Des Arc citizen., 1867-01-05

l lOliO " HE idl)u VI N'tlANA ttt tJANiAANo order of October 1st:
 "Corporeal punishment shall not be
 inflicted upon any person other than 2
 ninor and then only by parents, guar dian or teachers, or the person to whom the said minor is lawfully indentured, nor shall any person be sold for any cause whatever. The laws of the State lpunishing vagrancy, and applicable to | whites, may be inflicted on blacks. But no one who shall have used req sonable diligence in obtaining. or is unable to work, shall be deemed va grant,
 The French Minister has received official information that ten ships will leave Breste at once, and that ten others will leave as soon as the first fleet is fairly under way, to bring home the French troops from Mexico.
 LONDON, December 3I.-The chal- lenge of the owner of the yacht Hen rietta, to sail against any yacht of Eng fish, French or American build, is ac- cepted by the Duke of Edenburg, and the. course to be sailed, as agreed upon, ! has been named, viz : the Isle of Wight. The time when it is to take place will be in the first week in August next.
 The Dukes yacht is named the Vik- ing, and is considered one of the feet est crafts that belong to the Royal Yacht Club.
 The extensive department of the Cry stal Palace at Sydenham devoted to ! tropical productions was burned last night, involving a loss of e500000.
 HAMBURG, December 3l.-rhe ship Frederick Adolphe, from this port to New ' ork, went ashore near here in recent storm. Her cargo will be saved.
 LONDON, December 31-P. M.-The Canadian delegates, after a series of conferences with the English Ministry, have finally agreed upon confederate scheme for the British North American provinces.
 PARIS, December 31-p M.-The Li- berte, of this morning, announces that Mr. Winchester, an American, is urg- ing upon the French Government the adoption of his new guns, in the mili- tary and naval service.
 LIVERPOOL, December 31-P. M.-The Mersey Yacht Club have held a meet ing at their headquarters in this city, and extended the Inequalities of the Club to the members of the New York Yacht Club now in English waters Among the festivities in honor of tic Americans, the Mersey Club will give a grand ball, to which invitations have been extended to the yachtmen of the Henrietta, FlcCtWing and Yesta.
 PARIS, December -Noon.-An i'm perial decree has been issued, abolish ing, after the 3lst, all tonnage and dues upon vessels arriving at the ports, but excepts from it's provisions such yes sels sailing from countries which im- pose differential dues upon the mercan- tile marine of France.
 HAvRE, December 3l-N Neon.-Thirtv transports have sailed from Cherbour@ for Vera Cruz, and the remainder are under orders to sail on the 8th of Jan- uary.
 BosroN, December 3l,-While dis charging the steamer Saxon, from Pllil- adelphia, yesterday. at the Docks to- day, four dead bodies were found. They were taken to the dead-house. SAN FRANCISCO, December 3I.-A banquet was given to-day at which General Lane presided, in honor of the departure or the first vessel of the Hong Kong line.
 Arizona letters say that the mines are prosperous, but the Indians are trou- blesomc.
 LOUISVILLE, December 3l.-Fred. Pfster, who was charged with arson last September, and who forfeited his bond and went to Canada, on learning that a warrant was issued against him for embedding S5,000 from Wood & Spilger, his employers, returned yes terday, hearing that his absence had caused his brother to be charged with complicity with him in the arson case, and gave bail in STOOD to answer.
 CINCINNATI, December 3l.-The fer ry-boats ceased running to-day. The suspension bridge will be open for ye- hicles tomorrow. Navigation is who'll ly suspended, and there has been no ar rivals or departures since Saturday. The Warren county lnfirmary at Le- banon, Ohio, was burned to-day. The inmates, one hundred and forty i'll number, were all saved.
 [ NASHVILLE, December 3l.-Gover- nor Brownlow has appointed John R. Henry Treasurer of Tennessee, vice Sanford, resigned.
 WnMTNGToN, December 3l.-The heaviest snow for twenty. years, fell here to-day. LOUISVILLE, December 3l.-River falling and full of heavy ice. Nine feet in the canal. Navigation above is suspended
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