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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-25
LOCAL MATTERS.

Sent fray Saturday morning 655 Alb
clifton prisoners left the Libby prison for City
Point. in charge of Lieut.. La Tonehe. John
Il. kiEbg, a Canadian, wh" had been for some
time in Castle Thunder on suspicion Of being
a spy was also cont off. Wniie here, aad at
starting, Kirby always avowed himself a
friend of the South, but he had accumulated
81 much suspicion against himseIf that he could
not succeed by hoJeas corpus or otherwise in
expedieut of going North to gain his liberty
One hundred of the Yankee Ctiicers taken at
Charlottesville were included. amongst the
Abolition prisoners who left Saturday morn
ing. There remain now about 200 prisoners OF
war; Including i3,p officers
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nay MORNING. MAY -, 1856


*
,g.b the gratifying news this morn
:. ,hs repulse of tie enemy al |icksburg
i. = sssvs less The situation 's"f course
w" s,..nls interesting What will the enemy
a"'D ceyt in HE position Oh the Big Black
as ass,sre his abilities after bis campaigning
.,oo,ss there What are our forces
'D' n3 If he is compelled again 10 with
AN ;Il he be allowed to effect his long re
;,b SIC ,ess All these questions arise,
one here can answer except with con
SID We trust TO our men and their com
Tue valor which SO often repulsed
nay guided by such man AS Johnston,
".. "'' s,methine more than repulss OF the
nas that he is 80 far inland from his base
I-,.ruions Let us hope that this event Ia
51 - severe 10 the enemy AS represented,
I,ba, our brilliant defence of Gibraltar
nan frui,lessly ssssilei may be turned now
crushing disaster to the mereiess in
r, him Nieksburg is a most trouble
.f,oA--a nuisance Of the first magnitude.
- E. ,lnrs 10 reduce it but Increases his
so1 bis maiguity. lie returns from each
-, with cfeaief appliances 10 gunboats and
et;,srs iat which he is especially great,
mon which lie is especially rsliant,l and
..as.i Numbers lie hurls all his aecumu-
-, s,rca with accumulated bitterness aud
Iteration upon the devoted city. Bat each
III, i met with the true valor and con
~ # Southern soldiers, and rernlsed with
hi. ,lfc. 10 the sssailant How long he
Iii continue TO renew his attacks upon such
,,... - goFiously defended, remsins to be
-, Yankee maliguity certainly never dies,
',{if his taal abandonment of his purpose
~oof y.cssburg depended upon the subsidence
: ,tis rsssiou not his worst hy any meansl
~. r,,l3 lie forever before the walls of Vicks
i.,,, Bu: there is aIother motive which has
...,,.rhiu. 10 do with his acts which may even
g5vsrD bis malisuity that is iiis dete station of
"a nuprottlble enterprises If he finds that
.ltsckipg Nlcksturg pays not, neither directly
n3r indirectly, he may i'll time give it up with
nslet1tjon. But should he ever get the
.,nor,nuity to vent his wrath npon that place
4 immortal fame, he will not leave che stone
7r,n smother to tell " here it stood.
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suOOTIsa OF CAPT DWIGHT,


