Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-17
Information for Travellers.
BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST.
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Time between Washinstsn and wheeling
hut17K hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours =
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BIZ
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
TUE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
l. ROAD having greatly improved Its Western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements to
MORE, and all ortions Of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST
The conne tion between the Trains from WASH
ington and the Trains bound West nom Balti-
more is always prom y made at the Washington
J un' lion Gate ca ed the Relay House) mi es
from Baltimore. This is the only change Of cars
required between w ashington and the Ohio river.
Baggage is checked through to Wheeling at the
w washington Station, and checked and trans
ferrsd there with the assengers) without charge
Tor those holding Through Tickets for roints he
yond Tie onne ting trains leave Washington
daily at 6 a. m and AZ p. IN. On Sundays at the
later hour on'y.
At BENWOOD, 4 miles from Vince ing, direct
connection is made with tie trains Of CENTRAL
OHIO RAILROAD, running from Be Lair on
tie Ohio, through Cambridge, Evansville, and
Newark, t, COLUMBUS. These trains connect
at Newark with the 'ars Of the Newark, Man>fed
and andusky Raj road for SandUsky, Toledo
Detroit Gil ago, It. Louis etc.
At COLUMBUS the o. Railro ID trains con-
he, with the fast trains Of the Lite Miami r all
ToGd 10 Aenld, CINCINNATI. L0ulsVlHe, etc. At
NENlA ION Lite Miami Raj road onne 'tion is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
aroiis, yerre Haute. Lafay cite, Cal ago, Rock
Is and, It. Louis, Carlo, etc
II Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, IickSbuTg. Nctckes. Ne,c Orleans, et..,
which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
ferred at Cincinnati, to the Mai, Steamers on the
0hio: Tickets for Evansville, Carlo, and st.
IL For CLEV ELAND, ard via G eve and to
To edo, Detroit, Chi ago, etc tickets are sod,
when tie Ohio is navfgab:e between Vince ing
with the c eve and and Pit:sbuTg Raj road is
made
Travel rs are quested to notice that Viii e this
Is the only route affording Through Tickets and
Checks in Washington, II is also 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 es, being
about 100 mi es shorter than by any other route!
FARE, BY TH%OhGH TICKET, FROM
WiSbI.GT.l. TO Vince ing, 50 so Co UNI
Louisville, by raj road, SIS 65 by steamer from
Cincinnati, SIS 90; Indiana o is, Sl7 so; C eve
and, Sl2 So To edo, Sl5 80; Detroit, sl5 20;
Chicago, $40 s. and S19 So IT Louis, S2S SO and
S25; Memoirs, $50; New Or cans, S3I, etc.
IrFOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBUR6. CUMBERLAND,
BERKELEY SPRINGS, BEDFORDSPRINGS
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and FAIRMONT
passengers may leave Washington at a. m or
T. m. For the minor way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a. m. train from
Was ington.
II For trains to and from Baltimore AnnaD-
Ois, etc, see syecia advertisements
III or further information, Through Ti-kets
ct :, apply to THOMAS H. PARSONS, Agent
at Washington Station.
Master Of TransT orn'ion,
march 1T B. Il o Railroad, Ba timoTe