Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-21
Information for Travellers.
BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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Time between Washington and WheeIins
but17X hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hoursg
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHICKS TO pr
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved its Western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements to
Trave lers between WASHINGTON, BALTI-
MORE, and all portions Of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The come ton between the Trains from Wash
ington and the Trains bound West from Balti-
more IS always prom t'y made at the Washington
rom 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 re- hecked and tnns-
Ierred there, with the assengers) without charge
for those holding Through Tickets for Joints Be
yond. The conne ting trains leave Washington
daily at a. m and AZ p. m. On sundays al the
At BENWOoD, miles from Vince ing, direct
connection is made with the trains Of Central,
OHIO RAILROAD, running from Belair, on
Newark, t. COLUMBUS. These trains co,nsct
at Newark with the ars Of the Newark, Mans fe a
and sandusky Raj road for sandusky, Toledo,
Detroit, Chi ago, It Louis, etc.
At COLUMBUS the C o. Railroad trains con-
ne with the fast trains Of the Little MiGrni Rail
road to Xenia, Cincinnati. LouisviI e, etc. Az
XENlA ION Lite Miami Raj rosd) come ,tion is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
apoiis, TeTe Haute, LafaJ cite, Chi ago, Rock
Is and, st. Louis, Carlo, etc
IL Passengers holding Through Tickets fol-
Memphis, pTcksbug,- Natc6ez, Ner Orleans, etc. =,
which are also sold at Washington-ars trans
ferred at Gin innati, to the Mai steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Carlo, and ST
Louis are sold by the river route
ID For CLEVELAND, ard via c eve and TO
To edo, Detroit, Chicago, etc =, tickets are sold
when the Ohio Is navigabIe between Vince ing
and Wellsvile forty mi.esl where a connecti
with the eve and and Pittsburg Raj road is
made.
Travelfrs are n quested to notice that viii this
Is the only route anording Through Tickets and
Checks in Washington, II is aso the shortest,
most speedy, and dire t to near al the leading
points In the great West The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati is but $50 mi Is, being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WssHINGTnN TO Vince ing, 50 so; Co'um-
bus, s13 IS; Dayton, SIS 50y Gin innati $40 o. /;
Louisville, by raj road, SIS IS, by steamer from
Cincinnati, Sl6 90; Indiana OILS, S17 so; eve
land, S12 so; To edo, S15 so; Detroit, SIS 20 /:
Chicago, $40 65 and SO so; st Louis, s26 80 and
III FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER, IS
FERRY, MARTINSBURG. CUMBERLAND,
BERKELEY SPRINGS, BEDFORDSPRINGS
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and FAIRMONT
passengers may leave Washington at 6 a. m or
u p m. For the minor way stations between
Was ington.
III For trains to and from Baltimore, Amman.
is, etc. see suecia advertisements
IL For further information, Through tt kets
ct :, apply to THOMAS II. PARSONS, Agent,
WIN. s. wooDsIDB,
Master Of Transt orta'ion,
march 1T b. d u Railroad Ba timore