The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-24
ABOUT JEFF DAVIS.

The Herald publishes statement from
a staff officer who accompanied JEFF Davis
in his flight from Richmond, in giving the
details of the passage of thatpsrty through
South Carolina, ssys that the residents of
that State closed their houses against JEFF.
and the accompanying officials and COM
PEELED them to live in cars on the railroad
track, and the few favors they got were
given grudgingly. He said that the South
Carolinisns were thoroughly subjugsted.
The various departments of the rebel Gov
ernment were located in cars and chatted
for miles along the road, waiting for the
signal which never came, to assemble st
some safe place.
The Government moved southwark, and
as one hope after another for its ultimate
re-establishment expired, the Navy De-
psrtment ceased forever to exist at Char
lotte, N. G., and the State Department at
Lexington; and 60 one after another of
these institutions collapsed by the road
side.
PLANTATIONS FOR SALE.
The Hersld's Selma (Ala) correspond
ent says fine plantations, including build
ings, can.be bought from three to FIVE dol
lars an acre, worth fifty dollars before the
war. Many who have lost all they pos
sessed in cotton, negroes and stock, are
anxious to sell part of their plsnta-
tions in order to SO means of carrying
on the balance
DESIRE To 'tTRAVELn
Many of the last ditch men wish to emf
CRATE to Brazil or some other foreign
country.
FREEDMEN.
The usual amount of trouble with freed
men has been experienced here as else
where. But as a general thing the Ne
groes have now returned to their homes,
and are quietly at work. Where ever
proper efforts have been made to explain
to them the nature of freedom, and what is
expected of them in their new position,
there has been little trouble in inducing
them to work as faithfully IS before. A
few words of advice to them from North
ern men in whom they have confidence
does more towards making them under
stand their new position than all else,
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION.
WAsHINGToN, July %.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has rendered the following decision: Banks
in making returns of dividends and taxable
gains, should include the amount of income
derived in bank, insurance and railroad
stocks, although such may have previously
paid tax as dividend. The tax imposed on
the circulation and deposites of banks con-
stitutes an Indebtedness by such banks
which, continue to accrue so long as the
present condition exists. Therefore, while
any portion of the circulation, excluding
Z mar I-.F-elIar5ereu or declared capi-
tai, is outstanding, or any of its deposits
remain in the custody of the bank or its
agents, the liability to make return and
psy tax thereon will continue.
Mr.. Brodhead has addressed letter to
the Psymsster General, in the course Of
which he says: The question has been pre-
sented whether or not three months pay
proper, granted by the 45th section of the
act of March 3, 1865 to officers on their
discharge at the close OF the war, Is subject
to the internal revenue tax of five per
cent, to be deducted by the proper dis
bursting officer. On careful examination of
the law / am satisfied that it must be go
deducted. 1t is clear that this extra pay is
given for military services, or is given for
nothing. An irrational donation of pub
lie money to any number Of individuals
cannot be imputed to Congress. 1t was
for services gallsntly rendered by officers
and gratefully received by the country
that this payment was authorized, and
being for services, tax must be deducted.
Paymasters will be governed accordingly.
REPORT.
The postmaster at San Francisco reports
that during the month of May, 1890 let
ters were sent from his Office to New York
the postage of which amounted to $l,254
%. During the same time 45,43s letters
we're sent via. the overland route, the post
age of which amounted to $1,000 "a. O
this number, 2,3O5 were free. At the SAINT
time / s79 circulars were sent, the postsg'
of which amounted to $50 So. These fig
ures show during that month 6O,73s letter
were sent TO New York.
PROMOTED.
The Secretary of War has brevete'
about sixty PAymastsrs for faithful AM
meritorio1s services during the war.