Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-01
Information for Travellers. I
By RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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Time between washinstsn and wheeling
sfs- but 11K hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati % hours
rHaoueH TICKETS AND BAssAsE oHxcxs TO sE
HAD IN wAsHINeroN.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved Its Western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements TO
Traveller between WASHINGTON, baltic
MORE, and all portions of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connec ton between the Trains nom wash
ington and the Trains bound West from Bati-
more Is always promntiy made at the washington
Junction lately called the Relay House) mi e.
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
washington station, and rechecked and trans
ierred there, with the assengers) without charge,
for those holding Through tt kets for POINTS be
yond. The come ting trains leave Washington
daily at a. m and * p. m. On sundays at the
At BENwOOD, 4 miles from wheeing, direct
oonneofionis made with the trains Of CENTRAL
OHIO RAILROAD, running from BeIlair, on
tue Ohio, through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE, and
Newark, to COLUMBUS. These trains connect
at Newark with the cars Of the Newark, Mansfieid
and Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo
Detroit, CHI ago, 1t Louis, etc.
At COLUMBUS the .. Railroad trains con-
rocd to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisvil e, etc. At
NENIA ION Lite Miami Raj roadl onne. lion Is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
al ois. Terre Haute. LafaI cite, Chirago, Rock
Is and, 81. Louis, Carlo, etc .
NJ Passages Ts hfing Through Tickets ST. for
which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
ferred at Cine innati, to the Mai Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and st.
Louis sold by the river route
III For CLEVELAND, ard via c eve and TO
TO edo, Detroit, Chicago, etc tickets are sold ,
when the Ohio is navigab;e between Vince ing
and Wellsviue forty mi es) where a conner ton
with the G eve and and Pittsburg Railroad Is
made. -..
Travellers are r, quested to notice that viii this
is the only route affording Through Tickets and
Cheeks in Washington, II is a so the shortest,
most speedy. and direct to near Y al the leading
points In the great West. The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati is but 653 mi Is, being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGTON To Whee ing, 50 so; Co UNI
bus, Sl3 65; Dayton, SIS so; Gin innati, Sl6 " !;
Louisville, by raj road, sls IS, by steamer frc m
and, sl2 SO; Toedo, si5 80; Detroit, s15 20 !;
Chicago, $40 IS and SO 50; ct Louis, s2e so and
1926; Memoirs, S26; New Or cans, S3l, etc.
IL FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER g
BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORDSPRIN6S,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and FAIRMONT,
passengers may leave Washington at a. IN or
Il p. m. For the minor way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a. m. train from
Washington.
III For trains to and from Baltimore, Annaa-
Is, etc, see sCeria advertisements.
III For further information, Through Tickets,
ct, apply to THOMAS H. PARSONS, Agent,
at Washington Station.
VIM. s. WOODSIDE,
Master Of Transy ortation,
mar h TT b. d d Railroad, Baltimore.