Capt. Dwight, Of the Banks army, was re-
Gently slot dead. The Herald s correspond
ent furnishes the following account Of his
shooting:
lie was endeavoring to reach the advance
of infantry beyond Opelonsas, aud IS he was
riding along the road he met three men, who
ordered / i'm to halt. lie did 30, and asked
the question, Who are youl' They did not
reply, but said, "He is damned Yankee, let s
k,l him, and presented the r revoivers. Capt.
Dwight then remarked, "Do not shoot
you are too strong for me, and surrender.
Their reply was, Surrender, bs damned,
kill him." ard az they said one Of then,
fired, but missed. The second shot, however,
struck him in the nose, passing entirely
through his head, killing him instantly.
Gen. Banks, hearing of the affair, ssued the
following order:
Special Ordefs--N0. lOS
UDQ'R5 DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
l9th Army Corps, N. o., May 4, 1863 )
II Brigadier General Dwight will canse ali
white male persons, to the number of 100, in
the vicinity of the scene of tho murder to-day
to be Immediately arrestad aud sent under
strong guard to New Orleans, where they
will be kept III close confinement till further
orders, as hostages for the delivery of the
murderers into the hands of the military au-
thorities of the United States.
BY command of Mai. ..GeD. BANKS.
Rtchard Il. Iwin, A. A. q.
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CRoPs IN GEoRGiA.--A correspondent Of the
Charleston Courier, who has been through
several counties in Georgia and cOnvsrssd
with planters and others from ali parts Of the
State, writes from Macon, Ga, as follows:
From personal knowledge, and information
from others, the coming wheat harvest, should
no accident befall it, will DO such an one the
|. Oldest inhabitant has never seen; the whole
State is literally one great wheat hsld. The
severe cold weather Of last winter has destroy.
ed the tly, and all other insects. Nothing can
now damage ii except rust, but ~ we have had
dry spring, no danger from that II apprehsnd
ed. Unless there 10 an entire failure In all
other States, wheat viii sell here before the
iirst day Of July for less than one dollar PEI
bushsl Georgia alone will be able 70 f0rnish
the Confsdsracy In wheat bread for twelve
months,
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REFUGEES PROM NEW ORLEANs.-The Mo
bile paperp, of the 20th, contain the proceed
ings Of citizens of New Orleans in that place
OH the subject of making provisons 'Or the
families exiled by the brutal orders of Banks.
Charles erspresided, and j. B. u. DeBow
acted as Secretary. A committee was ap
pointed TO co operate with the civil authori-
iies and Committee Of Safety in futnisbing
transportation and support TO such of the rafu-
gees arriving at Pascagoula as might need
them.
Twenty army wagons and large omnibus
were, started on the 18th, and citizens having
means Of conveyance were urged to assist
were women and children AZ we'll as men in
distress, and needing assistance. Two hundred
and fifty had arrived, and five hundred more
were expected.
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GREEsRAcKs FORGED IN EsGLAND.-A case
was tried before an examining Court in Shelf
field, England, on the l7th April. Of forgery
of United States greeDbacks. The parties
were Edwin Hides and Henry Light. copper
plate printers. The charge was that OF forg-
Ing so greenback notes, aud the proof suifi
cisntly clear 70 warrant the sending on OF the
accused. The prosecutor stated to the Court
that thS American Ambassador, from inior.
mation conveyed 10 him, was satisfied that
forgeries Of United States notes had been con.
Quoted in England in wholesale manner, and
10 ~ very alarming extent" The testimony
in the case showed that some 8 3tW OF $io
notes had been printed and conveyed TO per-
son whom the attorney called an American,
lno doubt . Yslkss,) whose name, tor NE
lime, wss withheld.
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GEN. LEE ARousED-kte correspondent o1
the Charleston MefcUy, writing from this
city, says
In his congratulatory order Gen Lee ca'iS
the victory glorious "a very strong tern
for him to use 1 am satisfied that old man
Bobs back WAS up as it never was before
You see both his arms were gOne-.)acksoI
wounded aud Longstreet away--and he was
forced to the uDgraceful process Of kicking
Fighting Joe" cut Of his path This made
h,m mad, really mad, for the first time since since
Sedgwick, hs rushed back through "a terrible
etor 10 finish with Hooker. lie was III fol
blood, and no mistake. Hooker, delighted al
the excuse Of freshet, had departed.
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TELEGRAPHCNEWS.
FROM MISSISSIPPI.
Tie Ensmy Repulsed at vieksburs -Rsps ted
sop.ure OF Helena, Ark, by Gen Price
Eeir 70, ,cemeuts ut Vicksbarg, &c.

