELEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS.
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT.
passengers may leave Washington at a. m. or
~ p. m. For the minor way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a. m. train from
Washington.
IL For trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc, see special advertisements.
II For further information, Through Tickets,
&c, apply to THOMAS II. PARSONS, Agent.
at Washington Station.
JOHN H. DONE,
Master Of Trans ortation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.