Near Hickory, David CROTTY was on Saturday night last the victim of a fatal accident. He was a farm hand for James S. BUCHANAN, and had led a fractions colt to the watering trough on the road near the house. Sometime afterward his lifeless body was found on the road by Joseph HENDERSON and wife. The man's clothing was badly torn, his face crushed as also was his shoulder. The cold was found some distance away. It is thought that the animal scared and jerked CROTTY off his feet, and the hitching strap, being probably wrapped around his hand, he was dragged and trampled to death. The unfortunate man was about 35 years of age and has been living for several year in that neighborhood, spending two years of that time at BUCHANAN's. He came from the east and is not known to have any family.