Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-03-06
FROM OUR JUNIOR CORRESPONDENT
BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO.

weather We have been furnished with an
ample number of large and comfortable
tents, 10 these tents nave been built CHM
! heys OF the antique style with good fire
places. The tents with these fire places
are very comfortable even in cold or wet
weather. Our camp is on Flat Creek, two
miles fIom Tie Town Of Sh.lbyville.
yesterday. in company with friend |
Visited ShelbyviI!e, more for curiosity and
a lease from tho monotony of the camp.
than tor business. Just on this side Of the
Town runs Duck River. On the River
Immediately above the Bridge are an ex-
cellent set of Merchant Mills, while on Tue
opposite side from the town is large sIEu,
Factory and Pork Packing Establishment
(not now much used); below the Bird ya il
the Butchers establishment. Here beeves'
are slaughtered for the army; the goveruAz
'nent now acts more wisely in lh,s matter
than previously. Beef hides at tie pre-
sent high prices were worth front twenty,
to ii ly dollars, but owing to bad managef
ncnt the Government heretofore d.rivA
but little benefit from the sale of these hiEes
being sold at from two dollars to thfee
dollars and fifty cents each. But now they
are properly cared for and placed in the
hands OF tanners Tor the use Of the Govern
ment. In She(hyvile there are the usual
number OF Schools and churches found in
other towns OF the same number of i'm
hsbltants. The business streets of the
town present quite number Of well, erec.
ted brick buildings, while the more retired
portion OF the town presents on array Of
neat and elegant dwellings,.
Ihe par: Of town formerly known "a the
business streets are now filed with "one
horse spectators or merchants; of this
numher there are at least three classes.
lhe first class rent room in one of the
store houses and uEpacks his box or carpct
bag Of goods and spreads ;hem on the
shelves making All elegant and imposing
!, display of his lu'yc "nd carefully selected
stock. Behind the counters are generally
Two or three clerks, while before the coun-
tiers are, during the cuisines hours fof lie
day. not fewer than score of anxio'S pur-
chasers, paying fabulously high priced for
all they get. One these first class" st4es
that We visited, exhibited on the sheIveA
ono old fashioned ivlt hat, three beaver
hats, two door locks half dozen balls of
rbo"s, few boxes shoe Llacklng, CHINA.
mon drops, steel pens, ETC., at the following
prices. Felt hat s25 90, beaver hat So 90,
ribbons average $500 per yard, steel
pens sl.oo per dozen, pen holders %
cents each. Another store house that ven
tured into was occupied by two of these
extensive merchants. On one side was
bright display Of ear rings, brooches, shirt
buttons sleeve buttons. flax thread, one bar
turpentne soap, and other articles in like
immense quantities. On the other side
| were about four bales of killickipick smo.
king tobacco ar $l.75 per pound, lew
plugs chewing tobacco of average quality
at $l.o0 per plug or 81 90 per pound.
ordi"ary letter paper $3.50 per quire !;
very ordinary $2.0O; very ordinary and
small size sl.5O; ordinary envelopes SO
cents per pack Of twenty-five; two bars
Of tu'pentine soap at $500 each; two
very good elastic gaier shoes $4,000 each;
swo small pearl handled, four b'aded pock-
ct knives $1,000 each; shoe thread 500
per ball; flax thread 50 cents per hank,
two cakes, Il suppose from the weight, they
were pound cnkes) Il little larger than a
saucer and not so large rs a breakfast
plate, three quarters Of al inch thick, only
800. Ofthe 'irst class store there are
! here about n dozen ahd.a.half or two dozen.
Or the second class Of merchants there
are two dozen more or less. TlIey are
termed "Pie Merchants These Pie Mer-
chants buy from the citizens in the vicinity
large plumbers Of fruit pies that have Meth.
er lard nor sugar in them, and but precious
little Hour or fruit. A plank or board is
now Obtained and The pies spread out in an
elegant and pleasing rnauner, and the mer.
chant seats himself on tie step stone oil
some closed door with the board on lis
knees. If he is not Immediately surroun-
ded by score o.. eager purchasers he will
sing out at tue Top Of bis voice. .ss1ieres
your fies! As soon as purchasers come he
commences dealing out these pies at the
low price OF "fonr bits" each, Or fifteen
cents q bite. IN otter places you ~itl see
here and there grouae Of pushing, crow
ding solaie'e, the; stranger thinking perhaps
that something isto pay draws nigI. and
after working himself into, the erovd and
peepipg over tho shoulder Of the msp i'm.