in the Marine Corps. Should I pass
without dishonor through the ordeal which
probably awaits me, and attlain, in due
time, to the Command of a vessel entitled
to a marine officer, I ask no better fortune
tl►an to have the services of Sergeant Gar
ty in that capacity.
1 further respectfully reccemmend that
boatswain's mates Oliver B. Browning
and William Collins, and captain of the
forecastle Charles Stewart, may be ap
pointed boatswains in the navy ; that gun
ner's mates Henry King and Andrew
Anderson, and quartermaster Charles
Rodgers, be appointed gunners, and Thos.
Dickerson a carpenter in the navy. I
believe that nearly all of them would malce
excellent forward officers. I know that
all of them, without exception, would find
on the Navy Register associates inferior
to themselves. If promoted, and found
unworthy, they will quietly fall back into
the stations from which they were advan
ced. It would be remembered in the na
vy that, in the only mutiny which has been
regularly organized in it, the stern law of
necessity had, in the opinion of the com
manding officer, compelled him to hang
the ringleaders at the yard-arm ; that the
petty officers who had been found faithful
to their colors hail been promoted. It will
not be recorded whether they subsequent
ly failed by sobriety and good conduct to
sustain themselves in the honorable ele
vation to which their fidelity had raised
them.
If I shall be deemed by the Navy De•
pertinent to have had any merit in pre
serving the Somers from those treasonable
toils by which she has been surrounded
since before her departure from the U. S.,
I respectfully request that it may accrue
without res,rvation fur my nephew, 0. H.
Perry, now clerk on board the Somers,
and that his name may be placed on the
register in the name left vacant by the
treason of Mr. Spencer. I think, under
the peculiar circumstances of the case, an
act of Congress, if necessary, might be ob
tained to authorize the appointment.—
Throughout the whole period of his ser
vice on board the Somers he has performed
zealously and with ability the duty of
midshipman, and since the discovery of
the mutiny with an energy and courage
not unworthy of his name. I pledge my
self to his entire worthiness; if he were
not worthy, the navy is the last profession
in whose lists I would wish to see his name
enrolled.
For myself, I only ask that, in what
ever proceedings it may be necessary to
institute against me, as l have considered
before all things the honor of my country
and the sanctity of its flag, my own hon
or may also meet with consideration. I
ask only that I mar not be deprived of
my command until proved to be unworthy
of it.
I have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your most ob d 't,
ALEX. SLIDELL M ACKENZIE.
The Taking of alonterey.
Lieut. Hartsterne, U. S. Navy, arrived
at New Orleans on the 11th, from Vera
Cruz, with despatches. The Bee gives
the particulars of the capture of California.
About the first of September, whilst the
squadron under the command of Comm.
Jones was laying at Callao, arrivals from
the United States brought intelligence of
the angry correspondence between the
governments of Mexico and the United
States. Amongst other items, the letter
of Bocanegra, the Mexican minister of
war, was received at Callao. The Ameri
can Consul and Commodore Jones, from
the tenor of this epistle, concluded that
war had been declared between the two
Governments, and a rumor prevailing at
the time that Mexico had agreed to sur
render the Californias to the British for
the purpose of raising money to prosecute
it—which was confirmed by the mysteri
ous departure of the British fleet at Callao,
the night atter the reception of the intel
ligence— caused Commodore Jones to
weigh anchor immediately, and sail for'
Monterey.
Upon the arrival of the squadron before
Monterey, on the 19th of November,
Commodore Jones caused the fleet to an
chor with spring cables, and sent Capt.
Armstrong with a message to the com
mander of the fort, with a peremptory or •,
der to surrender upon the penalty of a
bombardment,allowing him eighteen hours
to decide upon his course. At 12 o'clock
at night, the Mexican governor, Alvarado,
anticipated the expression of the time
allowed, and sent a message to Commo
dore Jones, informing him that the tort
was surrendered to him, together with all
the property of the Mexican government,
and the command of Oft California. as
well. Whereupon a dltachment of troops
were sent to take possession in the name
of the United States, and on the morning
following the stars and stripes were seen
fluttering over the battlements of Mon
terey.
do the 21st of November Com. Jones,
whilst on shore, got possession of a file ol
American papers, of several weeks later
date than those received at Callao, which
contained information of the pacific settle
ment of the conti ovcrsy between Mexico
and the United States. Upon ascertain
ing that the capture of Monterey had been
made under a mistake, lie withdrew the
American force from the fort, released the
property surrendered, and on the Stith the
sqadron withdrew from the coast.
