The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-11-19

D"bh VI SNilSutuC par
Bank of Cleveland DE-
Bank of Marietta d.
Bank Of Mount Pleasant d
Bank of Xen,a d
Bank of GAINESVILLE d
Belmont Bank of 81. Clairsville d
Columbiana Bank Of New Lisbon Dc
Commercial Bank OF Scioto, Portsmouth Do
Commercial Bank of Lake Erie. Cleveland Do
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Steubenvills d
Franklin Bank of Columbus Dc
Franklin Bank, Cincinnati Do
Mechanics and Traders Bank, Cincinnati d
Muskingum Bank, Putnam Do
BROKEN BANKS.
Bank of Hamilton 10 dis
Bank OF Norwalk so die
Bank OF Sandusky 10 dis
Bank Of Wooster 10 l,s
All other banks either broken OF fraudulent.
CoUNTERFEITS ON OHIO BANKS. 5a
The following is a list Of .ounterfeits on thsSsI.
vent banks of this State. We have deemed ID
useless to publish the counterfeits on those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have fail.i.
Bank Of MassiHon-l's, yignette steamboat snS
railroad cars, which is not on Inc genuine. 2
los. new issue; unlike the genuine; vignetts .
steamboat, s'oop and ship under sail.
Ctty Bank Of Cleveland, Cleveland. -3's, the fig.
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct.
Clinton Bank of C0iumJus-l0's altered from 60;
easily detected.
Commercial Bank of Ci%ncinnati-3s letter A.,
beautifully executed, and likely to deceive the
best judges. In the centre OF the note is a large
figure 8, the medallion part of which, in the gem
uine, Is beautifully wrought, whilst in The coun-
terfeit, 1t is faint aud but partially formed. Ne
tlce also, that the female upon the left of the bill
10 the genuine has a string of beads around her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads
| The genuine notes of The old hank IF thia naAa.
having been mostly all redeemed, it will be best
to refuse all notes dated previous to lS45.
Dayton Bank SIS letter A regularly countersigs.
ed by the Register. 1t is half an inch shorter
than the genuine, The flourish over the letter.
A should be the same as over s'No." in the
counterfeit il is just the reverse-engraving in
ferior to the genuine
letter A; the figure } across the bill is very in
distinct.
Lafayette Bank-1's vIgnette a steam boat; on The.
left an Indian holding up his right hand.
5s, letter C., badly executed, Cashr's name engra-.
we'd whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
5's, let. b.. Wig. signers of the Declaration of lnds.-
pendence. most beautifully engraved, and gosE
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, President. o..
serve the head OF Lafayette; in the genuine there
Is a flourish or hair stroke, which is delicate and
nearly touches the marginal border in which the
'S"N III III u COuDteTle1t IL In.
coarse breaks off abruptly, and lacks the 10Th Oh
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,
lO's, spurious. They have for a vignette Q view 81
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon q she'll.
los letter b, vignette an eagle standing in q car.
wings expanded. The engraving good, but "a.
per bad. The bank has no such plates.
l0s spurious. The vignette is two children seat.
ed, on the right end a full length portrait of Ger.
La FayeIte. Payable to H. Peaclen, Thom..
String and other persons, and of different dates.
Inc medallion head, with the word TEN stamp.
ed on 1t is very rough and indistinct.
lOs, letter b. dated January LIST 1915. w. G. ".
Gano, CASH, with pale ink, G. Taylor Pre,t.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
2Os, close imitation of genuine; let. B. daied Jao
a, 1914, pay c. Conahan: the toes of the femaIs
In the vlgnette imperfect, and the right hand n
the Indian on the lett end of the bill imperfect.
loos S urlous. The genuine bills have a red back.
ono Lye Insurance and Trust Co.'s, spuri.
Gus Vignette "a drove of cattle and a locom..
tive and cars in the distance.
SdnGaSay Ctty Bank-3's letter A. Descriptio,
about the same as the description OF the counter.
ieIt Us on the Commercial Bank OF Cincinnati;
State Bnnh 9J Ohso-5's, engraving coarse. IN.
bill contains tie red back; and on the back ~
the genuine IT reads State Bank Of Ohio:' =.
the counterfeit it reads State of Ohio
SIS, SIS and los, 1T from Is aud rs; hold than
up 10 the light aud the alteration can be detected
zoos, none higher than SOS issued.
Is, letter ID, imitation of genuine. engrav;n.
course; apparently li,hographed; signature, Iith.
ographed; filling and date very poorly done.
3s, letter b payable al the Union Bank. M,..I-
Ion Paper aud engraving course. '
5s, poorly done. The head of Franklin ON IN. I.n
end OF the bill is b'dly engraved ard the LETT eve
is omitted. F''s
los, ~vignette a man on the left and a fem,,. =.
the right; railroad cars in the distance nm IN.
lett; a large X III the centre of the vignette A.
eagle at the bottom. The words ..Sta,a RI
oil Ohio" larger than the genuine.
Ios, general app araDce calculated 10 decs;v. b..
Oh examination and comparison with tbe ssn.
ing VIII be found crude, and imperfect in d..
tail The prominent fguIe s in the count.,f.;,
are iacKIng IN expression and careful minu,.
ness Faces, hands, implements, &C.. m H.
central vignette, are blurred and iodist;nc,
Portrait OF Gen. Harrison on left hand end ~.
scure and undecided; in the genuine the 6our.
IS distinctly relieved from the back ground n.
Soa, snow'hg aarf IN color against it Tho
dogs head on the bottom part. between -.
signatures, is rough and coarse. and ,bs ...u ms
containing the words mutual Liabilyn On .;,h'
er side, are faint, and smaller than NJ. ..a,,;s"N
Inc hgure Of Minerva on the right iii. 4;
perhaps one Of the best tests of comns,;.o" =
the genuine. the spear in the right hand ~
hgure, touches the letter T in Ten. sho.".
while in the counterfeit it is midway b.tw..i'
tbs letters T. and E; and on the bress,. MAJ.
face IS distinctly seen in the centre. Ths 49,
Ten, under the figure, is pale and veal in III
ing but dark and plain in the genuine. '
Is, various branches a good imitation. Dst.c.
by the star or areola ION the back) al IN. end
The bar enclosing the words .sSlste BsnI !
onioi celng set IN the centre OF a square bloch.
Western Rtsevve Jank-IO's. letter n ,n..- 8
Draper & Fairman's plate, J badly .nu..sy'
Date unknown. The worIs Western Rs.nsS
Bank are on the left, and Ohio on M ";H,.
hand margin; on the genuine notes tbsv az ns 4.
reverse. Signed Zalman Fitch. ''S srs inc
tf OTHER RANX nanr Ita-if.