The New York herald., 1870-11-23
ITEMS FROM AFRICA.

! The following Items OF general news from Africa
are colated from our Iles from the Cape OF Good
Hope, dated To the 4tn OF Oct0ber 10 hand by way Of
Europe
Rains have fallen all over the ~ountry, and the
grass is again springing up fresh and green.
The Colonial Council stands prorogued to the LIST
November, and If IL is to meet then the elections viii
have to take place at once They VIII be very
spirited.
The ''battle OF the routes'' to the diamond fields
Is being wei fought here. prize OF ten guineas
has been paid for an essay setting forth The advan-
fages OF the Natal route to the digengs
ON the 2otn ultimo disastrous fire occurred on
the Waterloo sugar estate. The hense OF che man
ager Mr.. Johns,on) was burned ~ the ground and
MI the furniture destroyed.
The Natal Times reports fifteen bales Of glnned
cotton, grown by Mr.. Florey, were disposed or by
the market master on Thursday morning, Sepiem-
Der |, at eight ana n half pence per pound. Other
cotton offered was not sold.
On dit that Major Erskine our venerable Colonial
Secretary, aged nearly sixty, IL about TO wed the
daughter Of ga'ant colonsr. member OF the late
Legislative Council The bzide elect is seventeen
and half years old.
Sunday, the 4th ultlmo Durham and some other
ofcoast districts We're visited by very severe hall
storm. The hal iell thick and fast, and in few
moments nan covered the ground TO depth of
several inches. Some OF the pieces Of hall were
larger than pigeons eggs. THIS was the most
hailstorm which had been experienced In Durham
Tor many years. II gave people an opportunity OF
enloylng ICED champagne, Iced wine, iced beer.
sherry cobpler and iced every thing.
Political excitement Is very gre 4 in the colony.
There arc TWO parties In the country who each
nghting for the upper hand. the one party Is COM
posed OF those VINO approve OF the present policy OF
the Legislative Council, which has resulted In q dis
solution OF the House; which has rendered all legs-
lation In The matters OF arbor works labor supply,
railways and such like reproductive WORKS tmpOJ-
sDe, on account Of the dead lock" caused by tneir
sqnabbe with the government over The question OF
fetrencllnent.
Ateegram from Durham. dated on the 2sd OF Sop
tember, says:-The teiegraphic news we have re-
ceived or the first encounter between the opposing
armies in Europe ana the defeat OF Mac Mahon has
been read with absorbing interest. IL IL In such
cases as this that feel the evil OF isolated po
si,lon. Here we are, body OF 1900 English people,
with the knowledge that terrible war is be ng
wage1 IN Europe, and yet We must wait for another
month before we can receive further details. We
feel the want now OF telegraphic system by which
we conld be brought into closer and more speedy
communication with the mother country.
( The Church and the peopIe-y3isl0a Ccicnsa,s
| Disciples and tho Regular Clergy.
| From the Cape Town tCape Good Hope) Standard,
/ Uct. Al
! There has been another ecclesiastical scandal.
] Some time ago the Rev. Mr. Robinson, OF Bishop
/ Macr0ric's church. was married to MISS Addison,
daughter Of Dr. Addison, district surgeon of this
| town. Bishop Macror!e performed the marriage
service Captain Harford. NJ. l.. c., and Mrs. IIar-
ford, present they having been invited by the
BRIDES friends 10 take part In the ceremony. The
sacrament was adm nstcred by the BisDop Capta!n
ana Mrs. Hartford offered themselves for it. When
Bishop MacIorie came TO them he turned away ana
refused to administer the sacrament 10 them. They
are supporters OF Bishop C0!enso Captain Harford
demanded from Bishop Macr0rie M explanation or
his conduct, and q long and somewhat heated cor
resnondence ensued between these two gentlemen.
HOYsewnipDinr and shooIing were spoken or and
tho protection which clerical coat afforded to the
wearer. Captain Harlord has published this cor
respondeEce IN pamphlet form