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Bank Robbery. The first National Bank of Youngstown was forcibly entered on Saturday night, by burglars. To get at the money a hole was drilled in the iron door of the vault, over the lock. and an attempt was made to blow open the door, or blow off lock, with powder, but failed. The thieves decamped, having captured nothing. The lock was 80 injured or obstructed, that the key would not open it, and for a time on Monday, the bank was in a state of suspension, not only of specie payment, but of all other payments and businessthe funds, books and papers being securely fastened up against all access. A mason was called in, who by removing part of the brick work opened an entrance between the outer and inner doors of the vault. The inside iron lining of the outer door was found forced partly off bythe powder. This was removed, the bolts were pushed back and the door opened. The inside door and lock was all right.That and the safe inside of the vault being opened, and the funds reached, business was resumed. On taking off the lock, and shaking out the drillings which had obstructed it, the key worked as usual. The door was repaired, the mason bricked up the hole and the bank is now ready for the burglar to try again, though we think he will have a tough job before he pockets the gold and greenbacks. Those valuable articles are kept in a Herring safe, inside the vault. This safe the bank has recently procured. It is of the latest and most approved construction. both in material and lock, and if not entirely burglar proof is as near it as human ingenuity has attained.-Mahoning Register.