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CLORINDA } ou, thk risk and who* c OK U lb kacklubncy kuoenk kouoon, by J Entile Zola' author of "Nunu,""L'As*om- „ moir," etc. Zola is u man of strange, ( but decided views, and everything lie , writes is worthy of attention. Henco , his "Clorinda," which John Stirling boa translated in his ^sual manner, and ( which we have read from an advance copy, will have a successfal career , and create a sensation only second to , those produced by "L'Assommoir" and , "Nana." Of course it will be largely devoured by novel readers. The peculiar point of interest about this romance is tlio clear, unvarnished and forcible picture it gives of tho court of Napoleon III. Americans know but littlo of this court, and their idcos-fcf tb6 inner workings of the second French Empire generally aro very vague. Tho results he attains are remurkable and carry with them an uir of reality, nnd a iiavor of historical truth. Tho court is drawn in dark colors, and corruption and extravagance are seen 011 every hand. -1» !»»« urtlf. u iviHiuveilMa tfjck I man, nnd a waverer in ideas and policy. The description of his uppearnnco und personal characteristics is minute and the rest of tho character-sketching is strong. The Emperor is introduced as one of the characters of the novel and figures #15 through it, tho sumo being true of the Empress Eugenie. These facts, in the present revival of Bona- — • *• vmM;*->raturo, will have i» '/* , »» * 1 respects, a' historian. Tho ac..vJ of j "Clorinda" hinges on the fortunes of Eugene Kougon, a rough, strong-willed, provincial lawyer, wlio, having come to Paris and embarked in politics, throe times rises to a cabinet ministry, twice overcoming disgrace. This man has confidence only in himself, nnd particu- j larly distrusts women, lie is, for un in- I slant, bewitched* by un Italian adventuress, Clorinda, who rebuffs him and whom lie afterwards slights. Kougon is a study, and is one of the most striking personages Zola has yet put into his novels. Clorinda, the heroine, is lax in her ideas of morality, and is piquancy^ itself. Sho loves power for the enjoyment it brings, and is the opposite of Kougon, who loves power for itself alone. We would particularly refer to the account of tho baptismal ceremonies of tho Prince Imperial, which is realistic to tho last degree. Glimpses are given of the sessions of tho Corps Legislntif, which must prove novel and entertain- ^ ing on this side of the Atlantic. .1 lyitMllywl— 1 ■ ^ I IMII ,mjf — 1 tinted papor, and completer in one volume, paper cover, price 75 cents, in uniform stylo with "Nana," "L' Assommoir," and "Dosia," and will be found for sale by Booksellers and News Agents, or it will be sent to nny one, on remitting tbo price in a letter to tho Publishers, T. B. Peterson A Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa.

A Question of Naturalization.

w hen a minor can takk out capers. In the matter of the petition of John Merry to become a citizen, Judge Briggs delivered the following opinion : — This petition is dismissed. Tho petitioner's evidence shows that he will not reach his majority until some time next month 1 (October). i The petition is founded upon tho act ! of Congress of May 156, 1824. That act j requires that the petitioner shall be at least twenty-one years of age to entitle him to citizenship ; that ho shall have resided in tho United States at least five years, three of which must be prior to his becoming of age. Tho petitioner being a minor, lie has 110 status under the. act just referred 10, In order that 1 I may not be misunderstood, 1 may add that, under the act of Congress of April 14, 1802, a minor of foreign birth having declared his intention after two years' residence in tho United Stnjes, and having resided therein threo yearn thereafter, may, upon tho petition of his guardian or perhaps next friend, be admitted to citizenship, though yet a minor. This latter uct does not require the petitioner to be of age, but it does require that he should hayejlcelared his intentions nt least two years previous to his application and also prove a ri-sidenco here of five years. Tho petitioner not bringing himself within the provisions of either of these nets, his application is refused. Petition dismissed. 1

The Village Postmaster .

Half an hour before the arrival of the daily mail they begin to come in — the. merchant who expects a letter — the j blacksmith who thinks he may possibly I get on© — tho carpenter who hasn't had j on 0 for a year, but who still lives in hopes — tho laborer who hasn't tho slightest idea that he will ever get anything more interesting than a circular advising him to insure his life before it is too late— the farmer who hn* friends out West or down East, and who can confidently count on his weekly paper, anyhow. As the mail boy arrives at tho door, there is a ripple of excitement j which extends oven to the barefooted i boy wild has been sent down with throe j

big copper* to mail a letter directed in 1 a cramped, old-fashionod liund. One j sec, by tbo way bo looks from tho j to tho jars of candy in front of the | store, that ho is speculating on the risks 1 of dropping tho missive into tho river 1 and investing tho money where it will do Uncle Sam 110 good. There is a hush while the mail is being distributed. The pampered aristocrat who can afford to pay box-rent at the rate of forty cents per year keeps his eyes on his particular box, while tho down trodden citizen, who is compelled to go into tho "general delivery" silently argues that tho heavier tho mail bag tho more chance he has of being favored. Just at this particulai momont the postmaster is "a biger man than old Grant," or old anybody else, and if ho docs not feel at least ninotynino per cent, of his official importance it is because lie^hus to stop now and then to decipher the superscription of a letter. After what scorns an interminable delay, the window is opened and a general rush is made, and in ten minuteB the . only person left cautiously approaches tho window, and inquires : "Any tiling for any of us 7" "Nothing," is the reply, as the loiters arc rapidly overrun. "Anything for brother Jim's folks ?" "Nothing." "Walker wanted mo to inquire for him." "Nothing for nnv of th<* Walkers." . "f*1 • — p .. *»• 1 ** " j it ain't any use 10 inquire, for Bill couldn't write a letter in three weeks." "Nothing for Mrs. Loc." . The man started to go, but, suddenly recollecting himself, ho turned and said; "Come to think of it, McArthur's hired man has sent off for a lottery ticket. He won't draw nutliin', of course, for them lotteries arc a dead swindle, but it's about time lie got it, and lie hollered at me from tho barn this morning and asked me to inquire. Ilis name is Sam White, but I never asked him liow ho spelled it." "Nothing for him," was the monotonous reply. "Well, that's all, I guesas. Purty bnd weather on whextt, a'n't it? Looks like rain,4 but maybe it'll scud around. — Detroit Fkrb Press,

Remember This.

