The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-11


STATE BONDS. State Treasurer Car
doza hns put forth the following "cir-
cular:'
The Treasurer OF the State is now
prepared to fund, ut the Treasury, in
Columbia, S. c., the bonds and stocks
of the State authorized by the Legis-
lature under the funding Act, ap-
proved December 22. 1878, into the
consolidation bonds aud stocks. The
following classes Of bonds and stocks
are authorized to be funded:
| STOCK. CK.-Revolntiouary war claims
Charleston Fire Loan; construction
State Capitol; funding past due interes t
and principals; conv. state securities.
BONDS. Charleston fire loan; con-
struction State Capitol; aid 10 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 sloan
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 81, 900 Wandered in
Red. Numbers l to 5l9 inclusive;
numbers 521 to ], 100 inclusive; nun
bers 9. Isl to 2,475 inclusive.
Denomination 81, 900 Wandered in
Blue. Numbers 3.27l to 1896 inclu
sive; number 8 .498.
| Denomination $500 Wandered in
Red. Numbers ! to 237 inclusive;
numbers 1,001 to 1900.
Denomination $l0O Numbered in
Red-Number to l20 inclusive.
The Legislature has declared that
the remainder OF the conversion bonds
were put 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 10 jan.
uary l. 1874, for ''consolidation bonds
and stocks" at fifty per centum of their
face value. The consolidation bonds
aud stocks" bear interest from January
l, 1874. Interest due July l, 1874. will
be paid at Treasury, in Columbin, and
National Park Bank. New York.
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HINTS TO LETTER. WR1rEns. The
postmaster ut New York has issued n
circular which contains many valuable
hints to letter-writers. Considering
the fact that there are always two par
ties to Is correspondence. these hints
| will be useful to persons in the city and
out of it. The substance of the rules
are, therefore, given for the benefit of
all concerned. They nre as follows:
l. All mail matter directed to mum.
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
ox.holders. be delivered through the
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-.
livered as expeditionsly 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 the business if they will print
conspicnously on their letter headings.
circulars, bill-heads, cards and enve.
lopes request to correspondents to
address letters to their respective box
numbcrs, 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