Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-12
Death OF tEe Kentucky Giant,

James u. Porter well known as the
eKentucky Giant, u though Born at Ports
mouth Ohio, was found dead in his bed at
his residences enear Lo6isvilie,, on Monday
morning. .sidHeswas 40 years Of f'age, seyei,
feet niue inches high, and when > in good
health weighed 500 pounds. The Demo
crat says that for the first fourteen years of
his life he was small for his age. At sew
enteeu he was apprentieed atcoopering, and
his remarkable. growth commenced. 1t is
statedoshat the imosshe ever grew in one
week was one rincie Ii was his habit,
while growing, to measure every Saturday
nightganf bis own testimony and that of
his family y andofriendsare evidence of this
remarkable fact.2z sssdi is an s'jjgllG4
srMr. Porter Soon gotisotall athat it was
impossible forahimto cooper barrels, and
he was employed on hogheads This,
however, lequaliyinipossibIe, owing
10. o.hisremarkableTheigflt, and be was COM
pelIedsto abandon the business. HE then
engaged IN keeping and drisingshacks. I'm
the years ls36-37, ,he went East, and ap-
peared on the stage in one or two pieces
written especially for-hin. He returned
to louisville, and a few years later bought
the coffee house which lie was keeping at
the time Of his death.ea Is!lAA biElloia
RnAEthe time that CHARLES Dickens. came
to this country there was a Juror to see
aBoz."b AsahepaSsed through The canal
at Louisville, he sent a messenger to Mr.
Porter, of whose remarkable proportions
he ahadsi heard ihtinati,so pa wish todsee
him. III Mr.. Porter replied to Che messenger
that If '.Mr. Dickens wishes tooto see me
more than + 10 see HIM, he awilpcofne TO
me. " dsMf. Dickens took the hint, and dul
ing The conversation Porter told The novel
ist that while he was growing his mother
had to sew foot on his pantaloons every
night. ~ 5sa'oH' 900 ah1o7 500" h9's2
TadMr. Porter's coffin is nine feet one inch
in length, and two feet across the breast.
sSoHaytien Emi grafton in Cllicago.Ido
In pursuance of call throug the Ddai-
" papers, q large and very respectable
meeting Of the colored people of this city
convened last evening in the lecture room
ofshe African Methodist q C Chhreb, oh ythe
corner Of jackson and iBuffalo lstfeetsCte
take into consideration thee recent invita-
ton of President Geffran1, of Hayti, to
the colored poulation of the United States
to emigrate tetthat island. behio9b eav ~
,sldThe following Hresolation was adopted,
aud a committeeaappoiniedato correspond
with. the Haytien authorities on the sub
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1--WE belieyeithat the Republic of Hayti
offers to the colofed emigrant from life
of degradation and slavefycin the United
States, facilities for the Improvement lofihis
moral and ihtellectual condition, superior
tebanyqspot on .hea american continent;
and we believe it teabe, not only a. wise
stroke of policy, but the imperative dutysof
every free colored man in the. United
States to make Hayti his future home, and
as soonb as is consistent with thsp duty |
which he owes to himself and the four mik |
hons Of friends In bonds.f7s5 eassI buA
1ew 4 81 ~ 81. - - - - e5ool
tp1 REA Boston lady, who had a some
what Baechanalian spouse, resolved to
fTighten him into temperance She there
fore engaged asxatchnian fora stipulated |
reward0to carry ''Ph1anderi the watch
house, while yet insB stateaof sinsensibility \
and to frighten him anhttie when he : re-
covered bsInronsequenceiof this arrange
ment he yaswoke anpinbout Ill aro'elock,
and found himself upon his elbow. u He
looked around luhtii hisdeyas crested ono a
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