Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-30
Information for Travellers.
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Running Time between Washington ana
Cincinnati 81 hours.
rHRoysH YIcKIfs AND BAeeAeH cH1cKs 70 -
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
l. ROAD having greatly improved its 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 Balti.
more il 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.
Baggage Is checked through to Wheeling at the
Washington Station, and rechecked and trans
ferred there with the ressengers) without charge,
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
yond The connecting trains leave Washington
daily at q. m. and ~ p. m. On Sundays at the
later hour onlv.
tBENWOOD, q miles nom Wheeling, direct
connection is made with the trains Of CENTRAL
OHIO RAILROAD, running nom Bellair, or
the Ohio, through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE, and
Newark, TO COLUMBUS. These trains connect
at Newark with the cars Of the Newark, Mansfield
and Sandusky Railrosd for Sandusky, Toledo,
Detroit, Chicago, 81. Louis, etc:
AtCOLpMBUS the o. Railroad trains cen.
meet with tie fast Il aims Of the Little Miami Rail
road TO 1enia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At
formed With the trains through Dayton, to Indian.
apois, Ter,e Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, st. Louis, Carlo, etc
IL Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, p1cks6urg, Natchex, Ncs0 Orleans, etc .,
which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
ferred at Cincinnati, to the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Carlo, and st.
Louis are sold by the river route
IL For CLEVELAND, ard via Cleveland to
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc tickets are sold
when the Ohio is navlgable between Whee ing
and Welsviile forty miIesl where a connection
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad lie
made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while this
Is the only route ahording Through Tickets and
Cheeks In Washington, II Is also the shortest,
most speedy, and direct to near,y all the leading
points In the great West The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati Is but 653 miles, being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGTON TO Wheeling 80 SO; Column
bus, S13 G5; Dayton, el5 so; Cincinnati sI8 co.;
Louisville, by railroad, sl8 IS, by steamer from
Cincinnati, Sl9 90; Indiana oils, S17 SO; CIeve-
Chicago, 800 IS and S19 50; st Louis, S2S 50 and
S25; Memphis, FIG; New Orleans sci etc.
III FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBURG CUMBERLAND,
BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORDSPRINGS
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and FAIRMONT,
II p. m. For the minor way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a. m. train from
Washington.
III For trains to and from Baltimore, Amman
oils, etc. see special advertisements
IL For further Information, Through Tickets,
etc, apply to THOMAS H. PARSONS, Agent,
a: Washington Station
NM 8. wOODsIDE,
Master OF Transportation,
march 1T b. @. Railroad, Baltimore.