Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-17
Information for Travellers.
81 RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST,
/ 5 M

Time between Washington and Wheeling
but 17K hours!
Running Time between Washington and
.. Cincinnati % hours
THRouaH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE cHHcKs TO Be
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD having greatly improved Its Western
Dnnections, now offers the fullest inducements to
travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTl-
lore, and all portions of the w EST, NORTH
VEST, and the SOUTHWEST:
The connection between the Trains rom w ash
inpton and the Trains bound West from Balti-
,aore Is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction lately called the Relay House) miles
from Baltimore. This is the only change OF cars
required between Washington and the Ohio river
Isaygape is checked through TO Wheeling at the
Washington Station, and rechecked and trans
f,,rred there with the paSsenGers) without charge
fpr those holding Through Tickets for points be-
rond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
ally at a. m. and AZ p. m On Sundays at the
utter hour only.
AT WHEELING direct connections Is made
18th 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
Newark with the cars of the Newark, Mansfield
nd Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo,
Netroit, Chicago, st. Louis, etc
COLUMBUS the e. o. Railroad trains con.
,.ect with toe fast trains Of the Litis Miami Rail-
Dad to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. AT
XENIA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
fDrned with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
DOLLS, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
island, st. Louis, etc.
10 Passengers holding Through Tickets for
l1enphis, VicksbVrg, Natchsz, Nen Orleans,
&C, which are also sold at Washington-are trans
'rred al Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on the
ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and St
Louis are sold by this route.
II For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland to
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is navirable between Wheeling
nd Wellsville (forty miles, where connection
With the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is
iIlde.
Travellers are requested to notice that while this
is the only route aGording Through Tickets and
ihecks in Washington, II 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 bat 653 miles, being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, PROM
WASHINGTON To Wheeling. 80 SO; ColuIa-
us, Sl3 65 Dayton, Sl5 50; Cincinnati, els OO;
Louisville, by railroad, Sl9 IS, by steamer from
Cincinnati, SiS 90; indianapolis, SI7 80; Cieve-
land, Sl2 81; Toledo, SIS so; Detroit, si5 20;
Chicago. $50 65 and $40 50; ST. Louis. S2S 20 and
); Memphis, S.f, New Orleans, s3i; etc.
II FOR FREDERICK AND HARpER's'
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND,
HERKI.ET SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT.
passengers may Lave Washington at 8 a. m. or
* p. m. For the minor way stations between
baltimore and Wheeling, take a. m train from
Washington.
IrFFor trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc, see special advertisements.
ErFor further information, Through Tickets,
&C., apply to THOMAS II. PARSONS, Agent,
JOHN III. DONE,
Master II Transportation,
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