The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-08-06

Bank of Marietta %
Bank OF Mount Pleasant Do
Bank of Xenia %
Bank of GAINESVILLE 80. .lo1o %
Belmont Bank OF st. Clairsville Dc
Coumbiana Bank of New Lisbon a1 G'uI d
Commercial Bank Of Scioto, Portsmouth, do
Commercial Bank of Lake Erie, Cleveland do
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Steubenvills d
Franklin Bank of Columbus .e.;,sx- d
Franklin Bank, Cincinnati 49, ~ Do
Mechanics and Traders Bank, Cincinnati aisids
Muskingum Bank, Putnam .y.gds
b. gt ,tE BROKEN BANKS
Bank of Hamilton ar .Hs tg O., ledis
Bank of Norwalk 30 die
Rank of Sandusky e a. i5a1s ih-'-tt 7oSdis
Bank Of Wooster - .l..sIgI .bl " do
All other banks either broken OF fraudulent.
COUNTERFElTS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is alist Of .ounterfes on the ssl.
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 Of .Massillon-l's, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not on the genuine.
los, new issue; unlike the genuine; vgnetts
steamboat, s!oop and ship under SAIL Z l.,gt.sp
Caty Bank Of Cleveland, CIeveland.-3's. the hg-
| ure 8, across the bill is not distinct
Clinton Bank Of COl,tn,buS-lO's altered iromzs;
easily detected .4.-
Commercial Bank of C'incinnati-3's letter A,
beautifully executed, and likely to deceive the
best Judges. In the centre Of the nate is large
figure g. the medallion part of which, in the gen.
uine, is beautifully wrought, whilst in the coua-
terfeit, it is faint aud but partially formed. No.
tice also that the female upon the left OF the Dill
| in the genuine has string of beads around her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads. ,y:It
The genuine notes of the old bank Of this name
having been mostly all redeemed, it will be best
:, to refuse all notes dated previous TO lo45.. Q
Dayton Bank -5s letter A, regularly countersisn-
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 reverse-engraving IL
ferior to the genuine
. Franklin Bank Of Zanesuille, ZanesvilIe-ss.
letter A; the figure across the bill is very in
distinct. -.
!. Lafayette Bank-1's vIgnette steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his right hand.
IS, letter c., badly executed, Cashrs name engra.
we'd whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
SIS, let. B., Wig sgners of the Declaration Of lnde-
, pendence, most beautifully engraved, and good
: paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, President OBJ
2 serve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine there
is flourish or hair stroke, which is delicate and
: nearly touches the marginal borderin which the
q head is encirced, whilst in the counterfeit il 10
r breaks off abruptly, and lacks the 18th OF
i above the word Cashier which, iii the genuine
). turns up and nearly touches the word Cncin.
q natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.
N los, spurious They have for vignete view Of
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
los letter B, vignette an eagle standing in car.
st wings expanded The engraving good, but pa.
Is per bad. The bank has no such plates. is,
a. los spurious. The vignette is two children seat
s, ed, on the right end full length portrait of Geh.
O. La aFayctte. Payable to H. Peachen, Thomas
l. String and other persons, and of different dates.
+ The medallion head with the word TEN stamp.
er ed OH 1t is very rough and indstinct
10 los, letter B. dated January lst 1915. w G. W.
ic Gano, cash., with pale ink, G. Taylor Prest,
e. Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
e. 2O's, close imitation of genuine; let B. dated Jan.
n 4, 184i, pay G. Conahan: the toes of the female
of in the vgnette imperfect and the right hand oi
o. the Indian on the lett end of the bill imperfect.
ds zoos SPURIOUS. The genuine bills have red back.
E Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co.-5s, spuri'
ur Gus. Vignette drove OF cattle and locOmo'
b. tive and cars in the distance. ~'dHt :
be Smdusdy City Dank--3's letter A. Descriptions
he about the the description OF the counter
en- felt SIS on the Commercial Bank of Cincinnati
State Bank of Ohio-5's, engraving coarse Ths
!, bill contains the red back; and on the back o
n, the genuine it reads sState Bank of Ohio;' on
mt the counterfeit it reads State of Ohio
he S's, Sc and los, alt from Is and 2s; hold then
he up to the light the alteration can be deectet
he zoos, none higher than 50s Issued. '.1o
II, ls, letter ~, Iinitauoh hoi sonu"o' e"6'avmt
lis course; apparently Autographed; signatures lth
o. ographed; filling and date very poorly done.
in. SIS, letter payable at the Union Bank, Massil
he Ion. Paper and engraving course.
OH 5's, poorly done. The head of Franklin on the lef
end of the bill is badly engraved and the left ey'
ell is omitted. 8 t''ti'
es l0's vgnette a,rlan on the left and female OF
ue the right; railroad cars in the distance on tn,
in left; large X inthe centre of the vgnette al
nd eagle at the bottom. The words estate Banl
r of Ohio" larger than the genuine i@ ~ Is
ew los, general appearance calculated 10 deceive, bt
sh. on examination and comparison with the ger
,se ing, will be found crude, and imperfect in 4
or tail. The prominent figures in the counte3Sa
M are lacking in expression and careful - ..
RS. ness Faces, hands, implements, sc. ~
i'll, central vgaette, are blurred and indi ~
er. Portrait Of Gen. Harrison on left hand EN-
the scure aud undecided; in the genuine the fsB
,rs, is distinctly relieved from the back ground8
sst- coat showing dark in color against il n
dogs head on the bottom part, between
no. signatures, is rough and coarse; and the scroll
ven containing the words '.Mutual Liabily" on etf
,lp- er side, are faint, and smaller than the genuine
3 OF The figure Of Minerva on the right side,
ion1 perhaps of the best tests of comparison;
han the genuine, the spear in the right hand OF Ii
figure, touches the letter T in Ten, abov,
- while in the counterfeit it is midway betwee
han the letters 7. and e; and on the breastplate
our face is distinctly seen in the centre. The VOL
to Ten under the figure, Is pale and weak in sba'
les. ing, but dark and plain in the genuine. ~
ent Is, various branches; good imitation. Dete
nd blythe star or areola ION the back) at the end
ear, the bar enclosing the words estate Bank
of Ohio;" being set 10 the centre Of square bloc
which is NOT SO in the genuine.
nee Western Reseoue Jdnk-10's, letter d. (Mbrra
'ay- Draper & Fairman's plate,) badly execute
of Date unknown The wcr is Western Resery
post Bank are on the left, and 'Ohio' on the rig
!. hand margin; on the genuine notes they are Il
Q. reverse. Signed Zalman Fitch. ~
- OTHER BANK PAPER. >, ''
The principal part of the circulation in this &C.
an ton of the State, in addition to Ohio paper Z
Tho hanha nf Indiana KenfncLy VVaa1ar. liaEL