The weekly Placer herald., 1854-05-13
NUMBER 49,.
The following is copy of an Act lately
passed in the Assembly:

The following is copy of an Act lately
passed in the Assembly:
AN ACT,
TO provide for the better observance of
the Sabbath:
The people ofthe State of California rep
resented IN Senate and assembly do
enact as foUo,cs:
Sec. 1. That public auctions, the crying
of goods for sale in the streets, animal
shows, rope or wire dancing, bull and
bear fighting, or fighting of wild beasts
pugilism, horse racing, foot racing, gam
bling, playing ten pins and the like; also,
all public exhibitions for gain, are hereby
declared unlawful on the first day of the
week, commonly called Sunday.
SNc. 2. Any person violating any Of
the provisions of the foregoing section
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof, for the first
offence, shall be fined in sum not less
than fifty dollars, together with costs Of
suit, nor more than three hundred dollars;
and for every subsequent offence, not less
than one hundred nor more than five hun
dred dollars.
SEC. 8. Any person or persons may be
proceeded against for violating the pro-
visions of this Act before any court Of
competent jurisdiction within the county.
A BATTLE IN THR DARK.-On the 18th
of February, a conflict took place, by
mistake, between two columns of the Rus
sian Army. The Turkish positions are
extended in an eastery direction as far as
the village Of Cuiperceni, which is about
mile distant from Kaafat. For several
days Turkish corps, 1000 strong, under
posted in front of the village, and in the
direction of the Russian outposts. On
this corps the Russians determined to
make an onslaught during the night of the
10th. For this purpose two Russian
columns were brought up, each from 1000
to 5000 strong, one by the road which
leads to Kalafat, from about the village
of Scribezi, and the other from the left
side of it, from about Poisna, prince
Mloch's property,) to advance simulta-
neously upon the Turks, to surprise, en-
close them, and cut them to pieces. The
Russian columns commenced their march
at three O'Clock in the morning, and by
four O'Clock reached position from
whence they were only half an hours
march from the Turkish pickets. The
second column seems either to have mis-
sed the direction by mistakng the road,
or to have come up long after its time.-
Be this as it may, the latter column, in
the obscurity of foggy night, concluded
the former one to be body Of hostile
Turks, and instantly opened upon them
terrific cannonade, which the others,
who labored under the same mistake,
returned with yet more deadly effect. -
Pressing towards each other it came ere
long to close fire of small arms. This
ill-omened combat lasted for an hour and
half, until, when day dawned, the COM
batants saw with horror the error they
had committed. The loss in killed and
wounded in the course of this nights en-
counter is reconed, by the Russians them
selves, at several hundreds. The Turks
were naturally alarmed at every point;
and at Widdin, which is but league and
half distant, Omer Pacha, on hearing
the cannonade, took all the requisite
measures for defence. The turkish corps
stationed at Cuiperceni stood to arms, in
readiness for action at any moment, but
did not advance, as it was at loss to
imagine or comprehend what the Rus
SLAMS were about, numbering one another
in that style. 1t was not until between
seven and eight O'Clock. A. NJ, that the
Russian columns withdrew to their re-
spective positions, carrying their wound
ed along with them.