Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-15
INVITATION TO HUGHES.
Meeting Of Citizens and City Council
Yesterday.


Yesterday.
In PURSUANCE OF recommendation
which appeared in our city papers
Sunday, number of our business
men assembled at the library room, az
8 o'clock yesterday morning, the pur'
pose of the meeting being understood
to be. to extend an invitation to me
Hon. Thomas Hughes, who is at pres"
ent on the Cum berIand plateau, IN the
interest of the English colony recently
established there, to visit our city.
Mr.. Perez Dickinson was called to the
chair aud D. A. Carpenter requested to
act as secretary. On motion OF Hon.
o. P. Temple. three committees were
appointed by the chairman, consisting
of The following gentlemen
Committee OF Arrangements-James
D Cowau. Reps Jones. CO... Adrian
Terry, Peter, Staub, Mi. w. r. va
tie, W.P. Chamberlain, w. NJ. Baxter,
Maj. John F. O'Brieu. T. R. Cornics,
IT,. Col. c. Powell, Sam. Mckinney,
Mi. D. A. Carpenter, Charles A.
Hodge.
Committee on InvitatiOn-HOn. 0.
P. Temple, Hon. Peter Staub. Capt.
w. w. Woodruff. F. Fl. Medium,
Col. w. A. Henderson, Maj D. A.
Carpenter, Rev. G. c. Rankin, w. S.
Mead and Col. john NJ Fleming.
COMMITTEE on reception-Msj. r. G.
Jscsson, De. Thos. w. Humes, K J.
STAFFORD, Capt. Joseph Jsqnes Capt.
VIM. Rule. Hon. Geo. Andrews, Col.
Gen, Washington, Col. {. Nj. McGnee,
G. J. McCiung, Col Muses. White,
Hoo. =. B. Luttrell. Hon. John Bax-
ter, Hor. w. B. S:a'ey, Hon. E T.
Hall, Col. Alfred CaldweIl, Col. John
Pae epnen Condor. r. S. Payne
Julius Laws, Dr. John Nj B ,yd, Col.
J. w Gaut, n, l. Ross. Col. c. w
Charlton, Fl. H Ingersoil Jas. W
Wallace, Gur. ". 4 sc, w. P. Wash
burn, Hon. l.. c. Houk, T. L. VIII.
llams, Col. John Fl. Cr ger, s. T.
Lsg+n, Victor Burger, Peter Kern
Col. Hugh l.. McClung, Samuel B
Boyd, Hor. George Brown, Joseph r
Baumann.
Ga motion of Hon. Peter Staub. tht
Hon. Pe:tz Dickinson was unani
mousiy requested TO act as chairms1
of the committee Of reception, af t
which the meeting adjourned.
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL.
A special meeting of lie city council
was afterwards called by Mayor Bran
ner, over which he presided and Their
was o quorum present. A commute
from the cluzens' meeting, consisIil
of Hon. o. P. Temple, Col. w.
Henderson and Mr.. NJ. NJ. Gaines, sr
attended The meeting. The object We
stated by Judge Temple, and his RI
marks were supplemented by Aide
man McCroskey. Alderman McClo'
key then offered the following:
Whereas, Thomas Hughes, .. C.,
now in Ten neesee, engaged in plantin
colony on our SOIL and leading th
; way for the development Of cur Val
r natural resources; aud,
J. Whereas. We he'll This great enter
: prise as a barbiDger OF a new era /
{ | our state and Ia the south; and,
. Where's, The eminent character {
. Mr.. Thos. Hughes for all that is ger
q eruu- and pr, gressiVe gives assuranc
: of the success of his great euterpIist
therefore, be it,
Resolved, by the board OF msyor an
aldermen of Tue city OF Knoxville, thE
Mr. Thomas Hughes be aud he
hereby cordially invited to visit ou
city hi rs early day as practicable
q aud the hospitality of our city is her
by rendered to him.
Resolved, That committee of fiV
= on our part, in connection with th
r may or, be appoln'ed TO Botify M
Hughes of the action of this board.
, The preamble and resolutions WEI
\ adopted and the following alderme
r appointed as the committee to a.
with the mayor. Alderman E. I
@ McCroskey, Alex. Allison, M. E
/. Dickson, M. n. Sullivan and J.
n | Atkins.
81 The committee, according to ii
structions, teiegraphed the action
. the board to Mr.. Hughes, and ais
II prepared and forwarded q letter givin
| rho HofOifS