Archibald McGrew, Esq. Register and
Recorder of Westmoreland county, hung
himself on the lath inst. Lowness of
spirits 4 , as the cause.
; 5 1.if - rit
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THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL,
Huntingdon, Feb. I, 1843.
"One country, one constitution, one destiny."
Oz!r General Jonnthan Haworth, one of
the founders of the Washingtonian Asso
ciation, delivered a Temperance Lecture
in the Presbyteria n church in this place,
on Monday night, to a large and respecta
ble audience.
Revivals of Religion.
We are pleased to state that extensive
revivals of religion have been effected in
different parts of this county, as well as
in this borough within the last few weeks.
We understand that scores have been
converted at Alexandria and Williams•
burg, under the preaching of the Rev. T.
P. limn', who has just left this region of
country.
The Hollidaysburg Standard of the 27th
ult. says . that that town has been the
scene, for the past two or three weeks, of
a revival of religion in the Presbyterian,
Baptist and Methodist churches, all of
which have been holding protracted mee
tings with singular success. That of the
Presbyterian is over—the Methodist and
Baptist are still progressing, and at both,
especially the latter, under the preaching '
of Ma. BELL, numbers are nightly added
to the list of converts.
The Lewistown Gazette of Thursday
last says, the Methodist Episcopal church
in that place has added about 120 or 130
new members to her fold in the past week, !
and the Presbyterian church hasgrown in
nearly the same proportion. The Luther-,
an and Baptist churches in Lewistown
have also made many converts, and are
still engaged in the good work.
Many of our exchange papers contain
similar notices of revivals in other places.
Sheriff of Philadelphia.
There seems to be much dissatisfaction
in Philadelphia, on account of the ap•
pointment of the Governor's son to the
office of High Sheriff of the county of
Philadelphia. The Ist section of the
declares that vacancies in the office of
Sheriff shall be filled by an appointment,
to be made by the attVernor, to continue
until the next general Aection. By virtue
of this, after the death of Sheriff Morris,
GovernT Porter appointed his son, Wil
liam A. Porter, to fill the vacancy. Now
it seems that besides the great impropriety
of the appointment, it is.unconstitutional,,
for the Bth section of the 6th article of the
Amended Constitution contains the fol-,
lowing prohibition :
" No person shall be appointed to any
office within any county who shall not
have been a citizen and an inhabitant
therein one year next before his appoint
ntent, if the county shall have been so long
erected."
William A. Porter, it appears, went to
Philadelphia in May 1842, when he was
appointed Prosecuting Attorney, and in
'December following, his father appointed
and commissioned hum Sheriff. Upon
this state of facts it is apparent that the
new Sheriff has not resided in the county
hone year next before his appointment,"
and therefore clearly conies within the
above constitutional prohibition. The e ,
validity of the appointment will be tested
before the Supreme Court, on a writ of
Quo Worranto.
Impeachment ot Gov. Porter.
The reader will recollect that two
weeks ago we published the Petition of
sundry citizens of Philadelphia to the Le-,
gislature praying the House of Represen
tatives to present articles of Impeach
ment against our " immaculate Gover
nor." In noticing the said Petition, and
the action of the House thereon, the York
Republican remarks as follows:
We can easily guess what the result
of this effort will amount to, for we ob
serve that the petition has been referred
to a Select Committee consisting of
Messrs. Elwell, McCaslin, Roberts, Kerr,
(of Mercer) and Pork—Lzolocus enough
in all conscience—who will soft saw
der" his Excellency and report a little
the greatest amount of palaver imaginable,
for they are, we believe, the " peculiar
friends" of the Governor. The petition,
it is understood, is not confined to the
Whig party alone, but comprises the
names of men in the Undue.° ranks as
well as our own."
