Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-11

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could not, and finally succeeded in oor-
rowing one from an American stopping IN
the town. She said Goodnough was q
coward, and she felt no protection under
his care, but that since our arrival-there
being eight Of US stopping in the house
she felt safe enough. About midnight
that night she awoke one Of the party,
telling him that there was q party OF
drunken Irish outside " who were coming
up stairs to make them id Yankee -
get on their knees, and then murder
Them" That stirred up her North
American blood; she had no notion
Of our being murdered in cold blood,
and sharing tho same fate herself. 1
was awakened and informed Of the state
of affairs, but thought the woman was
either mistaken or frightened. / got up,
however, and went to the head OF the
stairs to reconnoitre. As I passed the
open door Of her room, I saw her standing
in the middle Of the floor, excitedly tum-
bling her ed.clothing in every direction.
I inquired what the trouble was, and she
said she was looking for her keys, to get
her revolver out Of the trunk. / looked
out, and saw six or seven men sitting
quietly at the bottom of the stairs. Only
one Of them was drunk, and his friends
had taken his revolver from him. Two Of
the party were dodgers in the house, hav.
ing gone down to see what the disturbance
was. bknew them all, and / knew also
that they meditated no harm to our party.
As 1 was going to my blankets for the
purpose Of lying down, I saw Molly stand
ing in the door, revolver in hand, cooked
and ready for use. One of the party ask
ed her for it, but she refused, saying she
knew how 10 use it, and that she would
shoot the Arst man that attempted to come
| up those stairs. In o few minutes one oil
the dodgers outside came up stairs, but
being in his bare feet 'shec didn't see him
till he was in the middle Of the room.
Who are yous" she hurriedly in
quired.
"It's me-" was the nswer.
What do you want here ," and the
revolver began to raise.
IL sleep here" he replied, and, fortu.
nately for Pat H he was standing by
his blankets, and laid down Immediately.
for I believe the woman was 30 excited
that she would have shot him. Presently
the other lodger came up stairs, and she
fastened to him in the same manner, evi.
| IDENTIFY intent on getting even /" on some
one for all her trouble. I thought it was
time to interfere, fearing she might injure
an innocent person. I jumped up and
| told her that both of these men were lodg.
ers in the house, and that there was nc
danger TO be .uprehended from INV party
She was " snilin' for A mu,s," but finally
Concluded 10 90 10 bed.
On Mondav and Tuesday the fever be.
gan to break out among us, one after an.
| other droppine with il till some ten Of TIT
fifteen were sick.
On Wednesday, the 4th, the Italiar
schooner Surprise sailed for Panama, with
| the following list of passengers EdwarG
Curran, Matthew Connell, Patrick Hefren
| David Geary, Owen McCrohou, Patrick
Brown, Patrick Sullivan, Jas. Gallagher
VIM. O'Donnell, Thomas Cation and Jos
Macauley. of Virginia CITY Michael Low.
EFT, Robert King, John Murphy, Dudley
Hubbard and Patrick Welsh, of Sar
Francisco 4; David Ryan, of Gold Hill, ant
two men, whose names I was unable tc
learn, who stopped at Panama.
On Sunday, the 9Th, the schooner Ida
under command Of Captain Libby, an ole
San Franciscan, sailed for Panama with
the following passengers: A Spanish wo'
man, from Tumaco; g. W. Ogden, ]. N
Johnson, Andrew Baker, Samuel g.. Mo
lingo, r. ]. Watson, and I. N. Sturdy
of Virginia City; J. W. Wilmington, W
Ainsworth, Il. A. Kelly, and J: buscelle
of San Francisco; James Williams, VIE
and child, OF dreytown; EDWARD Parker
and 4. X. Shone, OF Sonoma, CAL
THE SURPRISE
Hove in sight on the morning OF the 18Th
about six miles astern, and renamed II
sight all day. About midnight she wal
close astern, within speaking. distance
She was hailed, and on ascertaining VIVA
vessel 1t was l sung out TO them, asking
how far they got along. l was toia tina
they had mad q nara time Oh IL having
been driven to sea, the captain knowing
nothing OF the coast not understanding
navigation, being unable to read anc