Show ELDER NICHOLSON I 1 lectures ou on the ill cent tennessee massacre and its 18 causes As predicted by our salt lake correspondence of last lecture of f elder john nicholson on the aterine tennessee asee massacre and its causes delivered in the salt lake theater monday evening was a perfect success an all event never to bo be forgotten by the assembled multitudes tit udes we take tah e the foll following owing account of the notable oc occurrence curren cc from the deseret news of tuesday probably tile most densely pac packed ked audience ever within tho walls of the tile salt lake theater was wm seen there I 1 last evening at the lecture of mr john nicholson cholson Ki on the tennessee massacre and causes the tile doors were thrown open at 7 us as announced noun ced and an eager multitude at once thronged thron ged into the tile building B by Y the time the lecture was to aleein belz ili 8 pc lock it is safe cosay to say there was not noi 11 apat 11 tb left it and hundreds were f stand ti ing up not alone in ili the lower 19 r part P of the tl house but in every aci circle as well it was truly a mt ni dicent sight nor did the stage present a it less splendid appearance apoe arance As soon as the curtain hoseas it did promptly on tile hour it was discovered that there ther wae ewas a second audience facing the ono one which crammed the auditorium manager Clawson Clawso nv who ito is an adept at such things had bad caused the whole stage to be cleared and shut in with the ex caption ce eption of entrances at tho the wings and rear with handsome scenery while the entire available space was filled with chairsell chairs chair sall all of them taken and many more be occupants left standing no less titan three or foul hundred people were on the stage alone the surprise awakened at the eight sight found vent ventin in a burst burstok of applause from those in front before this bow however ever th the a theater orchestra und under er professor profess or thomas who were in their accustomed place had bad rendered some nice selections and the sixteenth ward band in full uniform upon ulon the stage between the curtain curtal I 1 and footlights foot lighte had bad supplemented the same with repeated e executions in like style As the curtain went up the lion hon william jennings chairman of tile meeting came forward from ti alie ie front row of chairs all occupied by nent citizens and made mode a brief ad drees in which lie stated that a report was current on the street that thy the cr cry y of fire would be raised in ili the assembly for the purpose of creating a panic anic he therefore advised the audience if such a cry was heard to take no notice of it whatever I 1 he ae then introduced the speaker of the evening mr john nicholson Nich oleon who came forward to the table in the center odthe of the foreground and launched forth immediately upon the subject in hand band we will not attempt to give a synopsis 0 which would n necessarily ece marily afford but ut a very I 1 imperfect in perfect idea of what was said on the occasion and the altogether anim inimitable I 1 table manner in which ho he said it suffice it that narrative logic eloquence wit humor satire mimicry mimi cry pathos and denunciation combined to make it one of the mosi most remarkable oratorical efforts we have ever listened to indescribably grand in places tenderly pathetic in others other 9 it alternately thrilled and find melted d till with a flash of wit a trenchant cut of satire or a thunderbolt thunder bolt of eloquent denunciation the tile auditor was sur interested and spellbound spell bound at every turn and when at the end of two bourl and forty live five minutes th tho d speaker favo gave way with much of his matter still unused it seemed as its if half that time had bad been occupied applause and laughter were profuse abdat and at times a perfect furore was created it is not too much to bay hay that rarely lias has ahalt a salt lake audience been so highly entertained it ii is really an event in local history there were doubtless some who wh did not enjoy it we bedont dont blame them fokitis for it is seldom they get such a dressing down clown as they got last evening no matter how often them they merit it the local anti mormon conspirators religious and political were shown up in their true colors and their corruption bupt rupt io n hypocrisy and cold blooded obud alis e in were pain painted led with a master hand mr nicholson cholson Ki deserves the tile thanks of the whole community and begot he got them will with a good will from his airence last evening for the excel lent service he has rendered all decent men and his able expose of villainy and treachery the lecture was taken in full fall by a stenographic reporter mr john irvino irvine and will doubtless appe aras it certainly ought to both in the tile press and in pamphlet for form it will be eagerly sought after and ind read with great ini interest erest generally |