NOZZLE, May % "A special di,patch to the
Adrert,ser and Register. from jackson, yes.
terday, says:
Heavy firing was heard In the direction of
Viekaburg this morning 1t 10 reported
aud believed in official circles that the enemy
aseaiIed tie works at Vicksburg on Wednss.
day, and were badly rtpulsed.
Snydsr's Buff has been evacuated Tho
courier reports that Yszoo City was captured
yesterday by the Fedefals and the Navy Yard
burnt by our troops.
An officer from Vicksburg reports that
Grant has been whipped back
LArER.-Ths enemy have made three des.
perate ASSAULTS at Nicksburg, aud were re-
| pulsed.
SeDi-oificial information has been receivsd
| Price
A letter from jackson, dated the l9sh. ,ays.
Gen. J0hrston this morning threw 10 OOG 70
l2p''o men over the Big Black to Vicksburg."
IL ls reported in Mobile that Snyder's Bluff
| has besn recccupied, and tha. the report of the
| occupation OF YaZoO City is disbelieved.
IsscosD DISPATCH
MOBILE, May 2;,-A special dispatch to the
AdUcrtsser and Register, dated to-day, eays:
Tie h..est from Vicksburg is to Thursday
night. Our loss slight; the injury to thu bat
'eries trifipg. The garrison is well supplied
aud coufdent of holding the place.
The enemy has been foiled in all his efforts.
His dead st,ew the ground in front Of our
works. According to one estimate his loss is
ten thousand Firing was heard at intervals
last night aud tO-day-the enemy supposed to
be sheliug.
The enemy are reported to b at Poncha-
toula, running the trains up that far from New
Ollsans.
loFFICIAL
An official dispatch from Gen. Johnston,
dated 93d, says An officer who left Vicksburg
on Tuesday, reports that an assault near the
fazro read on Pembsrtons entrenchments
rad bsen repel'ed.
1t il ead here to-day that another assault
| WIS made near the jackson road, and also re-
pulled. Confidence in Pemb srton's ability to
maintain his position is expressed, and hopes
are given Of final success.
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May Ftst!cai.-On Thursday evening last
was ee'etratei by the young ladies Of st DO
sephs Academy The Festival of the month Of
May. Ii was pronounced by the crowded au-
6ience present to be one OF the most intere ST.
ing speciaclss of the kind ever witnessed in
Richmond. The performance Consisted of a
series of s0pgs aud deciamatoyy piece, suiia-
Lis to the occasion, followed by jhs coronation
and installation Of their elected queen. Many
of their addresses were delivered iu an unu-
snaliy elegant and graceful s;yle. The exhibi-
ton was highly creti,abls TO the talents of ,he
young ladies, the training OF their preceptress-
es, aud the reputation of the academy.
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Religions Intelligence. - Pontitical High
Mas. was celebrated 1T s.. Peters Cathedral
yesterday, Right Rev. Bishop John Magiil
Cilicitiiu-s A. the close Of the ceremonies,
which were very Interesting, and witnessed
by "a large congras CATION, the Papal banediction
was pronounced. The eervices yesterday ter
minated the May festival and the lectures that
have been delivered in the Cathedral for a
month past in elucidAtjon Of ioetrinal points.
The festival or celebration of the Ponticost
commemorating the delivery of the law to
Mosee ty God, was held at the Hebrew Syna
gcgues ia this city yesterday.
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The Yankee Movement agains' jackson and
Vicksbnrg- & dditienal Particulars

ATLANTA, May 23-G,aut entered the State
of Mssissippibv crossing the river five miles
below Graud Calf, with from sixty to one
hundred thousand men, including a heavy
force of cavalry.
lie has received no reinforcements from
Louisiana but RECEIVES accessions constantly
from the west bank of the river. His trans-
portation is all on the river, and must cling to
the river bank.
We evacuated Grand Gulf, failing back and
ii Citing towards jackson, followed by the
enemy, who entered Jackson with so 900 men
on the l6h.
Gen Johnston reached Jackson On the 18th,
and fell back to Canton. The Yankees COM
mitted various excesses during their two days
occupation of Jackson, such as burning
churches and private houses, tearing jewelry
from the persons of citizens, cutting resi-
denees, &c. They then fled towards Vicks-
burg, followed by Gen. Johnston, who is con-
sts.utiy receiving reinforcements.
Viekshnrg mas five months supplies of every
kind, ard can be taken only when the force
de- Tending it has exhausted these supplies.
The Yankees report the capture of Alexan'
drla, La, but the report is not credited.
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n;sCNLANEOU

Tae lNo,la, of the lSsh, says there are ru
mors prevalent in Washington relative to' Ii
prospective change in the Cabinet, and some
of them appear to come from reliable sources.
Lieut. Col &. a. Hills, editor of the New
O.leans Daily Era, has been placed under ar
rest for admitting into the columus of that pa
per an article rejecting upon the official cha
racter Of the commanding General. Il. q.
Tracey, his assistant, was sent out OF the'ds-
partment, and also the author of the seditious
article-J. + Noyes.
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Robbery,-On Friday night some igh. fin
gered persons entered the store room Of Mr.
Samuel Pntney house, occupied by Mr. VIM,
X Watts,) on Marshall. between l0sh and | tn
streets, aud removed all of the stock of family
ftores. including bacon, sugar, lard, coffee,
flour, &c. The stora room was located in the
brsement, and the thieves must have worked
industrionsiy, as they removed nearly $4,000
worth of plunder from the house.
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COTTON ySTIMiTSS.

