Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-05

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EXTRAORDINARY LITERARY FRAUDs.-The
London Times of February 18th contains the
following:
Tho prisoner Vrin Lucas who is charged
with forgery and fraud, was examined on We'd
nesdsy by the Judge Of the Sixth Chamber of
the Police Correctional ia Paris. His avowals
were OF most extraordinary character Hc
admitted that he had sold to NJ. Charles, at
different times, no less than twenty.
thousand documents, for which he had received
from that gentleman Que hundred aud forty
thousand francs. OF the twenty seven thosuand
documents which he sold to NJ. Charles only
about one hundred were genuine, the rest be.
ing productions of his own pen, although pur-
porting to be written by julius Caesar and
other Roman Emperors, by apostles, and by
poets and statesmen OF all ages, and had all
been manufactured by himself, without the aid
III any other person.
I'm order TO complete the decep ption he had
forged annotaions upon old books and docu.
meDts, purportiDg to bs made by former pos
off upon NJ. Charles, and also had recourse to
various cxpcdicnts to give IN appearance of
antiquity to the papers by submitting them to
the action of heat and by mixing colorlng mat
ter with the ink he used. NJ. Charles, upon
being examined, said he was member OF the
Academic des" Sciences, and was seventy SIX
years DID, He could not fix the date when
Lucas first came to him, but it was 4 long time
since Ho introduced himself with letter
feam a collector Of curiostles Known to NJ.
Charles, and produced several documents,
which the latter purchased. From that time
these dealings became frequent, until they
reached the enormous figure admitted ny the
prisoner.
For an ALLEGED letter OF Molerc NJ; Charles
paid 500 francs, and for first letter OF Rsoelals
2G0 francs, afterwards purchasing at various
prices UPWARDS of 900 bearing the same sigma
ture. Lucas also obtained money from him on
different pretences Of pressing need, and had
also obtained books, which he never returned.
Being asked by the Judge how he explained
the production Of such documents in such num-
bers, Nj. Charles replied that the letters cx-
planed each other. Thus, Alcum wrote to
tharemagne upon documents which he found
at the Abbey OF Tours Rabeais was sent to
that same abbey by Francis l., from which
place be wrote the letters included in the manu-
scripts sold BY Lucas, which com prised 100 let
ters from Alcium ana more than 1000 from
Rabelais.
"The detection OF the prisoner fraud arose
from Nj. Charles's apprehension lest Lucas
should dispose Of any of his valuable manu-
scripts out of France, and he therefore directed
the attention of the police TO the man's actions.
Having sent pretended letter of Calico to
Florerce for examination by committee OF
savaus there, it was returned to him as forge
~. He then complained to Lucas, who gave
him another letter, telling him the owner OF the
collection from which those documents came
was NJ. Boisjardin. After the Academic des
Sciences had decided that the Pascal letters were
iorgeries, Lucas said his employer bad consulted
him and he thought the best thing would be to
restore the purchase money and take back the
documents; but this, said NJ Charles, L
would not DO, as believed in their authenl-
city. W
The prisoner was inerrogated by the Court
as 10 what he bad dore With the large SUMS OF
money received from NJ. Charles, but he pre-.
sisted in saving that he had but two thousand
10 three thousand francs left, and refused to
give any account of his expenditure oil the re-
mainder.
CHEEsE-lt is estimated that there are io
tho United States and Canada one thousand
factories, the average weekly production OF
which is eaual to ll7,250 boxes. The punci.
nal States engaged in the manufacture OF cleese
in America are New York. Vermont, Massa
chusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, hllchl-
gan and Wisconsin, Western New \ ork, West
ern Reserve; and some sections OF Illinois and
MICHIGAN enjoy dcservedly high reputation
for tho excellent qualities OF the products OIL
;heir dairies. Gonda cheese, the best made IN
Holland, is very pungent, which preserves It
from mites, aud this pungency Is attributable
10 the fact that muriatc acid is used in curd'
ing the milk instead of renhct. Parmcsan cheese,
made at Parma, in Italy, owes lis rich flavor
10 the hne sweet herbagc OF the meadows along
the Po, where the COWS arc pas!ured. The
best Parmesan cheese is kept several ycars,
and none is sold until it is at least sig month.
old. Swiss cheese is made in part Of SKINNED
milk, and is favored with fragrant herbs
They usually weigh from 40 10 60 pounds each
and arc exported in casks, each OF which con
tain ten cheeses WestphalIa cheese derive:
it's flavor from the curd being allowed TO be
come soar before it Is compressed. Dutch ant
Swiss cheese coutain, accnrolng 10 chemlca
investigation, from 26 to 40 per cent. OF nitro
rnnizel matter. considered the most uutril0
constituent of food Tho best cheese is iron
% to 100 per cent. more nutritious than hrea
and meat, which contain only about - pc
cent. of nitrogen. The superior qualities
cheese have been repeatedly proved hy the "a
pericnce Of labOrerS in those countries where
forms one OF the principal articles OF iood
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