The New York herald., 1874-09-27
TRAGEDY AND COMEDY.
A Remarkable Story from Alabama
Congressman Sloss and His Wife Each
Try to Kill the Husband OF Their
Daughter.


MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. &C. 1874
have just received Information OF q remarkable
sequel to the attempted killing Of George +. Long
by Congressman Soss, at Tuscumoia, Ala, early
In the summer. Mr.. Long, 1t Will be remembered
had been paying his addresses to daughter Of
Mr.. Sloss, and, according to general report, was
her accepted suitor; but being dlstastefnl to the
young lady's parents on account OF looseness or
recklessness OF habits had been forbidden the
house and the lady's society. No sooner was
this done than Long began to deame the
lady's character, asserting In public, on
numerous occasions, that she was unchaste.
Informed OF this on his return from Washington
after the adjournment of Congress, Sloss pro.
ceeded to hunt up Long, and while laying in wait
for him IN store on the principal thoroughfare
discharged the contents Of double barrelled shot
gun, heavily loaded with buckshot, at the traducer
as he passed by on the outside. Long fell, pierced
with thirteen OF the missiles, and was carried to
his lathers house as dying man. while Sloss sur
rendered himself to the authorities, by whom he
was Immediately, or soon after released on his
own recognizance. Singular to relate, however,
Since sine the shooting Mss sloss for whom
unqual lied, has lived very quietly at
home, but movements on her part Of late inspired
ner mother no % to OK Keep close watch on her and 1t
has been prisoner. on Wednesday she COM
planned OF cold ieet, and said to her mother she
would 90 down stairs and get some stmulant as
sne feared chill was coming on. AS she did not
return with u reasonable time her mother lol-
lowed TO learn the cause OF delay, and found she
mad lett the house also that Long had been seen
lurking about tue premises. Seizing pair Of pis-
tOls she started into the town IN pursuit, and
alter some tine arrived at a magistrates ONCE
'.jus In tlmr to be too tate' ior marriage ccre-
mOny, In the midst oil group OF Longs friends
stood Long and her daughter receiving the con-
gra,ula ions customary on such occasions. En-
ragged at tue scene. Mrs Sloss flew al Long and
nf IN m n1 n la Nall a,Eh NV I'M
spectators, who admonlshed her that she was too
violent conduct on her part would only tend TO
she accepted the situation with good grace as
her leenngs would permit, and returned home
while Long and the daughter proceeded 70 the
home OF the bridegrooms father.
Congressman SlOss who is making n canvass OF
his district for reelection was absent at the time
OF THIS occurrence, but has been ad
vlsed, and Is expected to return daily
and make Things lively again In Tuscumbia. Long
seems to have many lives. In several encounters
previous to his shooting by SlOss he was despe-
ratey wounded and given up for dead, AMI on one
oc aSiOa, whiie on railroad train, going at
twenty miles an hour, fell between two cars, and,
being caught IN some way. was dragged bounding
over the crOssties, Or nearly mile before being
discovered aud eXtrlcat ID in badly battet ed and
apparently dying condition. At the present time
ne carries in his body bullets enough Tor "A cam
paign and is obliged every week or TO submit
To an operation on his head, where he was
wounded by Sl0ss.