New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-31
FRIENDS or BALTIMORE md ONO.

A DINxFR TO Prominent PHiLADELPHASS AND
INV YoRKTRs ~ TIE CITY or MONUMENTS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 30 (SpCcidh About
txcn,y.nye gentlemen Tromluent In railroad and com
mercal circles 81 New York. Philadelphia ana Haum"rr
were gathered around elegantly set table in pirate
room at the Carrollton Hotel this evening The
occasion was a dinner given by J. Frank sup lee I"
prominent merchant. md one OF the Bhhimore city
directors In the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to MI
Hamilton Dis.ton. OF Philadelphia. The dinner vas
informal and private. and was the pleasant outcome OF
m afternoon spent at Bay Eidse the Chesapeake lt
,nur,er when Mr.. Disston entertained Mr.. supplee
and nearly all The gentlemen OF this evenings patty on
his yacht Anon; Mr. SUPPLIES other glnsts Al lIhheF
were ErA.tua Wimnn, OF New York; Robert Garrett
r VI. Kins John W. Davis Major j. T.. Fnngboin ana
John X CoWen, all Baltimore aud Ohio officials; H. d.
King OF Rochester, y. Y: W. H. Leeds. George :.
Grsusm william s. Douglass. John l. Hi. aud
Colonel A. Lou Ion Snoviru. all ~ Phla irlphlA cN'
Mayor Iatrobr. John L. Thomas. Gen rll FOLK Agnn'
OF The Bdiii1,ore American. and M19r l. '" coleman
OF Baltimore. Tho Philadelphia party arrived thi-
afternoon In a special car aud unched with w W. Iohh
son and friends at the Young Mems Republican Clap.
Tho visitors then took short drive about the CITY.
Mr. wman spent most 81 the afternoon with Mr.
Garrett. Mr. supple last summer at Mt Dl"st"h
dinner made a WAGER with that gentleman that General
T. G. Iatrobc would be nominated for Mayor % Balu-
more Ito lost. and the affair this evening was party
in settlement Of the wager. Tie gentlemen from Pha-
delp were those who hal been Instrumental IN secnr-
ing the admission OF the Baltimore and Ohio into th~'
city In the speeches. which were short much was said
about the Baltimore and Ouin's Ncw York project Mr.
snppler his ecch OF welcome. referred 20 the help
Mr. DssiOn had given the Baltimore and ONO III IhI-
adelrhia and TO MIR Wiunn's efforts In Ncw-Nork hr.
Wiman was tonsted our faithful aAy anh friend;
baltimore greets the king Of staten Island, hs tribe
were God Almighty's gentlemen Mr.. Nlnah IN MS
re.pon.o assured and Onto OF the welcome
A. would receive 10y the merchants and citizens OF New.
YORK. Hamilton Di-Hion was toasted hS the cohuAi
figure Of TIE city OF Philadelphia. man who mas CON
mon sense IN "a way that l. uncommon Colonel Johh
l. Thnma. read n long humorous poem III WHICH,
referring tho Pcuusy vanas opposition 10 inc bhI
more and Onto reaching Sew York lbs declared:
Ven buy staten Island from Er1stu, Wiman.
And Al Nimaa and IA HrirppOitan cup
n ell Auoca you from base All give Won dfuD,
Nr'rr bound tu get IN b. hook OF y crook.
n we - cot 10 % OF Bound BROOK
You may think yUu rs AZ kull Vpn ktj
Iiut unti ID Ike kullr can bafe o a. VIII
We'll go fore tongTcss q q appeal 60 tic Nation.
Ell g IN hull ani make y n station
Ana haviug done this viii clyc a gr nd ball.
And inyit" Brother Penn down 20 W hI'eAA!l
In cone uson tOa the great IS. and o.,
And yrrat ennsy NaIia, It's mot taiaht 100
The Of both roads through the same ot"t,s
And both ale IN IasOr 81 cutting down rates.