The Arkansas advocate., 1831-07-13

I passenger inhabitants in Quebec. The influx ef consumers of course raises the lprice of provisions of every kind. The numberof vessels arrived Is 29l.
 Pafna Leef Hafs.-This description of hats. which have recently come into ex- tehsise use in this city and elsewhere, are manufactured to a surprising extent Tn New England, but principally in Mas sacniseits. A gentleman, who deals extensively in them, informs us that the manufacturing of them commenced in 1 ie's,h III consequence nee of the encourages E ment afforded by the duty laid on import ed LeghorD straw, and grass hats. It is believed that, in this year alone. LID. wards of two millions ol hats will be made, the average value of which is about three dollars dozen, amountis,e to half million of dollars. In Nof. cester county 1t is supposed half the quantity above stated will be made.- The leaf is imported from the Island of Cuba; last yearsix hundred tons, worth fifty thousand dollars, was received.-- i'he hata are all made at fhe dwellinos of the inhabitants, by girls from four years old and upward, are then sold 10 theeountry merchants, who collect them together and send themto the Boston. New York, and other markets.
 They are made of every quality, ya- rying from 25 cts. to S2 OO cacf,, and suited to the man of fashion or the la- berer. This is another instance of the enterprise and Industry of the New Eng- land people, who are enabled to com- mence the manufacture of a new article. from which they are greatly enriching themselves, and furnishing the zT,ullic with cheaper and better commodity than they had before received.
 S6etch of Skrzy,accki.-General John Sktzyneeki was born ip Gallicia, in l i7s7, and studied al Leopol. When the French armies entered Poland in
 1896, Skrzynecki, then nineteen years Of age, left his fathers house.. and en~ listed in the lst regiment of infantry, commanded by Colonel Kasimr Mala- ehowski5 now General Of Division, .sho lately covered himself with so much gio- ry. At the opening of the memorable campaign of 1909, in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, under Prince Joseph Ponia- towski, Skrzynecki was raised to the rank of Captain in the 10th regiment, then formed by Prince Constantine Czartorysi<i. in the campaign of Mos COW, in 1872, he was appointed Chief 1 of Battalion; and in 1913 and lsl4 he gave repeated proofs of his talent and inc terpidify. It was in the hollow square of his battalion that Napoleon took sI,el.er at Arcis-sur-Aube, when the regiments of the young guard gave way. The Pol- ish soldiers transferred the precious de- posit to the French corps, which arrived soon after, and Skrzynecki' charging the enemy, under the eyes of the Emperor, beat them back with considerable loss. Appointed Knight of the Legion of Honor, and of the Military Order Of Po- land, Skrzynecki returned to his country
 with the remnants of the Polish troops. and obtained the command of the Sth regiment of infantry, in the 2d brigade of General Ignacio Blumer, the same who received eighteen balls through his body Of the night of the 29th Novem- ter. Skrzyaeckih has dstinga; s4!esa! <! llsiisss- self on several occasions since the eo4s,~ mencement of the present campaign, and his brilliant conduct in the great battles of February have raised him to the highest distinction a soldier could pretend to.
 Singular Smcide.--On Friday last an inquest was held on the body of pri- soner found dead in the jailat Richmond, Staten Island. It appears that the de- ceased had lived unhappily with his wife for a considerable length of time. Some short time since he beat her il, conse- quence of some words used to him, and she had him committed to jail for an as- sault. As soon as he got out of prison he declared that if ever he was arrested on similar charge he would not remain in the same world with his wife. On Thursday he again beat her, and she had him again placed in prison on Friday, morning. Soon after he was locked up he must have set about deyising means