The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-03-07
PTBLIsHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
VOL. l. NO. AZ.
mR. FILLMORE.

MR.. FILLMORE.
~ foreign correspondent Of the PhiladclphA
Ledger alludes thus handsomely TO this eminent
statesman:
IN thing, indeed. can exceed the uaostentatious
carriage and simplicity of the AMERICAN President
on his whole journey through Eur1pe. He goes
and sees every hing, yet..uobody 6nds'out who he
isard what elevated station he occupied tiIl his
zone. In Paris, while at the Hotel du Louvre,
The landlord never knew his guest until some
American had inquired FIR ex- President Fillmore,
aod the same thing occurred 10 Mars lilies, Nizza,
G anoa and Leghoru. When the people learned
who he was there was considerable erpressment
to serve him, bat he afforded them no opportuni-
tv. Living in the simplest manner, and exacting
nothing that is not usual with the most unpretend
ing and una ssuming gentleman, he only leaves
people with regret that they cannot show him
some proof of their respect or some attention cor
responding with his station.
s'Mr Fillmore, has now been in England,
France. Prussia, Austria and Italy and will have
seen all Enrope before he returns TO the United
s ates. He has everywhere been the unobserved
observer Of the people and their institutions, and
will return to the United States better Judge of
European governments than the whole body of
unhedged diplomats we are in the habit of sending
abroad that they may become acquainted with
court gossip and coart manners much to the det-
rment of their knowledge and usefulnesssin for
eigu parts The manner in which Mr. Fillmore
travels is the only one by which an American can
really become acquainted with Europe. and learn
TO love and cherish his own country. | hope to
meet him again in Rome; and shall be delighted
to pay him again that respectful homage to which
his many private and pnblc virtues. the true reAs
as+ ~ oalor
tnguished services he has rendered our great
country, entitle him. What a source of pride to
be able TO ,all ones self the fsllow-ctizen ofsucA
mani'
"A Man of Bones.
Here is curious fact for you. The flesh ofa
liumg man once grew into bone. 1t seems hard
to believe, but suppose it was so; for, in the
museum at Dublin, Ireland, there is, or was, the
Skeleton OF one Clerk. native Of Cork, whom
they eal the ossifed man, ono Of tie greatest cu-
fiosities af nature. Il is the carcass ofa man,
entirely ossifed in his life time, living in that con-
ation for several years. Those who knew him
befr t. 5; rprsing aterat o, ,afirm that he had
been man of great strength and agility. He
felt the first symptoms of this surprising change
| Isome time after debauch, till, by very slow
degrees. every part grew into a bony substance,
his skin, eyes and intestines; bis jpnts set.
lied inzuch manner that no ligament had its
llQaa he eeouh nd n e sr rdoaMP ag a9r p Es
SID his body. vet, when he was placed upright, like
asfafuteof stone, he coull stand but could not
move in the least. His teeth werejoined, an6
formed into inc entire bon; therefore hole was
| broken through them to convey liquid substance
| for his nnurshment The tongue lost its use
and his sight left him some time before he ex-
| pired.
aen- The Louisville Courier publishes an inter-
sting Sketch of the trip of the steamboat New
| Orl.ans from ttsburgvto Natchez.. She was
the first boat buit on tbn Western waters. afid
/ he first to. make trip down the Mississippi. She
tieft Pittsburg i'm October, 1911, was in the vci
ity of New NJ ldrid at the time of the eartaauak -
and reached Natchcz, her destination, in january
1872 Thus her trip was made ia a little over
/ three months At louisville, however the boat
was detained til November to enable her to cross
/ the falls. The boat subsequently ran as packet
/ between New Orleans and Natchez ani was sink
/ by snag after running two years. Sie was a
very small craft and was propelled by stern-
wheel.
4 COLONIZATION IN AFRICA g eat -inmr r
sea of Africa, twice as large as the Back Ser,
including the Azof, the existence of which, (ool-
ley, the African srapher, argue for long ago,
and the discovery of which had been previously
announced, has been u 'ther verified by explora-
lions; bat the sea is not SO remarkable as the
people in its neighborhood, who are said to read
and write; have no idols; are generally serious
solid, sensible people, aud profaas to believe il
! God; and have no tin t Ire of Ma o nmedansm
From whom did they learn these things, or is.it 8
travellers storya
Il A PETRIF1ED lnDIAN.-While engaged in ex
L lcapating recently, upon the Milwaukee and LIS
Cross Railroad, near SchIesengerville, Iowa.the
) workmen came upon the petrifed remains of al
i Indian, and with the remains some singular rel
j les of olden times The body was perfect, no
. having suffered by decay. His height at th'
present time would bs.considered gigantic. meas
i uring fleet inches. On his bfeastwas aplat
of copper on which were engraved numerou
10 hieroglyphics the meaning of which can hardl
a be imagined. An arrow of considerable strength
. and curious construction was also found wit
him.
RsMARKABLE WArcH.--At the French Exh
Ibition there was exhibited watch which cres
y ted much interest and admiration. Ii tells til
y name andday of the month"; the equation oftimt
lis repeater, striking the nlEtte as wen as q
hour, is thermometer Of tolerable accuracy jar
g winds it up. BY the action Of It's own movemen
= The price of this ingenins piece Of workman
~ shin ii fhif9v Thousand ffaf ca