The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-02-26

Bank Of Mount Pleasant l's siai 7asii e@es
Bank Of GAINESVILLE 40
Belmont Bank Of ST. CIsirsvills M4lasl 10
Bsnk Of New Lisbon ,,;, 90
Commercial Bank OF Scioto. Poitsmoush 10
Bank Of Lake Erie Cleveland lido
Farmers and Mechanics, Bank. Steubenyills, %
Franklin Bank Of Columbus %
Franklin Bank, Cincinnati via iaG .sli3sdo
Mechanics and Traders Bank. Cincinnati ae
Muskingum Bank. Putnam Dc
s8u II l.i BROKEN BANKS. I'D asiys,..
B,nk s.nk Of Of Hami,.Sn Ha,a.,s ius ess 90 81 q.
Bank Of Sandusky .@55a EJe Wap
Rank of Wooster 20 die
All other banks either broken OF fraudulent
CoUNTERFElTS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is list o, !ounterieits on thsssl-
vent banks of this State. We have deemed 10
useless to publish the countsrfeits on those banks
whose charters have expired. or which have failed.
Bank of Massilion-l's, yigneite steamboat ana
railroad cars, which 10 not on the genuine.
los. new issue; unlike the genuine; yignstts
steamboat, soop and ship under sail.
C,ty Bank Of Cleveland, Ceveland. --3ss the fg.
ure 3, across the bill is not distinct, ...teelo
Clnion Bank Of C0lunsbus--l0s altered fron7S;
easily detected. tst .gnI bHs
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati-3's letter A,
beautifully executed. and likely TO deceive the
best Judges. In the centre Of the note 10 . lsrgs
figure 3, the medallion part Of which, in the gen.
uine, i, beautifully wrought, whilst in the coun-
terfeit, il il faint aud but partially formed. No.
tice also that the female upon the left OF the bill
in the genuine has string Of beads aroh"d her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads.
The genuine notes Of the old bank OF THIS nsms
having been mostly all redeemed. II VIII bs best
TO refuse ali notes dated previous 10 le45
Dayton Bank -6's letter A, regularly countersign.
ed by the Register. 1t 10 half an inch lshosssr
than the genuine The flourish over the lett:r
"A" should be the same - over 'No." in the
counterfeit it 10 just the reverse-eDgrayingi in.
ferior 10 the genuine :.
Franklin Bank Of Zdnesuiile, Zanesvills. .-Ss.
letter A; the figure 8 across the bill j. very y.
distinct.
Lstaye,te Bank-lsvignette steam bosi; sptbs
left 40 Indian holding up his right bsnd.
Sc, letter c., badly executed Cashr' name enera'
we'd whole face Of the h lighter than genuins,
IS, Iet B. Wig signers Of the Declaration Of lpds.
pendence, most beautifully engraved, and kooS
paper, Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, Pier ideniq oh.
serve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine thare
10 flourish or hair stroke, which y delicate sud
nearly touches the marginal border ID which ths
head 10 encircied, whilst in the comtedeit Il 10
coarse breaks oil abruptly. and lacks The l6'hof
an inch Of touching. Notice also the houtish
above the word Cashier which, IL the genuins
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincia.
| nsti whilst In the counterfeit il turns down.
| los, spurious They have for vigneite view si
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. ~
los spurious The vignette is two children seat.
ed, on the right end aiul length portrait Of Get.
La F.yeite. Payable to H. Peachen, Thomas
String and other persons, and of different dates
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp.
ed or i, is very rough and indstinct. = Ngl
los, letter B. dated Janusry lst lS45. w. CIV.
Gano, cash., with pale ink, G. Taylor Prsst.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
GUS, close imitation of genuine; let. B. dated Jsn
4, 1874, pay C. Conshan: the toes Of the female
in the vienette imperfect. and the right hand sf
the Iudisn on the lett end Of The bill imperfect.
1907 81 rurious. The genuine bills have red back.
'ous. 'vignet,e drove Of cattle and Iocomo.
tive and cars in the distance. 81 {'@H+s~
Sandusdy City Bnnk-3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description of the counter.
felt 3,s on the Commercial Bank OF Cincinnati
State Bonk Of OhiO-5's, engraving coarse. TIE
bill contains the red back; and on the back Of
the genuine it reads State Bank OF Ohio;' on
the Counterfeit it reads State Of Ohio ,Nt .
lss, 5's and los, alt from Is and 2's hold then
|
zoos, none higher than sos issued. ;yr
IL, letter D, imitation Of genuine, engraving
course; apparently Autographed; signatures lith.
ographed; filing and date very pr orly done. ~
IS, letter B payable al the Union Bank, Massit
Ion. Paper and engraving course ~ ~
IS, poorly done. The head Of franklin on tbslsft
end of the bill is badly engraved and the lsG eys
is omitted. "'i ~ F'sI % tt.9a" t''i ~
los, vigneae man on the lrIt and Q Tensile %
;,, h. J;.s
left; q large x in the centre Of the vighetis a.
eagle at The bottom. The words ''Etate Bank
of Chic" larger than the genuine. 7o { Fl gss
i0s general app arance calculated to deceive, but
OF, exsmnstion aud comparison with the genu.
ing will be found crude. and imperfect in de-.
tail The prominent fgur es In the Counterfeit.
are lacking in expression and careful minute,
ness. Faces, hands, implements, &C., IN the
. central vigneue. are blurred and indistinct.- -
Portrait Of Gen. Harrison on left hand end, Oh.
scure and undecided; in the genuine the figure
. coat showing dark in color sssinst 1t q The
: dogs head on the bottom part, between ths
. signatures, 10 rough and coarse, and the scroh
h contsining the words sMutusl Liabily" on siVh.
or side, are faint, and smaller than the xsauins
The figure ,oi Minefvs on the right side. L
J, perhaps one Of the best tests Of compariSon;
the genuine, the spear In the right hand OF III,
!. figure, touches the letter T 10 Ten, above
D while in the counterfeit il ID midway bstwssu
tho letters T. and e; -snd on the bress,.plats
face is distinctly seen in the centre. The wevt
wi Ten. under the figure, Is pale and weak in sLad
j. ing, hut dark and plain in the genuine ssiG7
Q ID, various branches; good imitation. Dstss
d by the star or areola ion the back) 1t the end
" the hsr enclosing the words Estate Bank 3
II Ohio;" being set in the centre Of square bloch
which 10 not 90 in the genuine. I. ias9 lpea