The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-24

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STATE BoNDs.-State Treasurer Car
doza h"s put forth the following "cir-
culnr:"
The Treasurer of the State is now
prepared 10 fund, at the Treasury, in
Columbia. 8. g., the bonds aud stocks
OF the State authorized by the Legis-
lature under the funding Act, ap-
proved December %. 1873, into the
consolidation bonds and stocks. The
following GLASSES of bonds and stocks
are authorized to be funded:
STooK. K.-Revolutiopary war claims
Charleston Fire Loan; construction
State Capitol; fanding past due interest
and principal; conversion State securi-
ties.
BONDS. charleston fire loan; con-
structlon State Capitol; aid to Blue
Ridge Railroad; funding past due in
tcrest 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 23i, 1869, entitled ''loan
Tor the conversion OF State securities, u
are ALEC authorized to be funded into
consolidation bonds;" they having
been duly exchanged and represented
by bonds on file:
Denomination $1,000 Numbered in
Red. .-Numbe l to 5l9 inclusive
numbers 521 to 1. 130 inclusive; mum
bers 2, 451 to 2,475 inclusive.
Denomination 81 900 NumLered in
B!ue.-Numbers 3,27l to 3. .496 iuclu.
sive; number 3, ,498.
Denomination $500 Numbered in
Red. Numbers l to 237 inclusive:
numbers ,001 to 1900.
Demon ination 500 Numbered in
Red. Number to 12O inclusive
The Legislature has declared that
the remainder of the conversion bonds
were put upon the market without any
authority of law, 4 = and
are absolutely null and void"
The finding law referred to above
requires that the holders Uf the above
bonds and stocks should exchange
them, with the accrued interest to Jan.
nary l, 1874, for consolidation bonds
and stocks" at fifty per ccntam of their
face value. The consolidation bonds
aud stocks" benr Interest from Janu-
ary !, 1874. The interest duo July /,
1874. will be paid ut the Treasury, in
Columbia. South Carolina. aud the
National Park Bnnk, New York. Par
ties who desire copies Of the funding
Act can obtain them by applying at
tho Treasury.
HINTS To LETTER WRITER'S. Tho
postmaster ut New York has issued n
circular which contaiEs many valuable
hints to lctter-wrters. Considering
the TACT that there are always two par
ties to correspondence, these hints
VIII be useful to persons in the city aud
ont Of IT, Tho substance of tho rules
are, therefore, given for the benefit of
NIL concerned. They arc ns follows:
|. All mail mutter directed 10 mum.
bercd boxes will be delivered through
those huX"s.
2. Letters directed to city addresses,
street aud number, will, it recognized
by tho asserting clerks as iuten.irl tor
box holders. be delivered through the
boxes. Ii not so recog1izsd. they vii
be delivered through the carriers.
s. Mail matter addressed with0u, box
number or street number, will be do.
iivered as e1pediiionsly 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 II they will print
consPicnously on their letter headings,
circulars, biII-heads, cards and enve.
lopes q 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 oil cases
the proper streets and numbers in the
addresses Of all letters.