The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-08
suUTHERN ITEMs.
The CIOven Foot of England Again
Exhibited.

has an editorial denouncing Earl Russell
for OBTAINING the rebel rams, remarking
that this proceeding is in keeping with
the whole conduct Of the British ministry
toward the rebels. After recitiug the
action of that Government on the several
questions whicl have arisen, the Whis
concludes in the following indignant
language:
And yet the Confederate administra-
tion persists in keeping this country in
the ignominious and mortifying atti ude
of a suppliant for favor from such gov
ernment-keeps q commissioner there to
beg, when be gets . chance, that they
will not be 80 uRkind TO us-and allows
their consuls to remain here, holding their
permission to act as such from Abraham
Lincoln, and acknowledging no other
authority but his We cannot think
that this humiliating state of things will
be allowed to continue long after Con-
gress meets,
EXECUTION OF UNION SPY IN RICHMOND.
Spencer Kellogg, convicted of being
a spy, was executed at Richmond on the
25th ult. The Richmond Wing gives a
full account of the execution, from which
we extract the following. 1t will be
seen that the rope in rebel hands had no
terrors for the bold aud faithful Union
heart of the victim:
A short but impressive pra, er was
then offered by the minister, at the con-
clusion of which the condemned man,
unaccompanied mounted the scaftold.
In few moments Detective CapehArt
followed, and commenced TO adjust the
rope over the neck of the criminal, in
which he assisted all the while talking
with the officer. 0n taking off his hat
to admit the moose over his head, he
threw it one side, and, falling off the
scatfold, it struck q gentleman beneath,
when the prisoner turned quickly, and
bowling said: excuse me, Sir" After
getting the rope on his neck arranged TO
his satisfaction, Detective Ospehart COM
menced 10 pinion the arms of condemned,
to which he submitted oomposedly,
simply remarking: "Ain't this hard,
Captain" His ankles were then tied
together, and his hat given to him, which
he held in his hand behind him.
Capehart then shook hands and left
him. A negro next came on the scaifold
with ladder, and proceeded to iasten
the rope to the upper beam, the prisoner
meanwhile regarding him with great
compOsure. The rope being fastened, the
negro was in the act of coming down,
when the prisoner, looking up at the rope,
remarked "This won't break my
neck 'Tis'nt more than a foot fall :?
Doctor, | wish you would come up and
arrange this thing | don't want to
have a botch job ofitW The rope was
then rearrsnged to his satisfaction. and
the cloth cap placed over his head. The
condemned man then bowed his head
and engaged a few seconds in prayer;
a. the conclusion of which he raised
himself, and, standing erect, pronounced,
in a clear voice, "All ready" At FIVE
minutes to / o'clock the drop fell, aud
the condemned man was launched into
etc nifty. He struggled violently for
about second, the rope swaying TO and
fro like the pendulum of clock. He
was left hanging thirty minutes, when he
was cut down and pronounced dead by
the attendant physician, his neck hav-
ing been broken in the fall. The body
was then placed in his coffin and sent to
the burial ground.
Kellogg was n man of rather prepos-
sessing appearance, about five feet eight
OF nine inches high, with sparkling light
blue eyes, sandy hair and beard, and q
slight mustache. His skin, from his
long confnement-some fifteen months
had become as fair 40 = females. He
wore at the time Of his execution dark
blue coat and brass buttons, light blue
pants, blue check shirt, and black wool
hat. He was apparently about 33 years
of age.
II seems, from the following statement
Of the n. Y. Tribune, that the unfortu-
nate man was not a spy;
He had been sent by Capt. Porter TO
destroy 3 rebel ferry boat near Port Hud-
son. lie had accomplished this duty
successfully, and was returning to his
boat, when, being alone, three guerillas
rushed from the bushes and seized him.
The boat, contEining fO'ty men with
muskets, made no attempt at rescue, but
hastily pushed Off from the shore, under
the apprehension OF q strong concealed
hostile force. Thus once made a prison.
er he was sent TO the PenitentiAry at
Jackson, thence sitter some time, 10 Cas-
tie Thunder, At Richmond, a. which lat
ter place he remained tili his execution.
The event creates the utmost surprise
and indignation. The Secretary OF War
haA 49, "a kafnra unanran ha
anxious father that his son was perfectly
safe. Spencer was young man OF
high type Of chsrscter-slncere, manly
and rehs ious. His patriotism and de-
Votion, even unto death, TO his country
that country knows aud will not forget.
From The Enquirer, 2oth ull.
RoBBERIEs IN RICHMOND.
Robberies are becoming quite frequent
ia the city; indeed, hardly a might
passes that some "crib" is not tapped
and emptied of its valuables.
On Saturday night the store of Lev
| Hexter, No. 80 Main street, WAS forcibly
entered, and goods to the amount ot
$4,000 stolen therefrom. The ARTICLES
stolen consisted mostly Of ladies dresl
goods, calicOes, cOttons, chocolate, &c
MIR. Emanuel Semon lost SlOO worth Of
needles which had been deposited at The
store for sale. The burning OF a br! gh
gaslight iu the store during che entir'
night did not seem 10 deter them on'
particle Ia their operations.
The jowelry store Of @. G. Waters, OF
Broad street was also entered on oatur
day last, in broad day Light during th'