Perley's reminiscences of sixty years in the national metropolis, v. 1-2
CHAPTER XLII.
THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT. Senator Anthony's Fifth Term--His Election as President _Pro Tempore_, and Declination--Officers of the Senate--Democratic Tidal Wave in the House--Speaker John G. Carlisle--A Gay Washington Season --Good Dinners--Improvement of the Metropolis--Procession and Addresses at the Completion of the Washington Monument--An Exciting Presidential Campaign--The Result--Departure of General Arthur from the White House.