The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-08-25

| HOSE OhOEDr DANk NOTES.-lnVeStlna-
tions, yesterday, we understand. disclosed
the fact that forged notes Of ths Cham paign
County and Forest City Banks were in cir
culation. Some Of Them had been received
by certain banks and bankers of our city
A prudent caution will induce all persons
who are not very familiar with the sigma
turcs Of the Register and OF the President
and Cashier OF the State Stock Banks, to re-.
fuse their no.:s altil the mystery in which
this whole matter is now involved shall be
dispelled or new plate shall have been en-
grdved and new notes issued.
We will take this occasion to say, in ad.
vance of any authoritative statement, that
we believe no spurious notes, with genuine
signatures Of the Register, have yet been
discovered. His signature has always been
] forged, and generally in mqsterly manner,
such as would deceive most persons, and
even imposing on the Register himself for
time The matter has been undergoing a
thorough investigation ever since the dis
covery was made that forged notes were in
circulation; and a public announcement
Of its results has not been made, only be-
cause no public good could have been sub
served thereby, and because parties suppos-
ed to be perfectly innocent and honest would
have been placed in n false position by it,
The forbearance ofthose who have consent
ed to be unjustly censured themselves,
rather than do anything which would inter-
rupt or in any way interfere with the thor
ough investigation of the stupendous fraud
which appears to have been perpetrated,
will, we hope, be duly appreciated by the
public. In the meantime, we can assure
our readers that the investigation is going
on, and that nothing will be left undone to
ferret out the guilty parties, and bring them
to justice. We hope the public curiosity
will soon be gratified; but it is much better
that it should not be for the present, if its
qualification should obstruct the investiga-
tion now in progress or enable the guilty
parties to evade the punishment they SO
richly deserve Gin. Gaz.
A New LAND WARRANr.-The New
York Evening Post thus explains the ori-
gin of new land warrant, called Virginia
Scrip" which is about being issued:
"a new job, perpetrated in Congress last
winter, has just come tolight. Many years
ago, the State Of Virginia set apart some
pubic lands for the benefit of the revolu'
tionary soldiers, for which land warrants
were issued. 1t appears that large mum
Der of these warrants were never located
the lands assigned not proving valuable
These, warrants have been sought out ant
bought up for trfle, by number of specu
lators, who contrved last year to get bill
passed through Congress, making them a
vailable for purchases of Congress land.
anywhere, and that without the necessity o
paying the So so per acre which ordinary
land warrants are liable for, on being reg
istered. These Virginia land warrants arr
to be registered free of charge. These new
warrants are now offering for sale ia thu
market"
0rThe young ladies of Bloomington, II
inois, recently held meeting and resolved
"to have nothing to do iohateuer with AM
young man who INDUCES in the use Of intox
icating liquors." Whereupon the youn,
lords Of that part Of creation
Revolred, That we will not "counEenance'
any young lady who don't "counteaance" us
Resolved, That We will do our utmost t,
put down the ice-cream saloons, and burs
: ihe da-fountains! and, that it becomes us
hereafter, to attend church solitary and a
lone, and that, while there. we will look to
wards the alter and worship, instead of a
, cross the aisles!
Resolued, That we will ride the young Ia
dies out no more, and shall, therefore, here
after discountenance all livery stables, rail
roads, and wheelbarrows!
Resolved, That we will not countenanci
any fellow who violates the above resolu
tions, if he wants girl ever 50 bad.