The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-10

men Erlmp, fuEn and Brown. City
Clock-Aldermen Brown, Wells and
Pnrvis Fire Department-Alderm
Wells, Purvis and Carr. City Lamps
Aldermen Carr, Brown and Davis.
New City Hall and Public Buildings
Aldermen Griffin, Simons and Carr.
City Attorney D Tradewell. City
Physician-A s Hydrick. Clerk Of
Market-j e Pickett. Commissioner
of Poor-Charles Schultze. Overscer
of Streets-J Trice. Chief of Police
M F Nixon. Sergeants Of Police
E Williams, j Blizzard.
STATE BoSDs. State Treasurer Car
doza bus put forth the following "cir-
cular:'
The Treasurer of the State is now
prepared 10 fund, at the Treasury, in
Columbia, S. c., 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 bands and stocks
are authorized to be funded:
STOCK. Revolutionary war claims;
Charleston Fire Loan; construction
State Capitol; funding past due interest
and Eircipal; couv. State securities.
BoNDs. .-Churcston fire loun; cor
strnc.ion State Capitol; aid Ia Lue
Ridge Railroad; fuudiDg past due ~
terest and principal; redemption bills
receivable; payment interest pablo
debt; funding bills Bank Of State; re-
lief Of Treasury; Land Com mission.
The following bonds issued under
Act OF March 23l, 1860. entitled "loan
for the conversion of State securities, I"
nro also authorized to DO funded into
consolidation bonds;" they huving
bcen duiy cxchunged and represented
by bonds on file:
denomination $1,000 Numbered in
Red.-Numbers l to $40 inclusive;
numbers 521 to l 1,l30 inclusive; mum
bers 9. 451 to 2,475 inclusive.
Denomination 81, 900 Wandered IN
Btue.-Numbers 1921 to 1896 iuclu
sive; number 3.49S.
Denomination $500 Wandered il.
Red.-Numbers to 237 inclusive;
numbers l.001 to 1900.
Denomination SlOO Numbered IN
Red. Number to 120 inclusive.
The Legislature has declared that
the remainder Of tho conversion bonds
were put upon the market withnu: any
authority of law, and
are absolutely null aud 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.
nnry l, 1874. for consolidation bonds
and stocks" ut fifty per ccntum Of their
face value. Tho ''consolidation bonds
and stocks" bear interest from January
|, 1871 Interest due July /, 1874. will
he paid Mt Treasury, in Columbia and
National Park Bank. New York.
HINTS TO LETTER. WRITER'S The
postmaster ut New York has ISSUED q
circular which contains many valuable
hints to letter writer's. Considering
the fuct that there are always two par.
ties to 1t correspondence, these hints
will be useful to persons in the city and
ont OF it. The substance Of tho rules
are. therefore, given for the benefit Of
ali concerned. They are as follows:
l. All nail matter directed TO nun
bcrcd 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'holdcrs, be delivered through tile
boxes. If not so recognized, they will
be delivered through the carriers.
). Mail matter addressed without box
number or street number, will be do.
livered as expedi'ionsly as possible.
either through boxes, general delivery
or carrier.
Correspondents should direct their
letters plainly, correctly and fully, and
'hosc who rent boxes would greatly
facilitate the business if they will print
conspicuously on their letter headings.
circulars, biIl-heads, cards and onvc-
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 all cases
the proper streets and numbers in the