The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-05

CiociA -aiuermen 6rOWn, Wells and
Pnrvis. Fire Department-Ald
Wells, Purvis and Carr. City LAMPS
Aldermen Carr, Brown and Davis.
New City Hall and Public Buildings
Aldermen Griffin, Simons and Carr.
City Attorney-J D Trudcwell. CITY
Physician-A S Hydrick. Clerk Of
Murket-J II Pickett. Commissioner
ot Poor-Churles Schulzc. O3erst cr
Of sStreets-J Trice Chief Of Police
M L Nixon. Sergeau,s of Police
E Williams, j Blizzard.
STATE BONDS. S.-S,ute Treasurer Car
doza has put forth tie following CIR
culur:'
The Treasurer ;,f the State is now
prepared to fund, ut the Treasury, iu
| Columbia, S. c., the bonds and stocks
Of the State authorized by the L.gis-
lature andcr the funding Act, up-
proved December o. 1873, into tie
consolidation bonds and stocks. The
following classes Of bonds aud stocks
are authorized to be funded:
STOCK. Revolutionary war claims
Charleston Fire Loan; construction
State Capitol; funding past due interest
and principal; cow. State securities.
BoSDs.-Charleston fire loan; con-
strnction State Capitol; aid to Elue
Ridge Railroad; funding past due in
terest and principal; redemption bills
receivable; payment interest public
debt; funding bills Bank of State; re-
lief of Treasury; Land Commission.
| The following bonds issued under
Act of March 23l, 1869. entitled loan
for the conversion of State securities, +"
are also authorized to be funded into
consolidation bonds;" they having
been duly exchanged and represented
by bonds on file:
Denomination $1,000 Wandered in
Red. Numbers l to $40 inclusive;
numbers 52l to l,130 inclusiye; mum
bers 2. 451 to 2.475 inclusive.
Denomination 81, 600 Wandered in
Blue.-Numbers 3. 27l to 3,i0G inclu
sive; number 3 40S.
Denomination $500 Numbered il,
Red Numbers ! to 237 inclusive
numbers l,00l to 1900.
Demonstration Sl0O Wandered in
he'd Number to 12O inclusive.
The Legislature has declared that
the remainder of the Conversion bonds
we're put upon the market without any
authority Of law, AID
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 Jun.
unry l, 1874. for CONSOLIDATION bonds
and stocks" at fifty per centum Of their
face value. The consolidation bonds
aud stocka' bear interest from Jnuuary v
/, 1874 Interest due July l, 1874. will
he paid ut Treasury, in Columbia. ana
National Park Bank, New York.
HINTS TO LETTER. WRITER'S The
postmaster Mt Nuw York has issued a
circular which contains many valuable
hints to lelter.wrters. CONSIDERING
the fact that there are always two pal
ties to correspondence. these hints
will he useful to persons in the city aud
out of it. The substance of the rnles
are, therefore, gwen for the ben, lit of
all concerned. They are nv follows:
/. All mail matter directed to nun
bered boxes will be delivered through
those boxes.
2. Letters directed to city addresses.
street and number, will, if recognized
by the asserting clerks as intended for
box holders. be delivered through tht.
boxes. II not SO recognized. they will
be delivered through the carriers.
3. Mail matter addressed without box
number or street number, will be de.
Iivered ns expediIionsly rs possible,
either through boxes, general delivery
or carrier.
Correspondents should direct their
letters plainly, correctly and fully, and
those who rent boxes would greatly
facilitate the business if they will print
conspicuously on their letter headings,
circulars, bill.heads, cards and enve-
lopes request to correspondents to
address letters to their respective box
numbers, and if those who receive mail
matter by carriers would direct their
correspondents to include in oil cases
the proper streets and numbers in the
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