Tho next Governor of Now Jersey has more important nominations to make than any Governor who has preceded h iut for many years. Nearly the whole during the next Gubernatorial term. The commissions of five, of the nine Supreme Court Justices will expire during the term. Tho following lists embrace the general State officers and when their commissions will expire : Justices of the Supreme Court — lion. Manning M. Knapp, January 25th, 1882: lion. Jonathan Dixon and Hon. Alfred Reed, April 8th, 1882 ; lloh. Bennett Van Syekel and Hon. Edward W. Seudder in March, 1883. Clerk of the Supremo Court — Hon. Benjamin F. Lee, November 21st, 1882. Clerk of t lie Court of Chancery — lion. Henry S. Littlo, 1881. Attorney General — Hon. John P. Stockton, April 6, 1882. Secretary of State — lion; Henry C. j Ivolscy, February 2, 1881. I In the above list all tho incumbent* : are Democrats with the exception of ! the Hon. Jonathan Dixon. Tho Supreme bench is now composed of nine members, six Democrats and throe Republicans ; of the six Democrats, four of their commissions will expire. Of tho six Judges of the Court of Errors and .appeals, two hold over, Judges I l)odd and Groon. Judge Lilly is ticceased since the adjournment of the Legislature — a Tacancy to he filled. Judge Wales goes out of office March 19, 1881, .Judge ('lemon to in 1882, and Judge Lathrop March 9tli, 1883. I

Lost on the Alps .

Tho perilous and fatal decent *of tho Alps, described below, makes one's blood stand still, especially when we realize, a night Hpent pn the crag by tho boy only ten yoars old. A Cologno despatch to tho London Standard says: — "An English gentleman named Hawthorn, who had been staying for some days with his wife and son, n boy of ten years, at Bcckenried, on tho lako of Lueorine, has just lost his lifo in the neighboring mountains. After spending an afternoon with his son at Seelisborg, two hours walk from Bcckenried, Mr. Hawthorn was returning home, when tho darkness began to j overtake him, and as, in nddition, there was evident signs of nn approaching j storm, the traveler, instead of taking ! the ordinary road back, which, though rather stoop, is safe, signified his intention to make a short cut to lleekenroid by a footway which is so difficult thai oven in tho full daylight it is only used by shepherd boys ami gnat-herds, providod with climbingsticks. Although warned bv some of the natives of, the extreme danger of any such attempt, especially in the shades of the evening, Mr. Hawthorn persisted in his resoluI tion, and proceeded down the proeipij tons path) followed by his son. The tin- ' fortunate gentiemnn bad not advanced very fur before hi* foot slipped, and he

tell down the hill-aide. His full, howorer, wu urrwtcd by ashrub, Wwhlcli ho clung, und from which he called to his son telling him not to come any further, Hatdly had he finished giving this caution when his hold guv« way and ho was precipitated into the depths below. The unfortunate boy, not daring to move from the spot, called in vain for help, aud remained 111 his dangerouB position all night. In the inorm ing he climbed book to the roqd *nd . made his way to the nearest village, Emmetton, but could make no one understand him. The poor boy, who had no sleep, was accordingly obliged to walk back to Bcckenried, whence * number of searchers were instantly dispatched in company with the^boy, who was now nearly dropping with fatigue. A long search was then made, but it was not before seven o'clock in tbo evening that tho body of Mr. Hawthorn »as discovered. Needless to say, it was dreadfully mutilated." * » » » — - —

' A Singular Visitation.

The plague of flies has been repeated of late in astriking manner. On Saturday uftcrnoon lost a romarkable "fly storin wus encountered on the Hudson river. A steamer which met it bctw*cen Hamburg und Newburg describes it reaching southward from shore to shore,, iVv <vy<* omiLl reach and tut high \ up. There were millions upon millions j of flies, and they hurried northward as thick as snow-flakes driven by a strom* wind. They were long and black, and [ had white wings, and the cloud mu*t have been miles in length. Many other j travellers on the Hudson had the same , experience. Singular as this visitation ; was, however, it was surpassed by an ex- J traordinnry phenomenon observed in j tl»« i.xdftitvQf Havre a few weeks ago.; - . qn at " 1 w '■ . >• them in panic, r'hose who couid nut , take refuge in the cabins of their ships were forced to flee ashore, and bo terrible was tho'onrush of the dreaded insects that tlioir flight iA described as being like that of "a great drift of black snow." At length the storm passed by, and it was then found that the sails of the ships were simply hidden under the masses of flics which had crowded upon them. Far out at sea, pilots w«ra covered with stragglers from the muss, who, it was remarked, fell dead the jnomont they were touched. Could these flies have been wafted all tho way from Africa, and so across the Mediterranean and over the bay of Biscay to Havre? Their appearance, at all events, was a puzzle of the most mysterious kind.

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