Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-11


1MfoRrANT TO RAILROAD CoNPAx1Es.-Rail-
road companies will be interested in the
following notice from the Deputy Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue:
Section one hundred and twenty-five
imposes a tax of five per cent. on all divi-
dends and profits of such companies carried
to the account of any fund or used for con-
struction. As it was found to be impracti-
cable for railroad companies to state their
net gains as often as a dividend was de-
clared, this office has not insisted upon its
being done, but requires such statement to
be made once a year, this being as often as
the accounts of the company are settled
One return during the year on form No. 65
should show the net gains and profits over
the dividends declared for the entire year
and the tax should be paid on such profits.
1t Will be observed that the amount of pro-
fits used for construction is subject to the
tax of five per cent the same as if it were
added to surplus or contingent funds.'
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A "HAPPY FANILY."-We were wit
ness to q scene at the police station Monday
night, TO do justice to which in the way of
portraiture, the pencil of Dickens should be
employed. A policeman brought in Jake
Miller, a woman dressed in black, about
thirty-hve years of age, and her daughter, a
girl apparently twelve years old. All but
the latter were very Dutchy in look and
mode of expression, and could make them
selves understood only by the use of the YER
n~acular. 1t seems that Jake married this
woman, whom he found a widow, about six
months ago, since which time he has been
lying around loose, imbibing freely juices
cunningly prepared by man from the virgin
grain, and steadily refusing to contribute to
the support of the family. He, however,
was not go excessively modest that he hesi-
tated even for a moment to be supported by
the woman he had rescued from the gloomy
estate Of widowhood. She at length got
of Jake and sloughed him. She re-
manned at her house on st. Clair street,
while Jake girded up his loins and gat him
to the West Side and took up one part
Of the business recommended by Wal
Whitman, namely, "loafng," persistently
omitting the other clause, Inviting his
Fired by " forty-rod and "howit-
ger" whisky he frequently made sallies
over on st. Clair street, and meeting
cold receptions there, he latterly got into
the habit of menacing the woman of his
love and threatening to take her life. Not
considering it a desirable state of things
she reported Jake to the police, with the re-
suit mentioned above.
Jake was drunk Monday highland was very
sweet on the rescued widow. He talked to
doubt, sweetly, although we could
not "fer sta, "-coddled her chin and made
divers affectionate demonstrations. Grow
ing weary at length, he sat down in a chair
proved to him that it had but three
legs by throwing him, awkward as a bear,
upon the floor. He rolled at the feet of the
wife, and for a moment was hid to view un-
der her skirts. She did not show excessive
but, on the other hand, laughed at
Jake's misfortune.
The upshot of the business was, Jake was
locked up in the city prison. He started to
90 inside, when suddenly recollecting the
proprieties and amenities of the occasion,
shook the hand of his wife, and said
q farewell" after which he shot to the far
end of the prison.