, 1876-06-14
CENTENNIAL.
Tho Other Side Of tho World--Tho
Victorian Exhibit.
The Unfortunate Voyage Of
tho Skerrynore.
Sketch of the Growth and Present
Condition Of Victoria.
A Curiously Composed Pop
ulation.
Tho Aborigtncs and What IL Be-
coming Of THEN.

Tho Aborigtncs and What Il Be-
coming Of Tllclil.
Special Correspondence q@ Thd Tribune.
PHILAnKLrHtA. lime 1'.--Day hotote Yesterday
lrcceiyel notc to Inform mo that the VictGrtau
Court was now rcatly to welcome ylr1lora and hhoW
tetn Tho products uf tho far Of aldo Ut the
world. Yesterday morning bfaych Tho heat and,
Ermch with fan. went t0 The locality In question.
Tie Victorian Court was unfortunate with tia
Gnu1s. ~ they wore shipped from Melbourne on n
vessel which Plha lattcely had aome notorcty. She
waa tho SkcrrYnore by name, and hor Captain Ind
certain reasons which led HIN to believe Tint tho
ship ou5ht to be lost al sea. So he fcnttlel her
ht lcnht tint "a tic evidence against hr,-ant cx.
ptctcd her 10 10 down. but rome OF those on
bnrd did not relish TINT way If wnrk!ns md they
| pumped 80 vigorously ID II keep down The watnr
nnl save tho nhIp. Finding ltlmsclf han1cd,
| tAs Captain plugged tho loo With q
| sperm candle, mil tho ship cano
nalrIy into port Mt New York. The Captain fed,
but he IL now under arrest for his miaaccl., and 1t
IL expected that he viii he secluded from tic rest
Of i,lc world fos turn Ut years. The goods for
tha Victorian exhibit wore stowal TINT pArt Of
| thsan wero undor wntcr for considerable period.
ard somc Of them bally damaged. Mr. I.cyey,
whit has cllaryu If thu exhibit, rays tint some Of
| tho things wcsa completely rnned. and must be
| thspwn away; otl.cra wcro sctlonsly damaged, 70
| that they Will not be put on exhibition; while
otlnrs ars capable Of repair, and men arc now at
| w"k upon thon Luckily, there Is enough Of tho
un,anlaged goods to mike crod!tab1u exhibit, and
| elluv the world what the yonng CG!nny hns done,
and chi do. The articles arc displayed IN Tho por
tIon Of the Main lsuidng devoted 10 The colonies
Of t;rent Britain. and the 1rat Tint reaches
1T 4lcscen1s the principal aHle, and passes the
| Norwegian and Swedish exhibits.
| WHAT IL F1cToN1A}
Soma ono Is nrc 10 as}s where tho Colony ut VIC
AuFtralIa, md s tho most southcry Colony In thu
Australian Continent, It has coa>t line Of nearly
@ es T. tsd snth IN 19 n. cnst snd 70 wsSt r. ,o ~ @
lnilta wide. 1tsnrcn exceeds ~, 0on squire miles.
0r about one thirty fonrth Of the Whole Continent
scetoas vi,,.or once pronu"nce Il Tic Iaurne
whcnth no Traveller RETURNS on account 1f fhe
numsios murders o committed IT, thers, ht thas N Ts
great many nal characters were there In thy car.
day. Of gnld 'ninS In Aastsalla m The population
gelica! churches. and you colli.l Il" accommodated
WITH any ,t soEt d tespstado ynn a.,,s wrnt, r.
s aaus ise nube. en- I'm sa ae ise
rarts d Earope: The et:of ;ieayc man tarnci
he liz rcst n not having 10 70 to Australia, q. lie wins
there n1rcndy, and he wa reinforced by that Mys.
bsash s iS e sa sass
In general md nowhere In particnar: The ropn-
latlun Sas n9t ~, mnke tat e calforni1 in tho
proycd no that 1t can compare fayorabiy with
| iunny populations Of much oltlar origin. 'fo.tlay
railways, prisona. medical colleges, Theological
1s9des' 6c a1f " tn
| civilization.
| SO MUCH ron TIE COUNTRY
in gensral The pop.aton@ nm numbers @ M, nos far @ ffpm
Increased In tho Inst ten nr h!tecn years,
since tho gold excitement camc 10 IN end,
| aud gold mining became regular h,Ri-
q constant If,croase Of birth over deaths
n caecs, ,fay of liz erson To nh oes e.
lull On. Inducements TO nctua1 settlers and ilIu
| English raEera ure constantly filled with aiycr
gets hcr share Of those going to seek homes and
r Pfy BY eeq1 d liz e II tso @
sa5ss is hs1ppss ii t. Hsas '" w. ~ an.
raa was ir hit ' aetied lie n.5cr ~ ot III aorsaal IN
f1o5 1oT seysse s yses Ss %as sst!
.Sss' S Al is sntq h ioy Sayo not not ong @ It t reai',
i,ns WIFI, nra sunnortcd ani controI iy Tia
tiovernment ,wto slio rrmaintler Sa1sdor at large.
Every effort t. maae o s4aeato tlsm an tSse
not not gre GREATLY incllned to ins!artry. Nj.
abosjsnes IN 1c,r Hatys sta{c. and a{so soae t1.ai
wrrn bn;n, r. rincatsI If tho nubio scbool.. Tae
features haye some resemblance 10 tlsu Uf negroes
anll some to thore of our Indians; they u,u not
handsome racc, these native Auetraln!ln and iop
a. though they could get up a very ugly feeling
I towards thoEr white ncighbors without half try
INF fhe Government derive. so,no income from ,,e
| labor on tho aboriginal stations; iast year tho
! amouns thus realized was about thIrd Of tle
l,a1monnt expended. Thu most psufiahlo article
thus sniscl was hops, Of which mare than i
tone were produced on q slngo a.a!,nn. The Aus.
| }ralin. With ihe ,aloriElnnls believe wo huyn
yryrr been nblo 10 intluce ours to do any work Of
| consequence. unlcss begging tuhacco mid whisky
| nftl going on mn occasional ecap!ns raid can DO
eonVtcI Us industrial pursuits.
AusTR.fIAN WINES.
over a bottlc at wine Of thu country fron a vine.
rar,1 in thc yfrrltv ~ Hcho,Irnr II ,vnu t,oot