The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1874-10-17


In June last the press Of the
country contained accounts Of tho
shooting ono George F. Long BY
Congressman J.. H. 6loss, Of Tus-
Alabama. The circum-
stances were - follows: Mr.. 6loss.
when he returned homo ffom
washington. learned that injurious
and slanderous reports had been Get
in circulation concerning his
daughter, Min Mamie, . young IA
dy Of eighteen ysars. BY Long.
The reports were Of most slander.
ous character. and when Mr.. 6loss
succeeded in tracing up their au-
thor his rage naturally knew no
bounds. Long 10 considered . dee
perats man. and ~ be associated
with several Of like ilk, who had
openly threatened vengeance
should Mr.. Eloss seek personal 10
dress, that gentleman concluded to
employ strategy. Procuring =
double -barreled shotgun. which be
loaded with . handful Of buck-shot,
hs stationed himself near . second
story window Of . building which
Long frequently passed. He had
been there but . short time until
he espied the traducer Of his daught
er's good name coming up the street
with several boon companions.
Waiting until.his man got well In
range, Mr.. Eloss turned both bar
rels loose, and lodged thirteen Of
the shot in the anatomy Of Long,
who fell senselsss 70 the pavement.
Long was carried home on . ehut-
ter BY his friends, while Mr.. 6loss
surrendered himself 10 the proper
authorities, and was released on
bond.
The entire community justified
the action Of Mr.. Sloss, while their
sympathies were heartily extended
| TO Miss Mamie % victim Of 4
slanderous persecution. Long soon
recovered ffom his many wounds,
and . few days since was once
more ON the streets. About that
time Mr.. Slose-who 10 an indepen.
dent candidate for reelection ID
Congress started out to canvass
bis district, and has since been ab'
sent from home.
Mrs. 6loss and Miss Mamie wert
left at home alone. For some rea
son the mother kept watch on thu
daughter, whom she confined t.
her bedroom In the second story O.
their residence. Last Wednesday
Miss Mamie asked permission to g
down stairst for . drink Of fresh wa
ter. Mrs. 6loss, auspectlng moth
Ing. granted the request, and th'
young lady went down stairs. No
returning In q short time, Mrs
6loss's suspicious became aroused
and she wentin quest Of her daugh
ter. A search Of the premises onl,
revealed that the young lady hat
got up . mysterious disappearance
| with . rare dlviniatIon as to tn
cause and probable whereabouts o
the erring daughter, Mrs. Slos
picked up q brace Of six-shooter
and started for the office Of yer,
popular Squire, only few square
distant. When she arrived sh
found Long and her daughter tn
center Of q circle Of all admirlnl
group offriends who were extend
ing their congratulations In tn
heartiest Of manners. The goo
old lady leveled her artillery and d
manded her daughter or gore. 6h
was determined to have one Q
both until the Squire interposed
and in the blandest Of tones, intrt
duced her daughter as Mrs. Long
Seeing that she was too late, Mr.
6loss proceeded to relieve he
mind, aud then with her inipl,
, ments Of warfare tucked under he
arm, sailed for home, while th
groom and bride proceeded In al
other direction.
The sequel TO the almost TRACED,
. az related above, created the liv'
liest astonishment and gossip tbs
Tuscumbla had ever experience,
At present, In view Of all the ci
cumstances, It il thought that Lon
, DETAINED the young lady with
view Of rendering her odlous In IL
community, 20 that her paren
would consent to her marriage wit
! him a. . compromise. The sland'
I had an opposite effect, a. IL show
+ and It was within the last f.
weeks that the two determined u
on an elopement. The absence
Mr.. Sloss rendered 1t comparativ
~ easy, although Mrs. 6loss can
very near putting an extingulsh'
Ton the whole AFFAIR.
Mr.. Long 10 q. man Of very got
family, but was Objectionable {
q account Of his associations. 1t