The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-31

STATE BONDS. State Treasurer Car
doza bus put forth tue following ''cir-
colar:''
The Treasurer of the State is now
prepared to fund, at the Treasury, in
Columbia, s. G., the bonds and stocks
of the State authorized by the Legis-
latnre under the funding Act, ap-
proved December %. 1873. into the
consolidation bonds and stocks. The
following classes OF bonds aud stocks
are authorized to be funded:
STOCK. k.-Revolutionnry war claims !;
Charleston Fire Loan; construction
State Capitol; funding past due interest
and principal; conv. State securities.
BONDS. .-Charleston fire loan; con-
struction State Capitol; aid to Blue
Ridge Railroad; finding past due in
terest aud principal;' rec eInption bills
receivable; payment interest public
debt; funding bills Bank of State; re-
lief of Treasury; Land Com mission.
The following bonds issued under
Act Of March % ], 1869. entitled .loan
for the conversion Of State securities, +"
are nlso authorized to be funded into
consolidation bonds;" they having
been duly exchanged and represented
by bonds on file:
Denomination $1,000 Numbered in
Red.-Numbers l to 5l9 inclusive;
numbers 62I TO 1.l30 inclusive; NUN
bers 2. 46l to 2, 475 inclusive.
Denomination. 81 900 Numbered i4
Dl"e.-Numbers 3.27l to 3,436 iuclu
e!ve; number 3.408
Denomination $500 NunJered IN
Red.-Nnmbers to 23T inclusive;
numbers l.O01 to 1900.
Denomination Sl0O Numbered IL,
Red Number L to 100 inclusive.
The Legislature. has declared that
the remainder Of the conversion bonde
were put upon The market without any
authority Of law, aud
are absolutely null and void"
The funding law referred to above
rcquires that the holders Of the above
bonds and stocks should exchange
them, with the accrued interest to Jan
uary l. 1874. for consolidation bonds
and stocks" ut fifty per centum of their
face value. The consolidation bonds
aud stocks bear interest from January
l., 1874: Interest due July l, 1874. will
he paid ut Treasury, iu Columbia, and
National Park Bunk, New York.
HINTS TO LETTER. WRITER'S. The
postmaster ut New York has issued O
circniur which contains many valuable
hints to letter writer's. Considering
the fact that there are always two par
ties to correspondence. these hints
WIN 1e nseful to persons in the city and
ont of it, Tho substance Of tb,, rnlos
are, therefore, given Tor The benefit oi
all concerned. They are Is iolIows
l. All mail matter directed 10 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 IA intended for
box holders, bs delivered through tue
boxes. LII not SO recognized. they will
be delivered through the carriers.
3. Mail matter addressed w,lthou. box
number or street number, will be do.
livered MS cxpeaiiionsly as 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 tho business if they will print
conspicnously on their letter headings,
circulars, bill-henda, cards and enye.
lopes request to correspondence TO
address letters to their respective box
numbers, and if those who receive mail
matter by carriers would direct their
corresponding TO include in all cases
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