The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-24
NEW YORK.
The Drake Amendment.

WIN VI thC 4 HllSu ENldleS
Supreme Court. The opinion of the
Court is to be announced in a case in
which is involved the question of the
constitutionality of what is now called
the Drake amendment. 1t will be re-
membered that Senator Drake, of Mis-.
souri,, before taking his seat as Chief
Justice OF the Court Of Claims, drew up
a bill providing that pardon Of the
President did not entitle disloyal per.
sons to bring suits against the United
States and prosecute them in the Court
Of Claims. This provision was inserted
IN the miscellaneous appropriations Of
the bill approved July -, 1870
Several cases coming under this law
are pending in the United States
Supreme Court on an appeal from the
United States Court of Claims, and the
forthcoming opinion is looked for with
great interest
Billiards.
Al the present time there some eight
or ten OF the finest billiard players in
the United States aud Canada in this
city, including the two Dions and Mons
GARNER. Several of the professionals
have announced their Intention of Civ
ing an exhibition OF their skill at Chas.
Coners rooms, the proceeds Of which
are 10 he devoted 10 the Chicago billiard
lists who have been ruinei hv the fire
The exhibition will take place tomor-
row evening.
base Bali.
The championship base ball contest
will be closed this week. The follow
ing record shows the position of the
three leading contestants for champion
ship: Athletcs-Legal games won, lS;
legal games lost, 7; games to win, |.
Bostons-Legal games won, 10, legal
games lost, 9; games to win, 5. Chicagos
Legal games won, IL; legal games
lost, !; games TO win, t. Tins week
the Athletics will play their last game
with the White Stockings, and if they
win the game they will lead the Bostons
nine. On Saturday the Chicago club
forfeited their first game with the Hay
makers 10y having a member of the
Active club, of Clinton, in their nine.
Tuesday they will play their second
game at Troy, and if they place the
same nine in the field they will lose the
pennant They will not he able to
play their Cleveland Altgag saw .hhsg hgf&Gr f&Grcago M
club viii play the Athletics On the
Union Grounds, and on Friday and
Saturday their closing games with the
IIaymakers.
The RosenWig Gaze.
The case OF Rosenwig, the alleged
abortionist, which was to have been
commenced today, was pnt off TIL
Wednesday, in consequence Of the non
attendance OF jurors.
The Yacht Race
to-day excited unusual interest and at
tracted a large number of spectators.
The bay was crowded from an early
hour this morning with crafts OF al!
sails and sizes, and steamers rreghted
with lovers Of aquatic sports were nu'
merous and encircled the yachts as they
Law at anchor off quarantine preparing to
start The committee decided that
the Sappho should represent America
in the race with the Llvonia, and the
announcement was greeted with general
satisfaction. During the two hours pre-
ceeding their departure the vessels were
watched by hundreds from the shore
who were very anxious that the Livon,a
should be beaten. Betting ran high,
the Sappho being the tavor'te 10y TWO
| to one.
The signal for starting was gwen al
I1.23 this A. NJ. and minute later
showed that the Englishman was better
handled than her antagonist. Inc
farmer held on to her head iastenlngs,
while she lutfed up and as soon as she
was brought up with jerk let 60 and
the impetus thus given to Ieeward as
Increased by tiattening in the head
sheets and easing off the main. In a
couple OF seconds she started RAPIDLY oh'
and her sheets, filling she got away
beautitully and in few minutes was
bowling along at the rate OF ten Knots
an hour with a freshening southwest
wind.
ON the other hand the Sappho people
| l-.llol IL. 3s
she came up in the wind almost as soon
as her moorings were slipped ana
ropnd she went on her keel slowly
heading square towards the landing a
lille way was gathered and her helm
beinp shifted she came back again al Il
snail space and filled again on the other
tack lust in time to see the h''onIa
nassips the Clifton dock like a thorough,
bred The Sappho soon picked
herself mp, however, and began TO S"To'
raniIly after her toe. Out through Tue
forts they went, the Englishman beInga Il
good half mile in advance, hnt II, rne
Sappho was surely gaining on her. Inc
greatest excitement prevailed at tm'S
Time among those on the shore. lhe
race along the Staten Island course
and between the buoys was very eHc'l,
ins, The Sappho in a superb tack Oh
the northwest spit obtained the lead
and rounded it at l2:l5 and 10 seconds
"nJ the Livonia at l2:lI and Il
sscopds This lead was increased on
,hs long reach to the lightshlP, and a
W ,nr9 tho Ssppho out-polnted TIT
Liyonia two minutes in about a h,'ie s.
The sappho turned the lightsh'p at !: IL: ::
4, ona % seconds and the Livonia at III
e and IS seconds. u, ev