The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-10-14
VOLUME 2S-NUMBER 2.

NEW York, Sept. Theodore
TiItOn's lecture tonight on The
Problem OF Life" was numerically y
success, there being about 9, 800 pep
pie in the great hall of Cooper Ihsti-
tute. The prices of admission were
40 and 30 cents. There were few per
sons Of note present. Tiltou had no
st 'rrOundings- He appes I'D on
u mustered and al bout
Of an hour after gan
policeman, wi it
was II be on guard behind ths plat.
form, finding nothing TO guard. quiet
ly took seat on the platform, ard
became an attentive listener. TiItonis
appearance before the audience was
hailed with loud and prolonged ap-
plause, several among the audience
being almost uncomfortable in their
enthusiasm, their mznner aud gesture
plainly showing their sympathy for
the lecturer and their Indignation at
the pastor Of Plymouth Church. One
very respectable-looking old gentle
man, belonging apparently to the up
per crust OF society, cheered vocifer-
Ously, waved his hat, aud became
purple In the face from excitement.
As sOJn as FiltOn appeared on the
platform, an old lady, msnifestIy Of 3
very humble class, and with dim in
teIikence, placed herself in the main
aisle aud hOIdinE an old black fan in
her hand, stared intently at the tall
aud wavy form Of Triton tiII an Of
fetal forced her into = seat. She
gazed inteutly at the speaker from the
Uhnfa nf Naprn-o anA
apparently as much at sea as % what
it was All STOUT AS when she came.
Soon after Tiiton had begun his lee
ture ex-Judge Fullerton, the great
cros5-exSminer and the ablest Of
TiltDn's counsel, entered the hall
with another gentleman and two
ladies. Tue incident caused y tempo
rary interruption OwingJO the cheers
which hailed their entrance. sam
Morris, the fussy lightweight among
filt)n's counsel, was also present, but
excited no obs servstiOu.
Tue lecture, which has already
been delivered in Otner cities AMI re-
ported, is a tolersbIy able one and
was we'll delivered, owing tn TiitOn's
theatrical exaggeratiOUs. Whenever
he Ua,ie an allusiOn which seem ed
TO bear On the recent Beeeher scandal.
he was loudly ch-rred. some OF these
illusions We're sharply and Hnmistak-
ably dfA0u, Others 40 gradually that
the mass of the Au1Ieneo were unable
to see the p'Iiut. When, with a
theatrical gesture and in deep tones,
he EXCLAIMED, "The star tnat sets.
may rise again 4; the star that falls
has set forever" there was an out
burst of applause which lAste.i several
minutes, tile audiene. Inanifestly SEE.
Ing TiltOn persOnIfied in the firsC star
aud Beech-r ia the second Speak
ing Of the cOWariiee OF men Ia the
face Of popular theories, TItOn asked
meaniBXly, ''SupDnse you come to
the conclusion that trial by jury is q
farce, would yea dare ID cay 80 ?"
He awaited "a if for AN answer, and
the reply came in lOud CHEERS. Again.
when, after speaking somewhat dii-
fusely Of the heroic virtue of the an
clients, and of some mOderus, AMI
turning suddenly to the precepts Of
Christianity Ire exclaimed dramatieal-
ly, "fhis is n country where man
forgives an injury st the cost OF his
reputation he was v0cifeTOusly
cheered. The lecture was listened to
throughout with unfAgging interest.