Named Entity Results, Berkeley County (West Virginia, United States)

Poisoned. --The overseers of the poor of Berkeley county, Va., were poisoned a few days age at a dinner at the poor-house, but have since recovered. Two paupers are suspected.

sonville, Tazewell co., was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Banks. Resolutions.--The following resolutions of inquiry into expediency were offered: By Mr. Keen, of refunding to Daniel Dugger, of the town of Danville, $140 taxes, improperly assessed and paid; by Mr. Allen, of reporting a bill for the relief of Benj. Wray and Joseph Boon, of Franklin co., for a certain amount of taxes improperly paid; by Mr. Mong, of releasing the Commonwealth's title to certain lands in Berkeley county to C. D. Stewart's heirs; by Mr. Pritchard, of amending the law exempting certain specific property from levy, so as to allow $300 worth in value to be selected: by Mr. Harrison, of reporting last session's bill for the relief of Jesse Carrier, of Rockingham; by Mr. Rutherford, of reporting a bill providing against the discontinuance of motions in behalf of the Commonwealth, to make it unnecessary to continue them from day to day, and putting, when docketed, with suits at law or in equi

g, there being no Judge Lyons, "or any other man" of that name, in the place. Hon. Wm. S. Barry, President of the Mississippi State Convention, announces that body will convene at Jackson, Miss., on Monday, March 25th. C. Ahlstrom, a cabin passenger on the steamer Huntsville, on her last trip from New York to Savannah, leaped overboard and was drowned. Captain Jacob Van Doren died at Shepherdstown, Va., last week. He was formerly a member of the Virginia Legislature from Berkeley county. Four runaway slaves from Pendleton co., Virginia, were lately arrested in Somerset county, Pa., and committed to jail at Cumberland, Md. Hinton Rowan Helper, author of the "Impending Crisis," is an applicant for the Consulship at Manchester, or Southampton, England. Captain Latham, alias Puiz, of the bark Cora, who has been in prison at New York since the 8th of January, charged with slave trading, has escaped. Geo. W. Slacum, a native of Alexandria, Va., and for ma

William Rice, late the publisher of the Pennsylvanian newspaper, died on Tuesday evening, at his residence in Philadelphia, after a short illness. The newspapers are poking fun at the new tariff; some term it the More-ill, and others the im- Morrill tariff. The Bostonians are quite indignant over the appointment of John Palfrey, of Cambridge, to the office of Postmaster in Boston. Col. Lamon, of Ill., the "ambassador" to Charleston, is a native of Berkeley county, Va. Cassius M. Clay, Minister to Russia, will sail, with his family, for Liverpool, by the Persia, on the 24th of April. John Bruckman, in jail for murder, at Memphis, Tenn., died on the 27th ult.

el, Tyler, Pleasants, Hitchie, Lewis, Bourbon and Marion. In Wood, Taylor and Monongahela, it is believed that the majorities will be the other way.--From the other counties of the Northwest, outside of the Pan Handle, our information is not yet sufficient to determine with confidence to which side the majorities will incline; but in all of them many votes will be cast for the ordinance. Along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad we learn that the Western counties of Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire are not only for secession, but are supplying volunteers to the State with great enthusiasm. In view of the certainty that the Ordinance of Secession will be ratified, some persons in the Pan Handle are beginning to organize a rebellion against the State. Citizens of more wisdom and loyalty will rather infer that a different course will become the people of the Pan Handle. They will not conspire to embarrass the noble old Commonwealth when she is pressed by her

el, Tyler, Pleasants, Hitchie, Lewis, Bourbon and Marion. In Wood, Taylor and Monongahela, it is believed that the majorities will be the other way.--From the other counties of the Northwest, outside of the Pan Handle, our information is not yet sufficient to determine with confidence to which side the majorities will incline; but in all of them many votes will be cast for the ordinance. Along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad we learn that the Western counties of Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire are not only for secession, but are supplying volunteers to the State with great enthusiasm. In view of the certainty that the Ordinance of Secession will be ratified, some persons in the Pan Handle are beginning to organize a rebellion against the State. Citizens of more wisdom and loyalty will rather infer that a different course will become the people of the Pan Handle. They will not conspire to embarrass the noble old Commonwealth when she is pressed by her

semble upon receiving orders for service. Given under my hand as Governor, and under the Seal of the Commonwealth, at Richmond, this 3d day of May, 1861, and in the 85th year of the Commonwealth. John Letcher. By the Governor: George W. Munford, Sec'y of the Commonw'h. [Schedule.] The following places of rendezvous are designated as the points at which companies called from the annexed counties will assemble: To rendezvous at Harper's Ferry, the counties of Berkeley, Clarke, Frederick, Jefferson, Morgan, Hampshire, Hardy, Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Rockingham. At Staunton, the counties of Pendleton, Augusta, Pocahontas, Monroe, Highland, Bath, Rockbridge, Greenbrier, Allegheny At Alexandria, the counties of Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Alexandria City. At Warrenton, the county of Fauquier. At Culpeper C. H., the counties of Rappahannock, Madison, Greene, Orange. At Gordonsville, the counties of Albemarle, Nelson, Amhers

doubt of the determined spirit with which they have espoused the cause of Virginia. many of the residents of the place have removed in anticipation of a conflict. An unfortunate affray occurred on Friday night, between two of the Kentucky volunteers, resulting in the death of one of them.--The party committing the murder has been arrested, and is now in the hands of the civil authorities. The volunteer forces from the counties of Clarke, Shenandoah, Rockingham, Jefferson, and Berkeley, are represented as being in the highest state of efficiency, and should the opportunity occur, will no doubt give a good account of themselves. Expectation is on lip not knowing what a day may bring forth. The picturesque and romantic hills of his hitherto quite and secluded place, may soon reverberate the thunder of deep tones of country, and the waters of the Potomac and Shenandoah be reddened with fratricidal should the impolitic and coercive policy of the Administration as marked o

"Union Meeting" in Berkeley. --A meeting of "Union-loving" citizens was held in Martinsburg, Berkeley county, Va., last week, and after the adoption of a long preamble and resolutions, nominated C. M. Shaffer and B. M. Kitchen for the General Assembly, and John Janney for the Northern Congress. Alluding to the meeting, that conservative journal, the Alexandria Gazette, says: We have not a word to say against the worth, respectability and intelligence of those who composed the meetinBerkeley county, Va., last week, and after the adoption of a long preamble and resolutions, nominated C. M. Shaffer and B. M. Kitchen for the General Assembly, and John Janney for the Northern Congress. Alluding to the meeting, that conservative journal, the Alexandria Gazette, says: We have not a word to say against the worth, respectability and intelligence of those who composed the meeting. Their language is earnest and determined — but it is respectful, and, as citizens of a free Commonwealth, called by law to decide upon the subject which they discuss, they are entitled to hold and express their opinions, in their county meeting, freely and fearlessly. It is probable, too, that some not agreeing with them in their conclusions as to the best course now to be adopted, may unite with them, in dissenting from some of the movements in this State. But when they ask if this can be