Perleys Reminiscences Of Sixty Years In The National Metropolis Volume 2 PDF Download

Excerpt from Perley's Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis, Vol. 2 Chapter XXXV. The Garfield Inauguration. Washington City Crowded The Weather Inclement Military and Civic Procession Crowds in the Senate Chamber General Garfields Mother, Wife, and Daughter -Hancock, the Superb Plucky Phil. Sheridan Decorated Diplomats Installation of Vice-President Arthur Majestic Scene in Front of the Capitol The Inaugural and the Oath of Office Grand Review Inauguration Ball, . Chapter XXXVI. Changes And Dissensions. Republicans Deprived of Their Majority in the Senate Rival New York Factions Declaration of Hostility Against Senator Conkling Contest Over the Confirmation of the Collector of New York Resignation of Senators Conkling and Piatt Significant Speech by Senator Mahone A Defiant Challenge Inauguration of the Statue of Farragut President Garfield at the College for Deaf Mutes, . Chapter XXXVII. The Assassination. Garfiel'ds Domestic Felicity His Masonic and Literary Relations The Garfield Family at the White House Perplexities Environing the Administration Mrs. Garfield the First Lady in the Land Her Illness The Assassination The Long Agony Death of President Garfield Funeral Ceremonies at Washington Interment at Cleveland Trial of Guiteau His Conviction and Execution, Chapter XXXVIII. Vice President Arthur Becomes President. The Deplorable Calamity Mental Anguish of Vice-President Arthur He Takes the Oath at New York, and Repeats it at Washington Individual Preferences Subordinated to Public Welfare Principles of the New Administration Executive Vetoes -Changes in the Senate Leading Senators Mr. Bayard President Fro Tempore One Day Senator David Davis Chosen to Preside Fro Tempore, . Chapter XXXIX. The Centennial Of Yorktown. President Arthur's Appearance-Reception of French and German Officers at Washington-Their Presentation to President Arthur at the Capitol-Display of Fireworks_The Yorktown Celebration-Secretary Blaine's Entertainment to the Nation's Guests-Fete at the French Legation, . About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.