The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-11
EUROPE.

MORE VOLCANIC PHENoNENA-ArNA IN ERUP-
ton TERRIBLE SCENES.
VALErrA, December 10.-Nount Etna ID IN
violent eruption. Torrents of lava have de-
vsstated the surrounding country, and ashes
filed the streets of Messina. At last accounts
the mountain was enveloped in smoke, with
deafening detonations.
TIE REVOLUTION IN SPAIN.
MADRID, December 10.-The insurgents at
Cadiz occupy the Hotel de Vile and the sur
rounding houses. They have erected barri-
cades. The troops have occupied the custom
house and the buildings in the neigbbo-hood
OF the city gate. ALI the foreign consuls have
taken refuge in the customhouse. The civil
governor had fled to San Fernando, and the
insurgents are conscripting oil abletbodied
men. The convicts and the former rural
guards have joined the insurgents. The latter
are plentfully supplied with money. The
Governor of Saragossa telegraphs that the
Republicans there attempted to release and
arm the convicts, but the plot failed.
POLICY OF AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, December 10.-The Emperor's adj
dress to the army says: "The country wants
peace. We must maintain it. Austria and
Hungary are now equally interested in the
grandeur and security Of the empire"
TERRIBLE DIsAsTER AT SEA.
LIVERPOOL, December 10.-The ship John
Duncan, Of New Brunswick, for Liverpool, cap
sized in the Atlantic. The captain, his wife,
and nine OF the crew, were lost.
NEW rE1EaRApHIc ARRANGEMENTS.
LONDON, December S.-New telesraphic ar
rangements go into effsct on the first OF Janu-
ary, proximo. in accordance with the agree
ment made at the International Telegraphic
Convention. recently held at Vienna for the
modification and equalization of tolls, and for
other purposes in connection with the tele-
graphic system. The contracting parties were
the directors of telegraphs OF North Germany.
Austria and Hungary, France, Spain, Italy,
Russia, Norway, Sweden, Baden, Bavaria, Bel
gium, Holland, Denmark, Greece, Portugal,
Wurtemburg, Switzerland, Turkey and most
Of the other European countries where the
telegraph lines are controlled by the govern
ment authorities. The French franc was
adopted as the monetary unit for oil payments
ana B6CLl6u6uCS. LILO lAlhL6oh1 VI shAOoo@6SS
was fixed at twenty words.
Morse and Hughess instruments were select
ed for use on the various lines. Many other
minor regulations were agreed to-such as per-
mitting messages to be forwarded in any Ian
guaee, adopting wires of a certain uniform
size, prescribing Office hours, &c. The tariff
schedule Tor all points was carefully revised.
The rate on messages from London to India
was fixed at Gil francs-no matter which OF
the several routes to that country they may
take-being reduction Of about one-half nom
the old rate. Rates are to be uniform to all
points in each Of the several countries. Pro-
vision was made for holding like conventions
once every three years. The next convention
is to be held at Florence, Italy, in 1871.
FUNERAL OF BERRYRR.
PARIS, December 8.-The funeral of NJ. Ber-
r7er took place yesterday, and was attended
by M. Theirs and many other notabilities.
DELEGATIONS from the English and French legal
profession, and from several typographical and
carpenters' associations, were present.
THE SURVIVORS OF THE HRERNIA.
FLORENCE, December 10.-A dispatch re-
ceived here announces that boat, with the
second officer Of the Hibernia, had arrived OF
Donegal Island. With tho officer were two
eshers; twenty-five were drowned by the cap
sizing Of q boat.
TURKEY AND THE GREEKS
LONDON, December 10.-The Sultan has sent
an ultimatum to Greece demanding al answer
in ivo days. France and England sustain the
demand.