The celebrated whsle wash" report of
air. Lowry, on the part of the minority
of the Cotnmit;ce of Investigation, at the
last session, tailed to cover the black spots
on the character of the great " Lumber
Merchant;" and therefore it has become
necessary to apply the brush again,—
' Hence the Petition and the HOCK Ix
! PEACIMILNT. The " immaculate Hover
nor" himself is no doubt at the bottom of
this movement.
Massachusetts.
On the 17th ult., Marcus Morton (Lo•.
cofoco) was elected Governor of Massa
chusetts for the ensuing year, by the
Legislature of that state. 11. 11. Childs
has been appointed Lieutenant Governor;
and the Executive Council is composed
entirely of Locofocos. Thus it will be
seen that the' Old Bay State" is clasped
in the embraces of Locofocoism. This is
the result of treason and Abolitionism—
the Abolitionists uniting with the Locofo•
cos. Morton was sent up by the House
to the Ser.ate by ONE vote only; and this
is the second time that he has been elected
Governor of Massachusetts by that ma
jority. Next year the Whigs will pro
bably unite and make a clean sweep, if
Parson Miller will only be so kind as to
put ofrthe end of the world that long, and
we think be will.
Temperance Meeting.
The Hollidaysburg papers contain a
call, by the Executive Committee of the
County Society, for the annual meeting of
the Huntingdon County Washington Tem
perance Society, to be held in the borough
of Huntingdon, on Monday (which, by
the-bye , should by 11 ednesday) the 22nd
day of February, inst., at 10 o'clock A. M.
when and where " all the Temperance as
socintions, whether Washingtonian or 'old
school,' are earnestly invited to send
(strong delegations of strong cold water
men."
Congressional Apporl ion-
anent.
The Grand Committee appointed to di
vide the state into Congressional districts
reported a bill, which, according to the
speech of Mr. Delord, a Locofoco, gave
the minority butfice and a half districts.
This bill made the counties of Huntingdon,
Centre, Clinton and Clearfiield consti•
tote the 17th district, with a population of
72,133. We are pleased to say that this
bill was, on Tuesday of last week, killed
in Committee of the Whole.
By the Bill reported 1,37
in me oteiate, the counties of Iluntingdms,
Cambria, and Bedfore form a district; but
that won't suit Old Davy, as it does not
" use up Huntingdon county." If this
bill passes, look out for another veto!
The Somers Mutiny.
To-day we give the conclusion of Com
mander Macizszza's narrative of this
awful tragedy. The Court of Inquiry has
closed its labors, and transmitted its de
cision to the secretary of the Navy. The
decision has not yet been made known by
publication ; but the general opinion is,
that itis altogether favorable to Comman
der Mackenzie.
It is stated ;hat the President has or
tiered a Court Martial in this case.
.1 Queer Cake.
There is an editor in old Virginia by the
name of Cake. His wile says he is a
sweet Cake.
A dough nut perhaps. —Boston Bee.
More likt. a slap jack.—Penny Puse
_ _
Most like a softCake.---Bar: Gaz.
And possibly though we should be sor
ry to believe it, a sponge Cake.—Norwich
Aurora.
Perhaps his name is John, if so he's a
Johnny cake.--Plain Dealer.
We know better than the whole "on
ye." He is a hard Cake.--Findlay Cour.
If he has'nt taken the pledge perhaps
he's a corned Cake.---Pitts. Nana.
And unless baked hard, he's a rare )
Cake.—Backwoodsman.
On her marriage night his wife was
a wedding Cake.—Penn. Telegraph.
And is there no " baby-Cake ?"—Hunt
ingdon Journal.
Mil leriaro.
The York (Pa.) Press of Friday last,
says:—" Mr. Litch, one of Miller's fol
lowers, has been preaching during the past
week, to the people of York, on the
second coming at Christ in 1843. As
might be expected, he has found many
persons who are weak enough to beguiled
by his absurd doctrine. He is a man of
considerable talent, and seems well cal
culated for the station which he now as
sumes. He spoke twice every day since
Monday to crowded audiences."
Sec the County Account on the 4th pag
fi::r We see it stated that an error ofl
one thousand years has been discovered
by, Parson Miller, in his calculations
touching the end of the world. We can•
not say whether 1843 is one thousand
years too early or too late.
