Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-22

fRoHisiNS-Since Jenny Lind produced her
BABY all the other singing birds seem to be fol-
lowing her example, or PREPARING for n f..
signam:
The FRENCH CENsUs.-An amusing circum-
stance which occurred the other day at a conceft
given in the Sale Ceeile for the benefit of the Or
phan institution at Igny. coupled with the crowds
OF joyous children which thronQ the Tuilieries
gardens and Palais Royal, would shake our be-
hef In the asserted decline of the population
were that fact not based on official houres AZ
the above concert Mesdames Viardot and Caro-
line DuPIez were the principal vocalists. and
In slight ''p7overbe.i
The proceedings went of most successfully, and
tady Paironess, approachi Made Rose Cheri
begged her TO step round the concert room and
make collection in favor Of the insti,ution 1'''
Madame Rose Cheri, with much embarrass.
inent, replied ''My position is of 80 very interest
crowd - INV $40
The lady patroness smiled and invited N,a,m
Carolne DuPrez. or rather Madam Vanden Hem
sI-IoF such Is the harmonious name Of he bns
band-to make the collection But Nad,m n
PREF olushed, and confessed that her position 49,
SO very similar to that of Madam Rose Cheri tLat
she must beg to decline -
Then the lot must fall on Won MADAM, VII;
dot, - exclaimed the patroness 'ia'
:, Madam Eiardot sighed and said: s.Alas. lam
The lady PatrOness, in despai- handed tho
plate to VI. Dupuis who, hal handed the
OBJECTION OBJ, t.' to oreL made eoleetion. Which
VIII hring happiness t. m,ns Of tbe noor ornbans
The GRv --
the epti At SNAKE DEN in East Hartford beats
R'- re country. IL is on the edge Of the old
..Ier Quarry, and Mr. Ransom White who
sides in that vicinity has taken two hundred and
fourteen live snakes ffom that single den No
other snake den in this country has as vet equal
led this. He took out the first lot of ~ on the
10Th of April, and from day to day, by removing
rocks and digging, he found additional families
or "balls" Of them, for itappears thatthe snakes,
TO the number OF twenty or more, wind them
selves into a ball and remain in that condition
during the winter. Most of the number were
black snakes, measuring from three To four and
half feet in length; but among these We're three
racers, n long slim snake. with white ring around
the neck and three little racers not over inches
In length; also seven poisonous adders
There seems TO be some difference in the APP
pedrance of these addeTS, some of them having
Halter heads than Others and brighter spots on
them One OF them in particular, large virious-
looking fellow. hattens himself through his en-
tire length, his head being as lat as a cent when
he IS annoyed, he throws the upper part of his
head back and strikes like Tattle-snake He is
about three feet long his tail tapering of abrupt
Iy, the point for about ? inches being not much
larger than piece OF small Irvine He is evil
had a large show case full of these serpents all
alive, on exhibition here on election day they
drew together large crowd. friend suggests
that Tor a mile or more, around thai snake den,
lew snakes will be seen this season. but that the
ground noles will greatly increase Let the fact
be noted -HarDord TinIss, Saturday