The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-10-14

MORE COUsTERFEITs-The Atlanta Confedr racy says
that $500 counterfeit Confederate Notes. with most of
the defects of the former co1nteret remedied have
been detected there These notes of the same size
the genuine; the paper and engraving almost
exactly the same. The tests by which q careful OBJ
detect them follows:
Con the left hand end is sailor standing up; above
his lead is a shield which is inscribed: "Receiva-
bic in payment of all dues except export dues In the
genuine the lower point of this shield is about the
18th Of an inch dbope the sailors hat. In the coun-
eret the point of the shield is imperfect; the point
made If perfect, it would come down lower than
the top of the hat In the genuine the point is nearly
the of the sailors heada little to the left;
in the counterfeit, the point of the shield Gift had the
point would be the left hand side of the sailors
hat 6rim, near where the brm joins the crown of
the hat This defect in the point of the shield and its
being placed further to the LEFT of the sailors head, and
extending lower down and not directly above the head
as in the genuine is the most prominent mark of dis
nction.
In the genuine the left hand hind wheel of the wag-
has the spokes centering the hub at the Of
the scGgon bed body In the counterfeit the hub APP
pears be behind the bed and out of sightthe point
where the spokes converge at the hub axle being
concealed from the view by the bed of the wagon.
The signatures quick test to those who know
and have the of all of them but only bankers,
men who handle money largely, make this test.
Nearly all of them appears be forgeries to prac
ticed eye They crlmped and bear evidence of be-
ing sowl written, in order the better to initiate the
genuine. They in a heavier hand and backcr ink.
man skilled in such matters at once that
they written by C6or and not by free, easy,
natural hand
We have seen only one counterfeit fifty, though
eral have been detected in this city They also
superior imitation of the genuinesO perfect that
unable to discover any striking points dssimi
arty, perhaps The bill before us is signed
"a. w. Gray, for Treasurer" The word for is in
small italics and ''TreaSurer is in small cap
itas thus for TREASURER" In the counterfeit, the
hair line which the signature is written passes
across the | in the word Jor" and touches the tops
OF the letters "or" In the genuine the word 'or" is
6eiow the line which the signature is written 1t
crosses the upper portion of the T but not touch
the ''or being ADORE them This is the only distnc-
on we able to describe that we think can be COM
pretended by readers generally The mallet is made
black, the sailors disheveled hair smoothed down
the handle on the iron box is right and the woman's
head is IN the right place All the points OF difference
are remeded, that only experienced person can
! detect them by their general appearance
In its next subsequent issue the Confederacy SAYS
! that it has since several genuine bills which
have the lower point of shield defective so this
turns out to be certain test. We noticed, however
that the shield much to the left as in the
! counterfeit but, said it is certain test
We glad to learn from the Confederacy of the
9TH that seven extensive operators in the countereits
have been arrested in Mississippi. They are Ken
! tuckians, who had provided themselves with $780,
OOe of cOunterfeits, with which they Texas,
purchased 1900 cattle. 20 negroes, fine horses and
carriages, &c. Returning with these to Vicksburg,
they commenced system of eXtravagant expenditures
which excited suspicion, in the midst of which dis
patch from the Governor of Texas ordered their
| They will undoubtedly be hanged. The cattle have
been taken by the government, which will pay the
| Texas owners for them in good money.
Our returned prisoners say that in the North news
boys and peanut pcders in cities and railways, sell
cOuuter.eits of our Treasury notes the they
do the Herald and doubt with the connivance and
encouragement of the Government They will sell any
hundred dollar bill five dollar bill for FIVE
cents. Some persons supply themselves with large
! quantities and among to impose it on our
people. Their object is to break down the credit of
the Confederate States and thus assist in subdung the
! ''rebellion.'