Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-23
LOCAL NEWS

ADDITIONAL TRAVELLING yAcILrrIss.


At six o clock to- morrow morning q new sche-
dGie on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
will 90 into operation. made necessary by the
OF Baltimore, AMI the Philadelphia, wImine-
ton ard Baltimore railroads, by which three
through liDes TO New York city will be run
daiy. The Pennsylvsnis Short-line road, by
the Northern Central 10 York and Pennsyiva-
MA Central TO Phtladciphis, Vas used BY the
through line FOR about one month. and although
me distance BY this line vss nfty-t~o miles
more than BY the old route there was no mate
nal Unerence IN time, aud its success Vas nm
precodented, especially after the southeastern
agent, Ar. 3. II. Deford. OF the Penn<vlyania
rziiruad, had arranged matters in the sonth
Atlantic states. This route vas given nm on
Sunday last, since which time passengers
through Baltimore have been transferred NOM
ihc Calvert-strCct station 60 the Presdeu;-,tre,t
depot and ritr ucrsa- Tomorrow the tanDels
VIII he In use by the through trans. and the
onnection viii he made with the 2. W. and r.
rosd al the junction Of the Union road at 2is
street. Canton; then nv the Union runnelI
connecung With the and p. II. X. NJ IL pot
on Charles street.
This new depot is being erected upon the site
ct the old reservoir, east OF Charles street and
VIII be occupied In about three weeks The
structure Will be frame, and will be known a.
the ''through travel DEPOT" A double tT.rk
vii pass through the depot. with platform on
each side. The building viii be 44o feet ~
ength and ~ feet in width. with brarkefed
shed on each side cyerreaching the outer Mat
'olms. At the west end Of the building there
viii he erected two story structure, 3 feet
foiit ana ~ ueen. i ne lower story will be de-
voted to a ticket Office, and ladies and gentle
mems waiting rooms, supplied with an the
modern Improvements. The second story o.
the building will be occupied by the engineer
master Of the roao. telegraph and other Officers
connected With the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad.
Ii will be sometime before freight for Phila-
delphia and New York vii pass over the Union
road, no arrangement 60 that effect having a.
vet been made between the Union aud Penn-v-
vanis roads freight depot viii shortly be
70 - a. hsn o
railway, vest OF the Baltimore ia. aud, when
completed, will be used A. the der for freight
destined for Philadelphia and oth northern
points, with the exception Of abOu- three hun
drtd feet. A double track IL nov AID in the
Baltimore and Potomac tunnel, iIe break in
the double track being at Pennsylv ia avenue,
where passenger station IL be erected.
When the connection is made at tits poiut Ali
freight intended for Washington md points
south VIII be received aud FORWARDED from Cal
vert station, from which point large consigu-
ments only are now received, the principal
freight business being carried on at Townsend
street depot.
The officers of the Il. and p. road have been
preparing this week for the event, and already
tine Pullman Sleeping and palace cars have
been sent 20 the ends OF the line preparatory 20
leaving to- morrow.
IL is contemplated 10 make the running time
from Washington to New York hours and 40
minutes. The through trains to New York and
Philadelphia will leave here at O'Clock a. m:
ll5 r. ~, (RichmOnd express, and y 10 u. m
and arrive at Go n. m, { - and HIS %. m.
These changes have made il necessary 10
change the schedule somewhat, and the other
trains will leave hereafter as follows: 5.t2 a
m, Niagara eNpr,sS;) e.i5, accommodation
II ., (fast line;) S35 .. m, Baltimore expressly
3:4i, tacconmo dation;) G:25, Cincinnati ex-
press,) l0:lT, (Pacific expressly
he arrivals (otheT than New York through
rains will be as follows s.35 a. m, ac..D SIS
q. I'D 1850, (ac.i) 80 y. m, (s. mail;l 6.25,
(aci) S'4'' imaLl,l and io.to, G. eS)
The TAX CKETIFICArEs.-On Monday last.
the tax collector prepared 2i7 of the new tax
certificates, and on yesterday 800, which will be
handed over TO the District treasurer, and by