The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-04

of Streets-J Tricc. Chief OF Police
M + Nixon. Scrgeauts of Police
E Williams, j Blizzard.
STATE BONDS. State Treasurer Car
doza hms put forth the following "cir-
culur:''
The Treasurer of the State is now
pIepurcd 10 fund, ut the Treasury, in
Columbia, S. c., the bouds AMI stocks
of the State authorized by tile I.rgis-
la,ure under the funding Act, ap-
proved December Do. 1878, into the
conso!idation bonds and stocks. The
following ci"sses Of bonds and stocks
are authorized to be funded:
Stock. K.-Revolutionary 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; 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 81, 600 Numbered in
Red. Numbers l to 5l9 inclusive;
numbers 521 to 1,l30 inclusive; mum.
bers 2 .45l to 2,475 inclusive.
Denomination 81 900 Numbered i,
Blue.-Numbers 8, 27I 20 3,4gG inclu
sive; number 8 498.
Denomination $500 Numbered IN
Red. Numbers ! to %? Inclusive
numbers ! .OOl to 1900.
Demonstration 500 Numbered l.,
Red. Number to 12O inclusive.
The Legislature has declared that
the remainder of the conversion bonds
wero 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 exchaug,
them, with the accrued interest to Jan
nary l. 1874. for consolidation bonds
and stocks ut fifty per centum Of their
face value. The consolidation bond.
aud stocks bear interest from Jnnunr,
l, 1874 Interest due July l. 1871. vii
he pnid Mt Treasury. in Colum bin. al. d
National PArl. Bank. New York.
HINTS TO LETTER WRITERS : III,
postmaster al New York hus issued !:
circular which contains many vuIuab!,
hints To lctirr.writcrs. Considering
the Tact that there are always two pal.
Ties to 1t correspondence, these hint,
Will lie useful to persons in the city n:.,
ont OF 1t. The substance of the rules
are, therefore, gwen tor liz. benefit ui
nll concerned. They are az fo!luws:
|. All uuail mn:ter directed to uum
hercd boxes VIII br delivered through
those boxes.
2 Letters directed to city addresses,
street and number. will, if recognized
by tue asserting clerks as intended for
box holders. be delivered through the
boxes. If not so recognized, they will
be delivered through the carriers.
8. Mail matter addressed without box
number or street number, will he de.
livercd ms eXpehitiously as possible.
either througl, boxes, general delivery
or carrier.
Correspondents should direct their
letters plainly, correctly and fully, ana
those who rect boxes would greatly
facilitate the business if they will print
conspicnonsly on their letter headings,
circulars, biIl-htads, cards and cnvc
lopcs request to correspondents to
address letters to their respective box
numbers, and il those who receive mail
matter by carriers would direct their
correspondents to include in all cases