The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-08-27

Bank of GAINESVILLE d
Belmont Bank of 81. Clairsvie ~
;olumblana Bank of New Lisbon Dc
Commercial Bank OF Scioto, Portsmouth Do
Bank of Lake Erie. Cleveland Dc
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, SteubenvIlls Do
franklin Bank OF Columbus Do
franklin Bank, Cincinnati ID asa 5H d
Mechanics and Traders Bank, Cincinnati Do
Auskingum Bank, Putnam Do
BROKEN BANKS. Is ta!als9
Bank Of Hamilton 10 die
Bank Of Norwalk 10 db
Bank of Ssndusky 70 do
Sank of Wooster % dbs
All other banks either broken OF fraudulent.
COUNTERFEITS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is list OF .ounterfets ON the SOL
vent banks of this State. We have deemed
useless to publish the counterfeits on those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have failed.
Bank Of yMasS,ilOn-1's, vignette steamb0st and
railroad cars, which is not OH the genuine.
los, new issue; unlike the genuine; vignetts
steamboat, s'oop and ship under sail.
City Bank Of Cleveland, Cleveland. -3's. the 6g'
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct.
Clinton Bank of Coiumbus-l0s altered fromas;
easily detected.
Commercial Bank Of Cincinndi-3's letter A.
beautifully executed, and likely to deceive The
best Judges In the centre of the note 10 aIargs
figure g. the medallion part of which. the Ees.
une i, beautifully wrought, whilst in the eous.
terfeit, il is faint aud but partially formed Ne.
tice also. that the female upon the left of the bill
in the genuine has string Of beads around her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads
The genuine notes Of the old bank Of this nsns
having been mostly all redeemed. it will bs best
to refuse all notes dated previous to ls45.
Dayton Bank SIS letter A, regularly countersiKs.
ed by the Register. 1t is half an inch shorter
than the genuine The flourish over the letter
ga" should be the same as over "No." in the
counterfeit it is just the engraving in-
feror to the genuine t.. 4
Franklin Bank Of Zanespilie, GAINESVILLE 81.
letter A; the figure across the bill is very II.
distinct l.f-. rh
Lafayette Bank-1's vIgnette steam boat; satbs
left an Indian holding up his rgh, hand. .r.a
Sc, letter c., badly executed, Cashrs name enggs'
we'd whale face of the bill lighter than gsnuins.
SIS, et b.. Wig signers of the Declaration Of lnds-
pendence, most beautifully engraved. aud good
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, PIesident o..
serve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine there
is flourish or hair stroke, which 10 delicate snd
nearly touches the marginal border in which ihs
head is encircled, whilst in the counterfeit il j.
coarse breaks Oft abruptly. and lacks the 18th Of
an inch Of touching Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which, il, the genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincin-
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.
~ s5 spuIIOu6. Auty udSc ioI FikucVc view ~
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
los letter B, vignette an eagle standing in . car.
wings expanded. The engraving good, but pa.
per bad. The bank has no such plates.
los spurious. The vignette is two children seat.
ed, on the right end full length portrait Of GET.
La Fayette. Payable to H. Peachen, Thomss
String and other persons, and OF different dates.
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp.
ed Oh 1t is very rough and indistinct.
tod 1otl =
Gano, cash, with pale ink, G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
2U's, close imitation OF genuine; let. b. dated Jan.
4, 1874, pay G. Conahan the toes Of the female
in the vienette imperfect, and the right hand Of
the Indian on the lett end of the bill imperfect.
1905 s urious. The genuine bills have ared back,
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co.'s, spuri.
ous. Vignette drove OF cattle and locomo.
tive and cars in the distance.
Sandusdy City Bnk-3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description OF the counter.
felt 3's on the Commercial Bank OF Cinciunsti.
State Bank Of Ohio-5's, engraving coarse. The
bill contains the red back; aud on the back OF
the genuine it reads State Bank OF Ohio;' sa
the counterfeit it reads State of Ohio tte
S's, SIS and los, Sit from Is aud rs; hold them
up to the light and the alteration can be detected
zoos, none higher than SOS ssued.
rs, letter u, imitation of genuine, engraving
course; apparently Autographed; signatures lilh-
ographed; filling aud date very poorly done.
5's, letter payable at the Union Bank, Massil!
Ion. Paper and engraving course. f.-7 ..H
5's, poorly done. The head Of Franklin on the left
end of the bill is bpdy engraved and the lett eye
is omitted.
| los. vignette a man on the left and female on
! the right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; large x in the centre of the vighetts ~
eagle at the bottom. The words estate Bank
of Ohio lareer than the genuine S
los, general app arance calculated to deceive, but
OH examination and comparison with the genu.
! ing, will be found crude, and imperfect in de-
| tail. The prominent fguye es in the counterfeit.
are lacking in expression and careful minute,
ness. Faces, hands, implements, &C., IN the
| central vigaette, are blurred and indistnct.-.
| Portrait OF Gen. Harrison on left hand end, OBJ.
scure and undecided; in the genuine The figure
is distinctly relieved from the back ground, the
| coat showing dark in color agsinst il The
dogs head on the bottom part, between the
| signatures, is rough and coarse, and the scrolls
containing the words Mutual Liabily" on eith.
er side, are faint, and smaller than the genuine.
| The figure Of Minerva on the right side. 10
perhaps one Of the best tests of comparison; IL
the genuine, the spear in the right hand OF the
figure, touches the letter T in Ten, above;
| while in The counterfeit il 10 midway betwesn
the letters 7. and T.; and on the breast. plate 4
face is distinctly seen in the centre. The word
Ten, under the figure, is pale and weak in sbsd.
ing, but dark and plain in the genuine. gs
Is, various branches; good imitation. Detect
by the star or areols ION the back) at the end Of
the bar enclosing the words estate Bank sf
Ohio;" being set in the centre OF asquare block,
which il not so IN the genuine.
IYestaa Reserve bank-l0s, letter d. murray.
Draper &C. Fairman's plste.) badly executed
| Date unknown. The worJs Western Reserve
Bank are on the left, and Ohio on the right
hand margin; on the genuine notes they ere he
reverse. Signed Zalman Fitch. al41g,
h OTHER BANK PAPER. assa,