The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-04-23
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Branches Of the STATE Bank.
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| Bank OF Cleveland 90
Bank Of Marietta a .oa6 Pie sdi dtiS Z.
Bank Bank Of Of Mount Mount Pleasant g,tiEiosb II g
Bank of Zanesvilie do
Belmont Bank OF ST. ClAirsSills Do
Columbiana Bank of New Lisbon ,8,1 ,-s' Do
Commercial Bank OF Scioto. Portsmouth Do
! Commercial Bank of Lake Erie, Cleveland "a do
Farmers and Mechanics Bank. Steubenyills d
Franklin Bank Of Columbus d
franklin, Bank, Cincinnati sisdsIRh 49ef d
Mechanics and Traders Bank, Cincinnati d
Muskingum Bank. Putnam d
E-,agoe 10 q, BROKEN BANKS. s6s ,.ai9.a
Bank Of Hamilton 10 dis
Bank of Norwalk a.a li 'HA34A%" 30 dis
Bank of Sandusky 10 die
Bank of Wooster aasE sH % die
All other banks either brokeno Of fraudulent.S
CoUNTERFElTS ON OHIO BANKS
| The following is list Of .ounterfeits on theteI.
vent banks of this State. We have deemed Il
useless to publish the counterfeits on those b1nks
whose charters have expired, or which have failsd.
Bank Of Masallo,,--l's, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not on the geDune.
los, new issue; unlike the genuine; vignetss
steamboat, soop and ship under sail e.45
City Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland. .-3s. the IS.
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct
Ciinton Bank of Columbus-lOs altered fron1S;
easily detected. ST q" Ein4a
Commercial Bank of Cineinnati---3i letter A.
beautifully executed. and likely to deceive The
best judges. In the centre Of the note % alsrgs
figure 8, the medallion part Of which, in the gen.
uine, i. beautifully wrought, whilst in the coua-
terfet, il is faint and but partially formed. No.
tce also that the female upon the left OF the bill
in the genuine has string Of beads aronnd her
neck, the counterfeit bas no beads.
The genuine notes Of the old bank OF this meme
havinU been mDsilv all redeemed. IN will he hest
to refuse all notes dated previous TO l645.
Dayton Bank SIS letter A, regularly countsnign.
ed by the Register. 1t 10 half an inch shorter
than the genuine. The flourish over the lettsr
"a" should be the same as over "No." in The
counterfeit it is just the ereverse-engrayingia in.
ferior to the genuine
Nankiin Bank Of ZanesuiiIe, Zanesyille. e.--sS.
letter A; the figure across the bill 10 very il.
distinct.
Lafayette Bank-1's v,gnette steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his right hand ,- "a
SIS, letter c., badly executed, Cashrs name enEra.
we'd whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
SIS, let B., Wig. sgners of the Declaration Of lnds.
pendence, most beautifully engraved, and good
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, President Oh.
serve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine thsre
is flourish or hair stroke. which il delicate snA
nearly touches the marginal border in which The
head is encircled, whilst in the counterfeit lie
eodise uiedhs OIL aUfuptly, anu ldCks tHc IUtH Ot
an inch uf touching. Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which. i'll Tho genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cinciu.
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.
los, spurious. They have for vigneite visw 81
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
los letter B, vignette an eagle standing in . car.
wings expanded. The engraving good. butpa.
per bad. The bank has no such plates. Is
los spurious. The vignette is two children seat.
ed, OH the right end full length portrait of GsL.
Lafayette. 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 ndistinct.
los. letter b. dated January Is, l845. w. G. W.
Gano, cash, with pale ink, G. Taylor rrest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.Cl
gus, close imitation of genuine; let. B. dated Jsn
4. 1874, pay C. Conahan: the toes of the fsmais
in the vignette imperfect, and the right hand sf
the Indian on the lett end Of the bill imperfect.
zoos SPURIOUS. The genuine bills have red back.
Ohio Life Insurance and 7'u& Co.'s, spuri.
ous Vignete drove OF cattle and locomo.
tive and cars in the distance. go f,f.&
Smdusdy City Baak-3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description OF the counter.
felt 3's onthe Commercial Bank OF Cincinnsti.
State Bank Of .Ohio--5's, engraving coarse. The
bill contains the red back; and on tho back sf
the genuine it reads State Bank of Ohio;' ~
The counterfeit it reads State of Ohio gef
Ss' SIS and los, cit from is and rs; hold thsn
up to the light and the alteration can bs detected
zoos, none higher than sos issued. fti te.I
rs, letter D, imitation of genuine, engraving
course; apparently Autographed; signatures lith.
.ographed; filling and date very poorly done.
s, letter payable at the Union Bank, Massil
lon. Paper and engraving course.
Us, poorly done. The head of Franklin on the isft
end OF The bill is b'dIy engraved andths ieftsys
is omitted.
los, vignet,e man on the left and q female on
the right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; large in the centre of the vighetts a
eagle at the bottom. The words estate Bank
OF Ohio" larger than the genuine. lsaId
us, general app arance calculated to deceive, but
OH examination aud comparison with the gsnu.
ing, Will be found crude, and imperfect in de.
tail. The prominent fguresin in the counterfeit.
are lacking in expression and careful minute.
ness Faces, hands, implements, &C, ,sIm1ths
central vigaette, are blurred and indstinct,-I-
Portrait OF Gen. Harrison on left hand end. OBJ
:cure and undecided; in the genuine the fguys
Is distinctly relieved from the back ground, The
coat showing dark in color against il The
dogs head on the bottom part, between The
signatures. is rough and coarse, and the scrolls
containing the words Mutual Liabiiy''on eth.
er side, are faint, and smaller than the genuine.
The figure oi Minerva on the right side. Il
perhaps one Of the best tests of comparisop,Sin
the genuine, the spear in the right hand Of ths
hgure, touches the letter in Ten, above;
while IN the counterfeit it 10 midwsy between
tho letters T. and E; and on the breast.plals q
face is distinctly seen IN the centre. The wsrl
Ten, under the figure, is pale and weak in sbai.
ing, but dark and plain in the genuine. -
9, various branches; good imitation, Detest
by the star or areola ION the back) at TIE end Of
the bar enclosing the words "Stats lBaHkaSf
Ohio;" being setin the centre OF asqusrs block,
which is not SO in the genuine. IN =
Vesie'n Rtseups dank-lO's, letter d. (Niufssy,
Draper y Fairman's plate.) badly executed
Bank are on the left, and sOhio' on me rieAt
hand margin; on the genuine notes they arsthe
reverse. Signed Zaiman Fitch
:. OTHER BANK PAPER. sIemg1
ths principal part Of the circula,ionin this ses.
'e banks OF iudlsn,. Kentucky, Western Psds.
,lyaaIa, and Wheeling, Va, which pssses xsnsr,