Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-07
BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
b IN -
Time between Washington aud Wheeling
but 17A hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours !.
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL

DIAL AMI
Il 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
ington and the Trains bound West from Balti-
more is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction (lately called the II clay 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
ferTed there with the passengers without charge,
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a. m. and AZ p. III. 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, near
Wheeling, through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE. and
Newark, to COLUMBUS. These trains connect
at Newark with the Of the Newark, Mansfield
and Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo,
Detroit, Chicago, st. Louis, etc.
At COLUMBUS the e.. o. Railroad trains con-
meet with the fast trains Of the Little Miami Rail-
road to &enia, Cincinnati. Louisville. etc. At
XENIA ION Little Miami Rairoad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, TO Indian
aPollS, Terre liaute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, St. Louis, etc.
III Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, PickSbuTg, Ndtchsz. Ne.c Orleans,
etc, which are also sold nj Westinghouse trans
feTred al Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and ST.
Louis are sold by this route.
IL For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland to
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 are requested TO notice that while this
is the only route ahording Through Tickets and
Checks III Washington. il is also the shortest
most speedy and diIect to nearly all the leading
points in the great West The distance from
Washington TO Cincinnati is but $50 miles, being
about 1tU miles shorter than by any other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, PROM
WASHINGTON TO Wheeling, 80 50; Column
bus, Sl3 IS; Dayton, Sl5 50; Cincinnati, Si6 "a;
Louisville, by railroad SIS 65, By steamer from
Cincinnati, SIS 90 indianapolis, Sl7 81; Cleye-
land, Si2 81; Toledo, SIS So Detroit, a15 %;
Chicago, so 65 and SO 81; ST. Louis, SlS 81 and
s21; Memphis, S26 New Orleans. S31; etc.
" FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY. MARTJNSBURG. CUMBERLAND,
BERkLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT. OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may leave Washington at a. IN. or
iH p. IN. For the minor way stations between
baltimore and Wheeling, take e 4 n. train from.
Washington
lFFor trains 10 and from Baltimore Anarplis
etc, see special advertisements
u = For further information Through Tickets
dc, apply TO THOMAS H PARSONS Agent
at Washington Station.
JOHN III. DONE,
Master Of Trans portatiou
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore
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