Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-27

TUE WEALTH or ANTIQUITY W. c.,
"a an'llny sun" instances OF splendid vsaItL
WINE WduS m'e"ihceht treat'scs upon The CO.,
tempt Tor riches. Seneca had coniTiyed In .cc,,
late little fortune Of 81 900 900 francs
trulneeT named Lcnlulus was content with sc Ono
600 francs When Tiberius died 645 coo OOO I,,nr
were found m his c,Hers--uoI alranc less I'm los.
Than year good Calguli spent the whole or i,
here remained not an as-not n qsadrans The
debts OF Milo amounted Ca 100, 100000 (roncs :
Cesar had not 49OOOO00 francs, but 10000 900
credIIors before he obtained any public office the
poor fellow was coon enabled To present Curio with
l2,OOOOOo francs and Lrcius Paulus with I. 500.
600 francs IN order detach them from the party.
opposed 10 hun, he one day begged Scrvllin lihe
m''het 81 Brulus) 10 accept trile IN the shape uf
a pearl worth 55OOOO0 900 francs Mark AnL.ny'.
house was sold 30 Mcsla for the sum of 10 OvO.
OUU irau"S. fee DESTROYED Sraura's villa. the
IoSs was reCkoned - 900 600 francs Vn.,,
Crassus suPped with Luru;lus the cost cC n s,,,,
cercmome meal amounted To between 90 OOO ,,J
lOOOuO francs, and, after the death o(th,t rfi,..I
CONSUL, The fishes that swan IA In q n,pJ r a.,
country house were sold Tor the Irins oi 7oD uOD
francs N'''0
Ohio spent 2G0O0OOO francs on line ,i,,;-,.,,., -,
wing OF palace commenced by Nero O,e oC g.,
hsnlas dinners est l.SO0 600 francs Helioo,b,
ius was moro parsimOnIOus. one of his break fnsrs
only feqnHed 5OO,OOO francs. -E,upus swallowed
pearl worth 2OOOOO iruncs-a CAST onunIc exam
f'N H'-o et' ny NiehpdlTd. Inc .ISOpuS advert
TO- (his son, by the by, melted precious stones tn
dr nh AT his eucraiumenis rs not ns You, rpo, sur
pose The jolly hLul!si Eud Greek nuuchbarl ~ hnm
every body Is acquainted with; but CIaudius F,o
pus, ga actor on The Roman stnge very i,tmote
with CIcer". this uiulcnI historian en ned i'm ono
.iav more ia "a eight hundred Stole. P,th nr,ric or
fcHpaie Ici tn philosophers could p,ckcI ~ a wear
AplcIus, the must celebrated guunnand of tho ,eer
'i1l CITY, dcv"ured I've Use the props word) 4 900
OOu francs, he then Imlued h.s financial sItuIn
when he found that all that renamed was 1850
OOO francs; ipresccIng thar hc must die Of hunger,
Ia committed surcrdc.-Sour's Faa.lg MIga.ins
EXPLOSION On Taur,day morning the ste m
boiler IA ihe cellar of the sugar refinery of Mesr.
hour'S a lligsIuz, PnIIadelphil. HruItd and tern
hly injured jacob and Th"uls. two sons VI the lat
Ter
The Hon John q Adams was unable to he pre
sent at the Bunker Hill Celebration IN consequence
'i Indi'postron, HIS lsuer in reply to The INVITA-.
lion was Us follows
QUINCY. l6 June. 1913
HesS's J1,cph I buckingham anil Members Of He
Committee.
Gen'lemcn Deeply impressed with The soe,r
Wy OF The Celebration by wh ch Won nr,,.,so :,
anspicare The completion OF the AI,n1menI , u ,,
efS hiil' pray you 10 accept my thanks for ihe
Honor you have done D. llie invitation T., ,,,
! tclpa'c with you in II. Tne infrm slate of INV
health viii deprive of the satisfaction nC ,n,py
'es'hg my adherence 10 the principles, taught n,
sen e'ienI truths by the blood of martyrs on that
TN more Than year bolJro they were 80 ara,
alhed ny The unanlm DuS dCclurati IN of the th,r
'een United SlaIes Of America; 10y my presence NJ
'his renewal OF that covcnanI-Snl nv most (ervent
prayer shall on that DAY ascend 10 Heaven rh,r ,hc
triumph 81 those principles may proceed in lis mach
c'"qnering and to conquer. I'LL They shall s,rerJ
,"'o" gno"' The circumference Of the globe. and
from The equator 10 the poles
am gentlemen, respectfully and sincere
Your friend and e. low citizens
JOHN q ADAMS