The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-11-26

Bank of gainesville, Dc
Belmont Bank OF 81. Clairsville d
Columblana Bank Of New Lisbon d
Commercial Bank OF seioto, Portsmouth %
Commercial Bank Of Lake Erie. Cleveland Do
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, SteubenvIlls Do
Franklin Bank Of Columbus Do
Franklin Bank, Cincinnati q
Mechanics and Traders Bank, Cincinnati %
Muskingum Bank, Putnam '" b
BRoKEN BANKS.
Bank OF Hamilton " 'o'S+ 10 iis
Bank of Norwalk 50 d
Bank of Sandusky' 70 lis
Bank OF Wooster . dp
All other banks either broken OF fraudulent
C0UNTERFElTS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is a list o, .ounterfeits on these
vent banks of this State. We have deemed IL
useless to publish the counterfeits on those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have failed.
Bank IF MassUOn-Ps, ~vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not on the genuine.
los. new issue; unlike the genuine; vignetts 4
steamboat, s'oop and ship under sail. ~
C,ty Bank Of CleUeiand. Cleveland 3's. the 6g.
ure B, across the bill is not distinct.
Clinton Bank Of Coiumbus-l0's altered from ~;
easily detected. sHaas .pf3
Commercial Bank Of Cincinnati-3sl letter A..
beautifully executed, and likely to deceive he
best judges. In the centre OF the nnte is alsfgS
figure g., the medallion part of which, IL the gen-
uine, j. b beautifully wrought, whilst in the cona-
t%erfeit, ii is faint and but partially formed. Ne.
tice also, that the female upon the left Of The I'LL
10 the genuine has a string Of beads around bsr
neck, the counterfeit has no beads u oliA"
The genuine notes of The old bank Of this name
having been mostly all redeemed. it will be hssa
to refuse all notes dated previous 10 l645. a9H
Dayton Bank SIS letter A regularly countersiga.
ed by The Register. II is half All inch shottsr
than the genuine The flourish over the Isttsr
"a" should be the came as over ''No." in the
counterfeit it is just The reverse-engravinG il.
ferior to the genuine q r ~.s4nrrs5aK
Franklin Bdnh Of ZaneriUe, Zanesyille.-Ss,
lett,r A; the figure 8 across the bill is very ia
Lafayette Bank-1's vlgnette a steam boat; - The
left an Indian holding up his right hand.
Sc, letter c., badly executed, Casbr's name sngrs.
we'd whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
SIS, let. B., Wig. signers of the Declaration of lsds-
pendence, most beautifully engraved, and COED
paper. Garo, Cashier; Carlisle, President. o..
serve the head Of Lafayette; in the genuine there
is a flourish or hair stroke, which il delicate and
nearly touches the marginal border in which The
head is encircled, whilst in the counterfeit il Is
coarse breaks oil abruptly, and lacks the 18th Of
an inch Of touching. Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which, III The genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincin.
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.. =
lO's, spurious. They have for a ~vignette q view d
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon a shell. y
lO's letter b, vignette an eagle standing in a car,
wings expanded, The engraving good, but %.
per bad. The bank has no such plates.
los spurious. The ~vignette is two children seat.
ed, on the right end a full length portrait Of Ger,
LafayeIte Payable to II. Peachen, Thomas
String aud nther persons, and of different dates.
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp.
ed Oh 1t is very rough and indistinct. 80
los, letter B. dated January LIST 1916. w. G, W,
Gano. cash, with pale ink, G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
2Os, close imitation of genuine; let. B. dated Jan.
4, 1874, pay c. Conahsn: the toes of the female
IN the vignette imperfect, and the right hand Of
the Indian on the lett end of the bill imperfect.
1908 8 urious. The genuine bills have a red hack.
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co.'s, spuri.
Gus. Vignette a drove of cattle and a iocoms.
tive and cars in the distance. '5''
Sandusdy City Bank-3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description of the counter.
felt 3s on The Commercial Bank of Cincinnati.
STATE Bunk Of Ohio-b's, engraving coarse. Ths
bII contains the red back: and on the back Of
the genuine 1t reads State Bank of Ohio sa
the counterfeit it reads State of Ohio 30
3's, Sc aud los, slt from is and rs; hold then.
upto the light and the alteration can be detected
zoos, none higher than SOS issued. ~ WEI
rs, letter d, imitation of genuine, engraving
course; apparently autographed; signatures lib.
o%graphed; filling and date very poorly dons.
SIS, letter B payable at the Union Bank, MASH.
lon Paper and engraving course. sat .ne1H
5's, poorly done. The head Of Franklin on the Iet
end OF the bill is badly engraved and the lett eye
is omitted. : " @
los, ~vignetle a man on the left and a female q.
the right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; a large X in the centre of the vigheits a.
eagle at the bottom. The words estate Bank
OF Ohio" larger than the genuine. a'7af
los, general app arance calculated to deceive. bur
on examination and comparison with the renl.
ing, will be found crude, and imperfect 10 de.
tail. The prominent figures in the counterfeit.
are lacking IN expression. and careful minute.
ness. Faces, hands, implements, &c, IN the
central ~vigaette, are blurred and ipdistinct.L
Portrait of Gen. Harrison on left hand end. Oh.
scure and undecided; 10 the genuine ths figure
is distinctly relieved from the back ground, the
p coat showing dark IN color against it, The
dogs head on the bottom part, betwe REM the
signatures, is rough and coarse, and the scrolls
containing the words "Mutual Liabiiy' on 9Th.
or side, are faint, and smaller than the genuine.
The figure OF Minerva on the right side. f.
perhaps one of the best tests of Comparison: 4.
the genuine. the spear in the right hand Of The.
figure, touches the letter T in Ten, above:
while 10 the counterfeit it is midway between
the letters I. and r.; and on the breast.plate !.
face is distinctly seen in the centre. TN WORD
Ten. under the figure, is pale and weak in sbsi.
ing, but dark and plain in the genuine. !.
Is, various branches, a good imitation, .Dstscs
by the star or areola ION the back) at The sndes
the bar enclosing the words, estate ,Bsnkfsf
Ohio;" being set in the centre OF a square blsck.
which is not so in the genuine.
Western Reseupe %bank-l0s. letter D., (Murr.v.
Draper & Fairman's plate } badly executsd'
Date unknown, The wor Is Western Ressry.
Bank are on the left, and Ohio on the. rim
hand margin; on the genuine notes thcy ~ ne
reverse. Signed Zalman Fitch. iTF'
.Se OTHER BANK PAPER
The principal part Of the circulation in this a..
ton OF the State, in addition to Ohio paper, L !.
the banks OF INDIANA, kentucky, Western Penn.
~sylvanla, and Wheeling, Va, which passes ssn",.