Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-30

OKALoNA, Dec. lS.-The following was re-
celved by the courier this morning: jackson,
Tenn. Dec. 6'h, 1868 G eneral Forrest at Jack-
son-West Tennessee in a blsye-Recruits
FIocking tc his Standard General Forrest
reached jackson Tenn, on the 4th. He passed
from Saui.burH to Jackson amidst the rejoic-
ing and shouts of the people. Wherever he
stopped there was ovation
"tive thousand troops have already flocked
10 hs s'ar dard, and his command Will reach
tn thousand by sprnc. The people are true
vaGer. ..- ......I." -
The country may expect a brilliant cam
paiSn by the gallant Forrest.
III. C. GALLAwAy."
The Ssnt'nej III an editorial upon ssHome In
dustry. urgFs upon farmers and housekeepers
the lmpe1aIYe necessity of meeting all their
wants 10y ~ ONE industry and enterprisen > and
say 8 the usic of The hand card, the h md loom
and the spinning wheel should be heard in
every family If hey would ba c,o he'd and sa we'd
from want. and in this connection the SeqtfneI
thus ackn owledses Tire effectiveness OF Uncle
Sans blockade and shows emphaticslly that
the Rebs the mselyes do not not believe il to De
made merely s.ot paper . .. -.
." 1t VIII mo- do to rely on imrortations AL
ready the blockade has closed all our Atlantic
ports except Wilmington: and twenty grim
steamers lie As watchers off the mouth OF the
cape ear, Ike so many griElalSns a mouse
oit noie; we a snaLl nave no reason % ne disap-
skoptd be elssed ere many n onths. Nor must
we reiy on oGr factories. ou5 ho II the prices
OF their products Rave already assembled until
they ha, become unpur,'b asable by the muI-
tftuds. This is ali according to the laws of
trade we are told, and there 'ore to be approved
and apniaEds d. but protection must bs fouud,
and II is 10 Re foul n h0ElP prC'ucti0r Be-
sidts, the rumher of these mills has 5ean re-
duced by fire, and the machinery OF those thai
remEin viii not last fore, err
The Negro Rrvols ,rufirmri
From the Mem rhTs Aruaai1
N 0RILE, De c. - Il be Following iii Ipatch is
l'st received iTom hroukhayen, dated 2u.a
il sian t:
TWO Confederate oaicsrs who escaned from
New Orleans on the lIth, ri: the following
intelligence: On the oh nstan; tha negroes ia
fo.! Jao k on mutiried and killed - our Of p
81 heir white Officers. They also sunk cna
toat, shpposed 10 ne Il Transport. 0A tue 14,a
they stiiI held the fort a anst the combiaad
laI d and naval forces, a conflict was hallrly
Cxiected between tha r"cro- 8 aad tie Y l;p9S
On the 18Th General Banks vas herd 10 =
1narF that fightf was ill going cu, that being
HE second day If the battle,
Destruction OF salt w Horss a -. AuIrew'S
Raw
THE Nontgon Tail, o. Ec0Ta- last Iasrrs
rom Capt. Fry. If the st.-rraor .;arksOn. tnGt =
ci-Eatch was received at TarisnRs on Wadn-e-
Gay. siatin@ that the salt works at West Esy
Laf h Ell totally 4 stroyt Il, QUE antred
AIKEN OF. sad Jirat thp Iat.k-rs we're az opa
time wIhir FRY sewn miles OF Tarilnna. ]:
was stated that the rn+rnv nv e1te-irr T4sr
Ea}, cut oil Capt. RobpTtson's company ~
means of their gaubOats and thus a. the res
enn q" -. Andrews they had their Q Va wav.
hLF'i SiFLiife ""hli", nni tTOGNclnG general
scattering on shore, the Yankees landed. took
possession Of the negroes mentioned, smashed
Keults, burned wagons, killed mules, AKA
caused general destruction There seeulRd 10
he general run and abandon ment OF eyaTy-
thing on shore. NJ Nnorh's ito whom the dis
patch was addressr') negroes escaped. The
fTIng from the gunhOat was distinctly heard
from the river. There are many rumOrs, Guc
the above are the nearest reliable
. J he S9th Virginia resimeBt held AZ election
On N Cn cav, DeCemhrr ., for SIRte Senator
iph f..lt
O. ". G. bennington, 2G l.. i. NoryeiI, it
majority for ID g.