For the Journal,
Blitton:—
am not in the habit of
writing any thing for publication, but I
was so struck with the remarks made by
Mr. Hunt in a temperance address, deliv
ered in your town, on the injustice and in
equality of our laws in punishing some
men for certain crimes and giving other
men license to commit greater mischief
and evils on society, that I could not help
noticing another species of injustice which
is equally as rediculous.
t is this, exempting the tools and stock
of Mechanics from execution, while the
rich merchant, a lordly creditor will sell
the ploughteam,ploughs, harrows, axe, mat
tock &c., of the poor unfortunate farmer,
and thus deprive him of the means of sup.
porting his family or paying the rest of
his creditors ; and what is worse yet, if
any thing can be worse, sell it for less
than half its value; and thus rob him and
his family of half the value of their pro
perty ; and rob the rest of his creditors in
as much as the unfortunate is deprived of
the means by which he could make any
thing to pay with. Now I hold that the
man who sells and he who buys at Consta
ble's or Sheriff's sale at any thing less
then the real value and does not pay the
original owner or the rest of Ins creditors
the difference between the real value and
what it sold for, is a robber in the sight of
Clod and ought to be considered as such
by all wise, good, and honest men.
The man who buys for 10 and sells for
20 or buys for hundreds and sells for
thousands, winch is often the case, has as
completely robbed the unfortunate and
the rest of his creditors as it he haul met
him on the highway and robbed him.
And in my estimation he is a meaner
and more degraded wretch than the high.
way robber who meets the rich man and
robs him of his surplus cash, for he is too
big a coward to rob on the highway and
having no better principle, he robs the
poor unfortunate and that under cover oft
law.
Thus it will be seen that while the law
protects one class of citizens, so that you
C.iinnnt (ho menus of sU p
porting his family and making money to
pay his debts, it leaves the unfortunate
farmer who supports the nation and men
of rank in every station, destitute of any
protection--liable to be robbed and that
according to law. What is so mortifying
to a highminded and honorable man, who
from a miscalculation or a change of times
has got in debt and is desirous to pay all
his debts, to see himself deprived of the
means, and what is so honorable as to see
a man contend against wind and tide and
pay all his debts almost in spite of fate.
Such a man deserves more honor and re
spect in society than he who takes a city.
Now for humanity's sake, for justice's
sake, for equality's sake, for the honor of
our laws and institutions, secure to the
farmer at least one ploughteam and the ne
cessary farming utensils, or let all laws for
protecting the mechanics and others be
repealed. Have there never been any
farmers in our legislative halls that their
interests are thus neglected, or are the
farmers willing that the mechanic, man•
ufacturer and others should be fostered
and protected while he supports them all
destitute of any protection.
SOLITUDE.
Union Township, Jan. 2, 1843.
✓7liller's Theory.
Prophet Miller has found a somewhat
formidable competitor in the Rev. Abel
Thomas, who delivered a 4ecture before
the Brooklyn Lyceum, adverse to the,
monstrous and ridiculous doctrines taught
by Miller. The New York Express re
views the lecture in the following manner:
"The foundation of Miller's theory was
upon the prophecies of Daniel and the
Apocalypse. The precise year of 184 S
was obtained in several ways, by the dif
ferent lengths of time he allowed for the
accomplishment of the prophecies, and by'
the manner in which he computed the time
meant by the 2300 slays in Daniel and the
70 years. That Miller's theory was errs).
neous he proved by quoting some other
prophecies in which the terms of days and
years were used, and the length of time
taken proves completely that days avid
years were used in prophecy as in common
language with us now.
"As instances, first he quoted the des
truction of Nineveh predicted by Jonah,
and that it was destroyed at the time spe
cified, no one could doubt, he said. So in
the case of Joshua, in his promise to the
Israelites that he would take them across
the'Red Sea in three days, so one could
doubt that it was completed in three days
instead of years. lle also quoted the
passage in Genesis, where God promised
Nosh that at the end of seven days it
should rain forty days and forty nights,
which was also fully completed ; and to
Dhow in a more striking light the absurdity
of calling a day a year, as dbne by Miller,
he would apply the rule to some of the
passages quoted by Miller, as for instance,)
Nebuchadnezzar was to pass seven times
seven years among the beasts of the field.
