| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| November 9, 1861 |
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| Indictments for issuing small Notes |
| The community will hardly realize the
extent to which the banking laws have been recently violated, until a
complete list of the offenders is made public. Some of the names have
been already published, and we have another instalment to add to-day.
The practice, though of recent origin, spread over the town with
alarming rapidity, and specie of every denomination as quickly
disappeared. It has already been very pernicious in its effects, and
it is no wonder that the popular voice demanded a suppression of the
evil. It is true that small notes still circulate; but if the issue is
checked at this point, those now out will soon receive their quietus,
the paper being of a flimsy texture and not calculated for long usage.
The Grand Jury of the Circuit Court had the subject under
consideration again yesterday, and found true bills of indictment
against the following parties, for issuing notes of a smaller
denomination than five dollars. |
| *****; the Richmond, Fredericksburg
&Potomac Railroad Company, three
cases; ***** |
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