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hard face. with prominent features; hea-
Wy eye brows; and large, penetrating. ex-
pressive eyes, The prsdominaiipg char
aeier. OF bis eountenancs il seriousness-
almost solsmnity.
HENRr CLAY.-Tsll, gsunt, and "a
Their ungainly; but with fac. that lights
up we'll; mouth large and eyes that al.
most burn. when he reaches the parox-
ysm Of . discourse. Ills voice uneem.
moniy deep. sweet aud rich. and his Ses.
lures animated and natural.
WAsWSGrok TavINc.--IIis eountc.
nance changes continually from langucr
TO intelligence; the features play with
unusual aexibility. and frequeniiy assume
\ beauty characteristic Of the author Of
the Sketch Book. His address is grace
ful; his appearance that Of perfect gen.
tieman. aud though not a professed shi-
ner in conversation. his remarks when of
his guard. are replete with the delightful
humor so charming in his Writings.
JOHN C.. CALHous.-Tall. thin, and
lately pale. and in appearance care worn.
His voice is pleasant. his face intelligent.
the principal features being pair Of eyes
somstimes almost - piercing as Fanny
kemble's.
Mr.. McDuFFIE.--Formerly q bold
looking man, careful OF his personal up.
pesrance; but recently. state affairs seem
to have monopoliscd his attention. lie
now wear, his hair long, his dress 10 ne
elected, and bis general manner alb
strseied and gloomy.
HENRY A. WISE.
The following graphic description ofMr. wus,
10 extracted from n long article In the .Naiiyasl
Gsitiis, Of Philsdelphis;
I'm person this gentleman is about six
feet ~ height. and slenderly made. His
hair Is s"ade between black and light
brownish shade perysding. He wears
u long IN front and short behind. His
iiorehcadis broad. massive, and fully intel
leetual. In debate. bis eyes. W hich are dark.
fash with extreme amin alton. Ills nose
Is prominent and decided, with largo nos
tril'. His mouth Is large. and chin sub
stan;ial and manly. He has no red in his
cheeks. and yet he has not ,iekly look
HIS expression is that OF bold. indepen-
dent. courageous, high..hinking man
Ills manners are courteous and aiTable--
q senilenesS pervading them that would
be remarkable in n charactcristically i'm
peiuous gentleman. In the social circle,
he 10 its life and soul. Full of humor.
fun. and aneedoie, 6onAozarlis, he is the
best nainred companion tina, ever flashed
Wit or uttered sentiment. His habits are
TIgidly correct. No one sees him drink
any thing stronger than wine or water,
and IL has been well remarked by ar other
deScTiber OF the gentleman, "that il is for
tunate that he is so absiemIous for, were il
otherwise, he would be exceedingly dam
gerous." As debater, he is quick and
full OF snergy-fre is not moro seorching
than he is. Wo TO the man who falls IN
der his displeaIuTe. He is ferocious in
his anger; but no one sees IL in BIZ, man
ner save nice observer. All other emo
lions arc expressed in his gestures and
his locks; bu, his personal rage is no in
ierpreter save in the firm set mouth. the
unninching and whitening eye. and the
compact aud sullen rightly OF every mus.
Gle. His voice is then low; his tone de
liberaie. and he is a. composed as if he
we're asking his servant for drink Of a.
ter. AT such moments We do not believe
that he would bate his eye or change hi.
mind. come whatever danger might"
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL ROAD
The construction Of the rail road between liar
pers Ferry and Cumberland 10 noe going on will
great energy. The Martiasburg (Va) Gszeli,
yesterday states that within IN, last ten days
many Of the contractors and hundreds Of labor
ers had arrived there for The line Of tho Raj
lRnaH IN ~
work. Tho contracts for the heavy work i'm
'aedistely sdjoinlng ihS town OF Martinsb,,rE
and for some miles on either side, have besi
awarded L. Msssrs. NoonSn, Scott. Lester au,
shutter The foSmer is an enierpIising and skill
full contractor. who has recently given grea
satisfaction TO the company in the construction
OF a portion Of the new track Ground PaSr'
Ridge. In some places, the excavations haV
actually commsnoed.-BslI IansVieaa.
Mons STEAM SHTPs.-A correspondent
OF the N. York Commercial Advertise
writes from London that the Great West
eFn steam ship Company are preparing q
build an iron steamer. TO run in connee
ton with their present ship. She is {,
be named the Men York" and will hav,
engines Of one thousand horses pov1.
The London Steam Navigation COmpa
ny have another ship TO be added TO The
British Queen. She is in state
Of great forwsrdness. and will b.
called tho "PrssidenI" She will proba
bly, be ready for sea early next spring
aud is said to be as strong 80 wood. iror
and copper can make hsr. Her extreme
length, over ell. gill be go fssl-or
deck %; her deck a feet wide, not in
; GLIDING her guards-depiA 27l feet On,
she will draw IL feet. She will carr
GOO tons Of freight. and tho same quantity
of coal. Her flooring is Of solid oak. viii
. FIVE kslsobs, four Of which are double auC
very large. Every piece Of timber is 80
cured BY iron braces at en- angle Of a.
degrees. and also With wooden irussss.-
Her engines, Of Two hundred and lwenl,