Daily Republican., 1885-11-24

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was authorized to act AZ the agent o
Mr.. Yetter, or that he had any authority
from him TO make any statement con
cerhing the animal. He said that i
was not reasonable to suppose that 1
the animal was ringboned and spawned
AZ the plaintiffs represent, the defendan
won Id ever have given such a warran-
tee as they claim. The testimony N
presented by tho plaintif ffs was of itsel
sufficient TO ditprove any intention o
fraud or deceit Or the part of the de
fendant, and therefore he would ash
that the nOr-suit be granted. The Cour
held the matter under advisemept, and
shortly before q o'clock discharged tn,
jurors until 10 o'clock this morning
AN adjourned TO the same hour.
The ehab OfCOl. McCullOugh.
The REPUBLICAN had merely spact
on Monday TO mention the death o.
Colonel Peter Mccullough, and 1t Ii
due that more should be said to-day
Colonel Mccullough was born in County
Tyrone, Ireland, in 1880, and conse
quently was 5j years of age at the time
Of his death. He removed to Americs
when he was young, aud settled in
Wilmington about 1870. Soon after
wards he married a sister Of Thomas
Russell, tho well known undertaken
who survives him, with her three
daughters.
Colonel McCullOugh was not ashamed
of the nobility of labor, and when he
came to this country he appren ticed
himself To the trade Of shoemaker
which he followed closely until the dark
clouds OF civil war spread over the
country. Young Mccullough had no
other country he could call his own but
this, the land of his adoption, and to II
he felt that he not only owed his allie
glance, but Ills lie, II 1t was required
When the second call for men emanated
from President Lincoln, Colonel Nc
Cullough offered his services, and In
company with Charles Reynolds, of this
city, and Frank Duke, of Philadelphia,
formed the nucleus of the Second Della.
ware Regiment, Mr.. Mccullough be.
coming Captain OF company r.
The regiment participated in nearly
all Of the battles of the Army OF the Po-
t0mac, and In these battles, except that
of Gettysburg, Colonel Mccullough was
present and was noted for his daring
and bravery At the battle OF Chancel-
lorsville he WAS shot in the knee, and
this prevented him from being present
at the battle of Gettysburg, which occur.
red soon afterwards He was commits.
sioned Major February, ga, succeeding
Major Ricketts,, who died, and at Spot
sylvania, May l2th, 1864, he was com.
missioned Colonel in place of Colonel
William p. Bailey, resigned. In the
battles before Petersburg Colonel Nc
CuIlough was terribly shot through the
face, the honored scars Of which he bore
until his death.
When his regiment waa mustered out
Of service, Colonel Mccullough was
commissioned by President Lincoln al
Captain and cOmmissary of subsistence,
and served in that capacity until the
close Of the war. Colonel Mccullough
was looked upon as one of the brayesi
soldiers that did honor to Delaware
No fur!oughs were wanted by him
when there was fighting TO be done, ,and
40 never appeared to u grander advan'
tage than when leading his men to the
charge. Wherever fire ard shot and
shell ilsw thickest was the place lie
wanted to be.
At the close of the war Colonel Nc.
Collough started shoe manufactory al
Front and Market streets, afterwards in
the Kent buildings on Shipley street
above Second, and next at Fifth and
Walnut streets, where he carried OF
uuUil about i've years ago, when no re-
moved To Philadelphia, where he car.
ried on the wholesale shoe business, in
which he WAS very successful, and
amassed considerable wealth.
Some three years ago, his only son
Clarence died in San Francisco, since
which his health gradually gave way
The man that faced death without
iiinching at the mouths of n hundred
cannon melted down with tenderness
and affection at the death of a son
This however is characteristic of brave
men.
Last March Colonel Mccullough re-
moved back to this city. and has sin CO
resided at his beautiful home Cos
Washington street. For several years
he was member of the Board oi
Health Of this city, aud distinguished
himself by strict fidelity to his oath ol
{ flee ard prompt and energetic atten
tion to duty.
In politics Colonel Mccullough
though a Republican by conviction
WAS conservative in his views. He wa,
an hoBortd member of st. Peters and
st. Mary's Beneficial Societies, and ht
stopped few days ago and procured d
blank on which to send his application
to become a men her of General q. 8
Grant Post, No. -. G. A .R. He wa,
also an ex. ? esident OF the Irisf
Catholic Pene evelent Union, and was
one of the committee of veterans that
went to Gettysburg to mark the ground
held by the Delaware soldiers.
The funeral will take place from the
residence Of the deceased on Frida,
morning at o'clock and all old soldier
and sailors aIe requested to attend.