Show OF THE KENTUCKY GIANT james D porter the kentucky giant died at portland near louisville last sunday night in in the fiftieth year of his age the courier says of him his extraordinary height being about seven set en feet nina nine inches ranked him as the tallest man in in the world he hd seemed to labor under tho the consciousness that he was an object of universal curiosity and shunned rather than sought the public gaze raze ile he was modest and retiring birin 9 the very soul of honor and honesty his social feelings were elevated and refined his affections strong and marked ile he was a gentleman of intelligence li gence and wielded a considerable influence among his neighbors and friends ile he lias has resided here since since early manhood in his early life he was w as warmly attached to the political fortunes of mr clay was a whig of the old school and never foi forgot rot r ot his associations association with th that ial ini it party I 1 he fe always gloried in his whig i name and principles and clag to them thain to the last |