Miller's rule of a year for a day, would
leave Nebuchaihnezzar at grass of the ores-'
eat time, and 130 years to remain. Anti,
apply it to 70 years captivity of the Jew.
at Babylon, they have at present more
lime to fulfil than ban yet elapsed. Thel
they errors in Miller's calculation are of
the same sort."
M A MMOTLI Wwies.—The skeleton of the
,mastodon has recently been discovered in
a lick two miles from Warsaw, Mo.,
which exceeds in number and size any
hitherto met with. The bones we found
two or three feet below the surface, em
bedded in a black gravel. The number
of different heads found, amounts to sev
enty or eighty, and the large amount of
detached teeth shows that a greater num
ber of these monsters have bound a [com
mon grave in this basin. The skeletons of
various species of animals are found de
posited in this basin—as the buffalo, elk,
deer iStc.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURES
SENATE.
Friday Jan. 10, 1843.
Petitions were presented by several
Senators.
The Speaker 'alit before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, transmitting a list of the
Clerks of his Department, their duties
and salaries, and stating his opinion that
the business of the ace cannot be done,
with a less number.
The resolution to provide for the meet
ing of the Senate at 9 o'clock in the morn•
ing, was taken up; and alter various
amendments and considerable discussion,
the resolution was lost, yeas 14, nays 15.
HOUSE OF REPRFSENTATIVES.
Mr. Roumfort submitted a series of joint
resolutions relative to the sale of stocks
held by the state.
Mr. Karns reported a bill the more ef
fectually to prevent the violation of the
Sabbath, and fur other purposes.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary of the
Commonwealth in answer to a resolution
of the (louse, informing that the State DeH
partment bud paid $164 for postage on re•
turns of taxables,and in harming the House
further that a package had been sent to
the Governor from Westmoreland county
on which there was a charge for postage
or *sou: owing to this exhorbitant charge
the Governor had returned the package to
the Post office in this place where it re
mains subject to the disposition of the Le
gislature.
The bill to erect the town of Milebborg
in Centre county into a borough, was read
a second and third time and passed.
Adjuured
SENATE.
Saturday, Jan. 21, 1842.
The Senate resumed the second rending
and consideration of the joint resolution
from the (louse of Representatives, direc
ting the State Treasurer to cancel the Re
lief notes in the Treasury, as provided for
by the act of 24th June last, without any
reference to the subsequent act of 27th
July.
the question was on a reference of the
bill to the committee on Finance. A
langthy debate arose, in which Messrs.
McLanahan, Bigler, Darsie and Farrell
'participated, and the whole matter was
postponed for the present.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, nominating WILLIAM DOUGHERTY
to be an Associat Judge for the county of
Bedford.
On motion of Mr. Mathers, the nomina
tion of Joseph Stilwell, to be an Associate
J udge for the county of Union, was unan
imously confirmed.
On 'notion of Mr. Bigler, the nomina
tion of Philip Noon, to be an Associate
Judge for Cambria county, was unani•l,
mously confirmed.
The - consideration of the bill providing
for cancelling the Relief notes was resum
ed, and after tieing briefly considered.
The bill from the House relating to con
tractors and laborers was returned, with'
information that the House non -concurred
in the proviso added by the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Penniman, the bill
was immediately taken up, the senate re
ceded from its amendment, and it passed.'.
Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker laid before the House n
communication from the Canal Commis.
sioners, in reply to two resolutions from
the House on the subject of the contract
to carry passengers on the Columbia Rail
Road, accompanied with a statement of
the bids received, and a copy at the con•
tract already entered into, and the bond
to fulfil that contract.
After some debate the communication
and documents were relerred to a select
committee, who will report upon the
whole subject._ _
The resolution for the prchase of Put ,
don's Digest was then taken up.
Mr. Sherwood moved to limit the num
ber tofice copies, to be placed in the. Li
brary for the use of the members. He re
!garded this number as sufficient, and es
'in accordance With the finances of the
State, and the expectations of the Norte.
Mr. moved an amendment to nr
intaii.one copy for each member.
After a considerable debate, the ques
tion was postponed for the present.
Mr. Elwell, from the committee to ap.
portion the State for members of Congress,
made report of n bill which was then read.
It is n most unjust bill to the Whig party,
and one which we predict cannot pass.
