Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-28
Tragedy aud Comedv

A RENARKARLE STORY FROM ALABAMA-CON-
GRRssNAS sLoss AND HIS wIFE BACH rRY To
KILL THE HUSBAND OF THEIR DAUGHTsR.
The y. Y. Herald prints the folio wiH2 .Spatch
from Memphis, Sept 26-l have just received
Information of a remarkable sequel TO the at
ten pied killing of George z. Long by Congress
man SlOss, az Tuscumbia, Ala, early in the
summer. Mr.. Long, 10 will be remembered, had
been paying his addresses TO a daughter OF Mr..
Sh So, and, according 10 general report, was her
accepted suitor; but, being distasteful TO the
young lsdy's parents on accsunt of loOseneSs or
Tecklessness othabits, had been forbidden the
house and the lsdy's society. No sooner was this
Gone than Long began 10 defame the ladv's
chsracter, asserting in public, on numerous 0c-
caslons, that she was unchaste. InfOr med OF
this on his return from Washington after the
adjournment OF Congress. SOss proceeded 20
hunt up Long, and while living In wait for him
in store on the principal thOrOughfare. dis
charged the contents of a adouhle-barrelled shot
gun, heavily loaded with bacSshot, st the ira
ductr es he passed by on the outside. Long fell,
pierced with thirteen OF the missiles, aud was
carried 10 bis fathers house as dying man,
while Sloss surrendered himself 10 the auth0-I-
ties, by whom he was Immediately. or soon
after, released on his own recoguizRnce. Siuyu-
lsr TO relate, however, Long recovered in CO arse
And now for the sequel of the tragedy. Since
the shooting Miss SioSs, for whom ami her
father public sympathy has been unqualified,
has lived very quietly At home, but movements
on her part of late inspired her mother TO keen
close watch on her, ana IL may be said that
since the recovery Of Long she has been s
cold feet, and said 10 her mother she would 20
down stairs and get some stimulant, as She
feared chill was coming on. As she did not
return within q reasonable time her mother fol-
lowed 70 learn the cause of delay, and found she
had left the house; also that Long had been seen
lurking about the premises. SeiZing a pair OF
pistols she started into the town in pursuit, and
after some time arrived at magistrates Office
'just in time 70 be too late" for a marriage cere-
moDy. In the midst of group of Longs friends
stood Long and her daughter receiving the oDn-
gratulations customary on such occasions. En-
ragged al the sceOe, Mrs. Sloss flew at Long and
attempted to shoot him, but was held back by
the spectators. who admOnished her that she
was too late, that the pair were man and wife
now, and violent conduct on her part would only
tend to make matters wOrse. After further per-
suaslon she accepted the situation with as good
grace as her feelings would permit, aud re-
turned home, while Long and the daughter pro-
ceeded TO the home OF the bridegroOm's father
Congressman SiOss, who il making a canvas
OF his district for election, was absent AZ the
time OF this occurrence, but has been ad yised
and Is expected 20 return dsily and make things
lively in Tuscumbia. Long seems 20 have many
lives: In several encounters previous 70 his
shooting by Sloss he was desperately wouuiet
and given up for dead, and on one occasion.
while on railroad train, going at twenty miles
an hour, fell between two cars, and, being
caught in some way, was dragged, bounding
over the crossttes, for nearly a mile before be-
ing discovered and extricated in a badly batter
ed and apparently dying condition. At the
present time be carries in hIs body bullets
enough for campaign, and Is obliged every
week or so to submit to an operation on nis
head, where he was wounded by SiOss