Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24
ACCIDENTS AND CRIME.
A Man Seriously Injured by ~ FalI-A
child Kiiied-Aecidents tn the city
A CoIOred MAN stabbed

On Saturday Mr.. Joseph Alexander,
II well known and highly respected
citizen of the sixteenth district met
with an accident which will likely
terminate his earthly existence. He
was climbing over fence with plow
on his shoulker, when he lost his bal
ance, and fell, the plow striking him
in the back part of his neck, inluring
the spinal marrow. He was paralyzed
from his shoulder down, and the ply
sician, DR.. II. Sneed of Strawberry
Plains, gives but little hope Of his re-
covery. Mr.. Alexander was man
well liked in his neighborhood, and
member in good standing of the Cal.
edonia Presbyterian Church.
ACHILD CRUSHED.
On Saturday Mr.. Duggar, who lives
in the 10th district, near Trotter's
! Bridge, Beaver Creek, lost his young
est child by an unfortunate accident.
The mother of the child left !. on "a
pallet made on the floor near the door,
while she made call at Isaac Dug
gar's (her son's) house. The door was
large and new, and had never been
hung on hinges, aud during her ab-
sence the wind it down upon the child,
killing it instantly. The grief OF the
parents can better be imagined than
! described.
A GENERAL sMASH-UP.
On Sabbath, at 4 o'clock, p. NJ, while
| the funeral procession of Mr.. Mech 's
child was slowly vending its way up
! Vine, between Crozier and Gay streets,
an accident occurred which came near
ending seriously. Mr.. Ferdinand An.
rims horse. young and spirited ami
NAL, finding the procession too slow
for him, reared back somewhat, caus-
| ing some confusion among the vehi-
cles in the rear, when Mr.. Aebli, who
was driving the next vehicle, in which,
besides himself, his little boy and Mr..
Kemper were riding, attempted to pass
/ Mr.. Aurin on the side eneXt to the pond,
and the horse became frightened, went
too near the edge, and horse, vehicle
and occupants rolled down the EN-.
bankment, turning over several times
smashing up the buggy and throwing
out the occupants; but strange to say
none of them were hurt. Before the
buggy started down the embankmen
by some means or other, IL ran against
one of the wheels of Mr.. Aurin'5 vehi-
Gle, smashing IL up also. Mr.. Aurin's
vehicle belonged to Daily & Co., while
the horse and buggy used by Mr.
Aebli were taken from loves stable
A sTABBING AFFAIR
We met yesterday with Geo. Nc
Kinney, "a colored man living on tn,
farm of Mrs. Wood, a widow lady, OF
Beaver Creek, who received stab il
the back and one in the hand on Sab
| haf ha fnll MI N 10 Ia /.
statement of how the difficulty occur
red: He says that on Sabbath even
ing a neighbOr informed him tha
hogs were in his wheat, when hc ri
once started to drive them out. He
caught one and put it out, but i'm the
meantime one of Mrs. Woods dog,
and his dog, caught another, which h,
however, released as soon as possible
After this, going to the barn to feed hi
hogs, he heard Robert and Millard
Wood, sons of the landlady remark
that they would kill the dog which
had been after their hogs, wher
he informed them that theil
dog was as much tO blame az his dog
anu he did not want them to kill him
Whereupon, he says, they remarked
that they would not only kill his dog
but him, and commenced by throwing
rocks at him, each throwing two, all o
which struck him. He then made az
attempt To geta way, when they rush
ed upon him, one of them with IA knit,
and the other with pitchfork, and h,
received a stab in the back with th,
knife and another in the hand with
the pitchfork. He was before the Crane
Jury yesterday, and the matter will b.
Investigated. The wounds are not of
dangerous character, but will preven
him from attending TO his work 70
some time.