The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-26

Of Strcsts-J Trice. Chief of Police
M F Nixon. Sergeants of Police
f Williams. Blizzard.
STATE BoSDs. State Treasurer Car
doza has put forth the following "cir-
| cular:"
The Treasurer OF the State is now
prepared TO fund, at the Treasury, in
Columbia, S. c., the bonds aud stocks
of the State authorized by the Legis-
lature under tho funding Act. ap-
proved December %. 1878. into the
consolidation bonds and stocks. The
following classes of bonds and stocks
are authorized to he funded:
SToCE. E.-Rcvolutionary war claims;
Charleston Fire Loan; construction
State Capitol; funding past due interest
and principal; conv. State securities.
BONDS. Ds.-Charlesto fire loan; con-
struction State Capitol; mid to Blue
Ridge Railroad; funding paet due in
terest and principal; redemption bills
receivable; payment interest pablo
debt; funding bills Bank of Stuty; re.
lief of Treasury; Laud Commission.
The following bonds issued under
Act Of March % ], 1863. entitled "loan
for the conversion cf State securities, -
arc also authorized to be funded into
consolidation bonds;" they having
been duly exchanged and represented
by bonds on file:
denomination 81, 600 Numbered in
Red. Numbers to $40 inclusive;
numbers 52l to 1,l30 Inclusive; nnr
bers 2 45l to 2,475 inclusive.
Decentralization CT 0n0 N,,nJ ,,..,}
Dlne. Numbers 3.27l to 3,i9G inr.n
sive; number 3.49S.
! Denomination $500 N"mJe.r! ia
Red. Numbers I to 237 ,nclusi9c;
numbers DOL to 1900.
Drnom ination 800 NumLsreR ia
Rrd. Number to 100 inclusive.
; The Legislature has declared that
the remainder of the Conversion bonds
were pnt upon the market without any
authority of law, < and
are absolutely null and void"
/ The funding law referred TO above
requires that the holders of the above
bonds and stocks should exchange
them. with the accrued interest to Jan
| uary l, 1874, for consolidation bonds
und stocks" at fifty per centum Of their
face valne. The consolidation bonds
aud stocks bear interest from January
l. 1874. Interest due July !, 1874, will
be paid ut Treasury. in Columbia, and
National Park Bank, New York.
HINTS sro LETTER. WRITER'S. = The
/, postmaster ut New York has issued O
circular which contains many valuable
hints to lettcr-writers. Considering
the fact that there are always two par.
ties to correspondence, these hints
will he useful to persons in the city aud
ont Ut IL. The substance of the rules
are, therefore, given for the benefit OF
nll concerned. They are AS follow:
l. All mail matter directed 10 nnm
bered boxes vii! be delivered through
those boxes.
2. Letters directed to city addresses,
street and number, will, ii recognize.l
by the asserting clerks as intended for
box holders. be delivered through the
boxes. Ii not 80 recoyLiZed, they viii
be delivered through tue carriers.
.. Mail matter addressed without box
number or street number, will be de.
livercd as >expeditionsly as possible,
either through boxes, general delivery
or carrier.
Correspondents should direct their
letters plainly, correctly aud fully, and
those who rent boxes would greatly
faciliinLe tho business if they will pint
conspicnonsly on their lettcy Lendipgs,
circulars, biil-heaGs, cards and guyo.
lopes request to correspondents TO
address letters to their respective box
numbers, and il those who receive mai,
M alter by carriers won!d direct their
correspondents TO iucluic in all eases
tho proper streets nr2 numbers in the