SENA'I'E.
Monday, Jan. 29, 1843,
Mr. Penniman from the Committee on
,the subject reported an apportionment
!bill, districting the State for Members of
Congress, which was made the order for
Wendnerday next.
Mr. 11:11 read a bill in place, to reduce
the number of Canal Commissioners, and
cut tail be expenses of the board general
ly, which was refered to the committee on
reform.
The following nomination; for printers
were then made : •
Mr. Kidder nom'edinky is Lescure,
Wilcox " 1.13. Bratton.
Bigler " J. 11. Diniock.
Cochran " Collin ill'Cw rdy
" Hudtlleson " ti. Guyer.
Darsie " T. Fenn.
Headlv " J. H. Sreck
GERMAN JOURNAL.
Mr. Frgel v nominated Bab!) ''''''''''
" !leadly " You the ck Drukman
" Cochran " G. A. Sage.
" Sullivan " Bihighoinie - 51 Bi-eker
" Wicox " flutter and Bigler.
BILLS.
Mr. Bigler nominated J. If. Bretton
" 111'Lanaglian " Henry Ruby
" Hill " I. H. Dimock
" Heatlly " 1. H. Steck.
Mr. Cochran submitted a resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Common
wealth for a list of all the pardons granted
by Governor Porter, and the nature of
the offences.
The resolution providing for cancelling
the Relief notes come up ngain in order.
The motion pending still being to refer to
the committee on Finance which was dis
cussed till the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
It was petition day, and a 11;tgenumb, , r
'were presented. Among them were see.
f eral praying that the expenses of Govern
ment be reduced, and some for a repeal of
the law to abolish imprisonment for
debt.
The Speaker laid before the House, a
memorial from Northampton county, pray-
Mg for an official investigation into the
conduct of Mr. Heckman, a member at
the present and last Muse of Representa
tives, in relation to the passage of a bill to
authorize the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company to raise money on mortgage,
&c. The memorial stated that Mr. H. was
almost the only creditor of the company
Mr. Parker, his colleague, moved its
reference to a select committee, which
course Mr. Ileckman himself desired a
select committee. He said it was due t 0
his character and standing that this mar
should be investigated—that the memorial
placed him where the God of nature nor
his own ambition and conduct, never in
tended him to be placed, to wit, on a par
with David R. and James M. Porter.
Mr. Lowry moved its reference to the
committee on Vice and Immorality. Ile
said these investigations amounted to no
thing—that the people were tired of this.
Such committees, he said, smelt in the
nostrils of the people.
Mr. Sharswood replied that he did not
know how it was with the committees, but
he was sure the disclosures made by them
could not be pleasant, that they opened
sores at least offensive to the sight—after
considerable debate the amendment was
negatived and aselect committee appoint.
ml, of which Mr. Parker is chairman.
The Governor retured the bill to regu.
late printing and binding, with his sign.-
lure. The House then proceeded to the
election of Printers, %hich resulted as
follows:
ENGLISH JOURNAL,
McKinley and Leseure,
'then. Fenn,
GIF.NIAN lOVIINAL.
Hotter and Bigler, 54 votes.
G. A. Sage, 50
BILLS
J. li. Steck, 53 rotes.
E. Guyer, 26
The bill to form a new county to be call
rd out of parts of Northamp
ton, Monroe and Pike, passed final read
ing, yeas 61, nays 30. Adjourned.
SENATE.
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1845.
Mr. Mums made a report from the
committee to whom the subject was refer
red, against the prayer of certain petition
ers for action.on the part of the Lesisin.
cure recommending a repeal of the Bank
rupt Law. The Report is adverse to the
epeal of the law, and urges several strong
reasons why the law should be continued
in force.
The Senate then proceeded to the elec
tion of Printers. For Printer of the English
Journal the votes stood as follows :
John B. Bratton received 19 votes.
Theo. Fenn S Es
..
Collin McCurdy .. 5 i.
John H. Dimock .. 1 1.
Printer of the German Journal.
Babb & Hummell received 19 votes.
George A. Sap " 14 1 .
Pranter of the Bale.
John H. Dimock & co. received 26 votes.
Collin McCurdy 41 5 011
John H. Steck .. 1 ..
53 votes.