Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-24
"AS INTERESTING WAR RKLIc."

Some three years or moro ago the follow.
ing paragraph was published In the us
patch 10 the Petersburg correspondence;
"AS INTERESTING WAR RKLrc."
Colonel II. II. Archer, OF this CITY, has 10
bis possession. aud in excellent state OF pre-
ssryation, q Bible which was found on Toe
battlefield OF Sailors Greek ia 1860. IL
bears the name OF Orchard Bradley, Jr.,
Savannah. Ca written 10 beautiful
hand. IL also has on the same page the
sames Of "Heury l.. Graves" aud "Archi'
bsid r.. Henderson, North Carolina" On
the inside Of the covering appears The fol-
lowing statement as 10 the finding OF the
Bible:
con the evening OF the 9th OF April, 1865,
near the outer edge OF the battlefield OF
Sailors Creek, / found this Bible lying upon
the ground Ia the immediate vicinity OF
knap-ssck Of excellent clothing, which had
been opened and partially scattered around:
Being mounted upon mule which had
ssved from capture lhaving had nv horse
shot under mel requested person stand.
ing near by 10 hand me the Bible. lie did
20, and took 1t along with me, preserved II
90 the route 10 Appomsitox Courthouse,
and from thence secured its safe Transmission
to Petersburg, +. III. ARCHER"
Colonel +. III. Archer, the gentleman
whose signature appears above. has scru-
pulously preserved this Bblc with the hope
that At sense future day be might be able TO
restore Il to the owner or to his family. To-
day he received a letter from Mrs. Richard
Bradley, OF Wrightsvllle. n. C.. stating that
tae above extract from the Dispatch had
some time ago been sent TO her; that sbe
had written TO friends In Richmond TO OBJ
tain the Bible for her, and that iaillng
through that source she had written TO Col
onel Archer. She gives such evidence as 10
the possession OF the Bible as to leave no
doubt in the mind OF Colonel Archer a. 10
its ownership, and accordingly he to-day
mailed the Bible TO Mrs. Bradley. The pre-
eious book was the property OF her son, MI.
Richard Bradley, Jr., who survived the war
but has since sied, leaving three children,
who are anxious TO get possession OF this
relic.
SUDDEN DEATHS.
Mrs. Mary b. Harrison, OF Sussex county,
aged sixty.slx wears, wife OF Mr. Thomas A.
Harrison. prominent planter OF that county,
aud formerly a member OF the Legislature,
diod very suddenly last evening oil spoplexy
at her home, few miles from Stony creek.
Mrs. Il. Ii. Stoll died very suddenly last
night at her home In this city OF heart-dls-
was sitting in her chair and there she dieu.
She was connected with some OF our most
prominent families.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Ia the Hastings Court to-day Robert Hsr-
rison tcolored) was put on his trlai Tor
felouiously cutting and wounding two
colored men named Hines and Pettiiord
some weeks ago, particulars OF which were
published ia the Dispatch at the time. The
Jury found the accused guilty and fixed bis
sentence at six year. In the penitentiary.
Yesterday afternoon while q colored mill
tary company OF this city were pracficipg 81
tsrget just across the river on the Chester
field sidesome wild shooting was apparently
done. as two cows belonging to Mr. l.. +.
Mnroe which were grazing In the neld
were so badly wounded as 10 cause death.
One COW Is said 10 have received four bullets
IN her body and the other three. The COM
psny will doubtless have to pay damages.
Colonel James ID. Brady Is in Washington
looking after the interests OF his faction oil
the Republican party. ROBIN ADAlR.