With reference to the amount of cotton
which thls expedition of Banks's is likely to
succeed in stealing on its route, the cores
pondent wIi:es
1t is estimated by those who have the means
of knowing, that al least two hundred thou
sand bales Of cotton will come to this market
ou. Of the country recently occupied by our
forces This is very large amount; but see
DO reason why it should not be so. General
Binks is determined to make the most of his
conquest in every way, and | can sse clearly
that his campaign will far more than pay ex-
penses. L)ulelana is conquered; it is to all
intants aud purposes cure; and jeff ID wis
may make up his mud fully tha. such is the
case, ne matter how disagreeable the dose
may be.
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Argests-The civ police on Saturday ar
rested X n. Bnna. for Stealing horse, val
we'd at 500. Of l., A. Adams; and Aick. elave
Of Wiliam Taiiaicr-o, for stealing wo pairs of
boots. vauei 1T $50, from Jpo. G.. PAGE
Daring Saturday and Sunday number Of
persons were Gagged for drunkenness. Among
thosa put in yesterday was a white female
nearly crazy fsom the effects IF strong drink
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SOLDIER FOUND DEAD.

A correspondent in Chesterfield writes us a
note, informing us that the body of soldier
was found in the vicinity of Falling Creek, in
that county, IA few days since Ho mad IN his
pocket st1p of paper, with the following IN
scription upon it. &c. A Beazley, CO. Ii, 3Oia
regiment Va. Vols, Corse's brigade, Pickett g
division" The soldiers who discovered the
body buried it. Though the writer does net
say SO, We suppose he was drowned.
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HCCK12's COMMAND.

The HcrolFs correspondent writing from
headquarters ilth army corps, says:
Col Jones, Of the 18th New York, wound
cd and taken prisoner, arrived hera this morn.
my H. makes the following statements
jackson was wound ii on Saturday evening
by Insn Of Col. Buschbsck's command He
desired to lead his men into action the next
day, but Gen. Lee insisted upon relieving him
from his command The command was given
to Gen Stuart, who wss execrated by the
men for the Iecklessness with lich he led
them sgaiust artillery. Gen. Lee first heard
OF our retr0grade movement when everything
was safely across the river. An Alabama
Colonel told Col Jones that Lee was much
chagrined when he heard of our safe retreat,
aud that he was expecting the arrival of Long
street s forces.
Col Jones overheard Gen. Lee, in conversa
ton with one Of his staif officers, pay high
compliment to the ability of Gen. Hooker.
Tie rebels have buried Il ,}i0 dead from the
recent battles. including, OF course, many OF
ours They claim TO have taken 8,50o prison
era, besides the wounded.
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CAPTURED pRlIix.

The following prizes are reported as having
arrived at Washinston
The schooner Harriet, capturedby the steam
er Juniata, oil Charleston, with eighty four
bales of cotton; TIE scbooEegs Martha ANA and
A Corson, from New York, with cargoes OF
whiskey, molasses, wagons, furniture, &
Captured near the mouth Of the Chesapeake,
charged with violating the Federal revenue
laws aud two other schOOneis for smuggling
goods iato Virginia.
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rusIMPRIsCNMasr or COL. rALCorr.

la abiding to the Imprisonment of Colonel
Talcott, who Was some time ago arrested aud
thrown into Fort Lafayette, the HoJid says
An old man y no has but few years to live,
and who daring his past life has done nothing
in violation of hia duty and allegiance to his
country, il lying i'll Fort Lafayett arrested
without warrant, Imprisoned without trai,
aud now refused the opportunity to prove his
innocence or even to allage hisloyalty. With
damnai ie ingenuity the War Department
contrives TO outrage law in every conceivable
way, and to tranipie daily upon some new
rights of the ci.iz Ii. The weak headed men
in C3ngreis who sir0ve 70 conceal the shame
of the nation by arguing that the arbitrary ar
rests worked TO great wrong because any
State prisoner might get free by merely taking
an oath of allegiance, now have not even that
poor excuse The War Department refuses
to allow one of its prisoners to swsaf TO his
innocence or make oath of his allegiance
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Ddrktg IN UHitOrm -One of the Detectives
of the Provost Marshal yesterday arrested a
dariey on 9th street, ulmad Horace Holmes
who, al thu time, was clothed i'll the new uni
form jacket and panaloons of q Confederate
Let Lieutenant. Being taken to the Marshal
he said he had purchased both articles, and did
not know it wAs any harm 10 wear them. The
gold lace and other insignia Of rank was re-
moved, sns the darkey admonished, and per
mittci tu s.Upe.
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SENT ON FOR ExAMINArIoN.-Ihe trial OF
r. II. Meredith, ON the charge Of bigamy, be-.
fore the Mayor Of Lynchburg, was concluded
or Thursday last, after arguments ON the legal
points Involved by Mes.rs. Goggin and Tribe
Tor the defence, and Major James aariand ios
th.. commonwealth Tbs offence Ia alleged
70 have been committed In Bedford, and the
nrisOuer was sent on for examination before
the County Court Of that county, his counsel
waiyinQ an examination before single Jas.
ties. He was bsilsd foE his appearance before
the Court on to.d '.
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ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY FEDERAL SHIPS
The Charleston Mercury, of Thursday, states
that its Nassau correspondent mentions ano-
tier outrage committed on English commerce
by a United States vessel. Without stating
the case the Mercury says: "This case Is one
of the most fragrant instances Of Yankee mao
lence that has come under our notice bat we
snnnose il will lead to no serious result as the
British Government il not disposed to break
the friendly relations existing between them
selves aud the Government OF the United
Stataa'
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Distinguishes. Ann Roles, who was ar
rested near Gori2nsviie on the Is of May,
as q spy, By order Of the oNmmandant of that
post, and sent to Richmond, was discharged
from Castle Thunder on Saturday by order of
Gen. Wiuder. The circumstances which di-
rected suspicion against her had been ex xplained
to TIE satisfaction OF the General.
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THE Eiw YJeK REPUBLICAN PRES. OF The AK-
RESI- OF v4LLsNCIGHAE.

