Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-17
By RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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Fine between Washington and Wheeling
but Tx hours!
Running Time between Wash ington and
Cincinnati 81 hours!
rHaossH rIcKKrs AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BIZ
had IN WASHINGTON.
TTNHE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved It's 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 Balt-
more Is always promptly made at TIE Washington
Junction Qately called the Relay Housed miles
nom 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 a. m. and Az p. N. On Sundays afthe
latter hour only.
At WHEELING direct eo--setion 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
et Newark with the cars Of the Newark, Mansfield
and Sandusky Railroad fer Sandusky, Toledo,
Detroit, Chicago, st. Louis, etc.
At COLUMBUS the =. o. Railroad trains con-
sectwith the fast trains Of the LsttIs Esani RaiI
road to Gcnia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc At
XENIh (oa Little Miami Railrcad) connection is
formed with the trains through DAYTON, 10 Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, st. Louis, etc.
IL Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, Viehsbsrg, NGsekss, Nsw Osls1ss,
etc, which also sold at w ashin gton-are trans
feued at Cincinnati 10 the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and Ct
Louis are sold by this route.
~ For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland to
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold,
when the Ohio IS navigab,e between Wheeling
and Weilsyille if0rty nilegI where a connection
with the Cleveland ard fittsbuIg Railroad Is
mads.
Travellers arc requested 70 notice that while this
Is the only route aiEording Through Tickets and
Checks in Washington, It 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 10 nilea shorter than by any other route!
FARE, By THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGTON 10 Wheeling, 50 SO; Column
bus, SIS S5 Dayton, SIS 50; Cincinnati, SO co;
Louisville, by railroad, sis 65, by steamer from
Cincinnati, SlS 90; Indianapolis, s17 50; Cleve-
land, si2 t0i Toledo, SIS 30; Detroit, SIS 90;
Chicago, $40 65 ana x19 so; Ct. Louis SIS so and
&25; Memphis, &aS; New Orleans, s3l; etc.
{Ey~ FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER's
FERRY, MARfINSBuRG, CUMBERLAND,
BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDF ORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may leave Washington at 6 q. II. OF
~ p. N. For the minor way stctio.s between
baltimore ana Wheeling, taxe a. n. .ra!s from
Washington.
D~F0T trsIns TO and from Baltimore, Asa polls,
ETC., see special advertisements.
IL For further information, Through Tickets,
k6., spply to THOMAS Il. PARSONS, Agent,
JOHN H. DONE,
Master OF TranspOrtat.oz,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
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