Fare $2.00 . . . Breakfast Extra

 

                        RAILROADS, &c. 

                        Winter Schedule. 

                    RICHMOND AND YORK RIVER RAILROAD.

          CHEAP AND ATTRACTIVE ROUTE FROM RICHMOND TO 

                                      OLD POINT,  NORFOLK,

                 PORTSMOUTH, EASTERN SHORE AND MATTHEWS. 

                     FARE $ 2.00- BREAKFAST EXTRA.              

On and after TUESDAY, October 9th, 1860, passenger trains will leave Richmond daily, (except Sundays,) at 6 1/2 A.M., on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, stopping upon signal only at Meadow, Dispatch, Tunstall's, Cohoke, and Romancoke, and arrive at West Point at 8 A.M.

The fast and commodious steamer WEST POINT, Capt. J.C. Rowe, will leave King and Queen Court House Landing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 7 A.M., connecting with the cars at West Point, and stopping upon signals only at Clifton, Water Fence, Shepherd’s, Moody’s, Cappahoosic, Bigler’s, Gloucester Point, Yorktown and arrive at Old Point, at 19:48 P. M., and Norfolk and Portsmouth at 8 P M.

Returning, the Steamer will leave Norfolk and Portsmouth on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 1/2 A.M, and Old Point at 7:45 A.M., landing only as above, and connecting with the cars at West Point at 12 1/2 P.M., and arrive in Richmond at 2 P.M. 

On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays the passenger train will leave West Point for Richmond at 9 AM, and arrive at 11 AM, stopping only on signal at Romancoke, Sweet Hall, Cohoke, Indian Town, Tunstall's, Dispatch, Meadow and Fair Oaks.

Passengers for the Eastern Shore can leave Norfolk on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays by the steamer Northampton, Capt. McCarrick, and for Matthews Thursdays and Saturdays. 

Fare from Richmond or any point on York River to Eastern Shore... $3 50

To Matthews... 3 00 

Fare from Richmond to West Point or West Point to Richmond and return next day... 2 50

Freights received Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until 4 P.M., at Richmond and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until 9 P.M. at West Point. 

Fare from King and Queen C.H., and other points on Mattaponi River to Norfolk or Richmond, $2 00. 

Passengers for Williamsburg will take stage at Bigler's, for Gloucester C.H. at Cappahoosic, and for Saluda and Urbanna at West Point. 

Regular Sunday trains will leave Richmond at 8 A.M., and arrive at West Point at 10 A. M., returning leave West Point at 4 and arrive in Richmond at 6 P.M. 

                                                   R.H. TEMPLE, Supt. 

-Richmond Whig,  3 November 1860

To give an idea of transportation costs, statistics on retail prices in Massachusetts in 1860( I could find no chart for Virginia) give the following:

Eggs a dozen . . . . . . . .   0.20 1/4

Milk a quart . . . . . . . . .  0.04 3/4

Potatoes a bushel . . . .   0.59

Corn meal a pound . . .  0.02 1/4

Coffee a pound  . . . . . .  0.23 

and a pair of men's boots . . . . $2.75