Even the organs of Lincoln's own party
condemn the course Of the Government Off
cials in the Valandigham case. Tne Eoening
Post, Oue of The most radical of all the Repub,
ican Journals Of New York, says that danger
ous f;.iaoies run through the response of Gen.
Burnside to the Circuit Court from which a
writ of habsos C0rpws was asked, which
ought to be exposed. L. a3ds that ~ GOrerA-
mcnfS 0ud no aRth0r!teS are 10 Ge heid as dG0re
| criticism, or cren denunciaft0n Ii concludes
by asking if VaIsudigham III ay net qn-stion
the Justice or propriety of BnInside's orders,
may the Euea.ng Post, o: q Thousand other
Journals, venture to hint doubs ct the euper-
human military abilities Of Geo. Ha:leck =
We know j; may be said that his mo.ivee are
base and treasonabls, while those Of the others
are loyal but tribunals AM. commission can
not inquire into motives. D.ets are terrible,
bu, net thoughts.
Speaking OF Vallanaigham, Greeley says hjs
politics are as bad as bad can u.s. and if there
were penalties for holding irrational, unpat-
ri0tic, and iuhuman views with regard TO DO
Utica, yiews he would be oue Of the most Il l.
grant Offenders. He says he agrees fully with
Gen Burnside thai Valandighum ought not to
III Ike such speeches al he does; that he ought
to be ashamed of himself; but then lie viii
make tho.n and won't be a51:.i1ed-so what
will vou do sboutiL p Send him TO the Dry
Toringae." says the General, probably as "a
hint 10 him to dry up g Set hinl over into
Dixie, .he President is said to suggeaa a. an
alternative. But this is the worst joke Mr..
Lincoln has yet made.
These articles are evidently No. from any
sympathy with Vallandigham, but from ap-
prehension of the effect his treatment will pro-
duce in Onio and elsewhere.
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csoLE ABE's VERY LATEST JOKE
,lung nv The past week q gentleman called upon
@ Iresident and solicited pass for Rich
=. ond. Well" said the President, II would
rs.,y sery happy 70 obiigs you, If my pssses were
,s. ,psctsd but the fact 10, sir, have, within the
rnS s .wo years, given passss 70 two hundred
la, my thousand men 70 60 TO Richmond, aud
.,pi..is SIs mas got there yet." The applicant
90 ay ,ayI ana very respectfully withdrew on biz
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From the AYmY i'm Tennessee.

TuLLARoMA, May 23.-The rumor of tho
capture Of two Of our regiments in front, with
one piece of artillery, is not true. The enemy
did surround aud capture small outpost Of
| some forty men. All qniet in front
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vASHtSGroN ITEMS.

DIR. Miller an old resident Of Washington
city, was arrested on the 10Th, at the ins.an
Of the War Department, for utteriug disloyal
sentiments When brought before the au-
thOrties, he stated that his sympathies were
with the South, and that he had no eoucsal-
n.ent III the matter. Ha was paroed for three
days until decision is rendered il iis Case
lie would probably be sent South.
The property of w. W. Corco,an, the
wealthy banker of Washington, was to be
seized under the CoutiscaliOn Act. Mr.. Cor
corau ID now in Europe, and is CHARGED with
engineering the Confederate ioau Ills prop
erty is said to be worth over a million Of dol.
lars He is father in-iaw 10 Eustace, Secre-
tary to Slidel, in France.
How very much obliged to Mr., Corcoran
are the Yankees for giving them occasion to
appropriate his property. No man could con.
fer greater obligation unless be were to pu,
them ia possession of more NaA It nation -
Between Mr.. Corcoran's loyalty and his money
the Yankees prefer the latter by at least
$500 ,999!l