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Show I 'III 07 CALEB tUBHtHU. ! j D" I Hon. Caleb Cuebing, United States minisUr to Spain, died at bis home in Newburyport, Mass., on Thursday night, at the advanced ago ol 70 years. For fKty yeara Mr. Cuahing waa prominent as a lawyer, writer, soldier, statesman and diplomat, in all ol which vecationa and profeaeiocs he waa more than ordinarily successful. success-ful. He waa twice mayor of Newburyport, New-buryport, represented his district nino times in the legwl-Uuro, served four rma in tho lower house of congress, waa United States commissioner to China, aud negotiated tho first treaty of the United Statci with that empire; em-pire; served in the Mexican war, whero ho roeo to tho rank or brigadier-general. The IogUlato.ro having refused to vo:o the money for fitting out ibo Massachusetts regiment Of volunteers, ho furnished tho means from bis own funds. In 1S52 3 he was a justice of tho Massachusetts supreme court, and was United Stutea attorney general during Pierce's administration, from '53 to '57. Ho was counsel for the United States at the Geneva conference for the settlement of the Ala-liami Ala-liami claims, and in 1873 was appointed minister to Spain. President Grant nominated him in 1874 for chiof justice of tho United States, but subsequently withdrew his name. In politics Mr. Cuahing waB "everything." Originally ho was a liberal-republican-whig, but upon the election of Tyler, supported his administration and went with tho democratic- party. Ho was chosen president of the democratic national convention at Charleston, 8. C, in 1860, and afterwards presided over tho convontion of Becedera that met in Baltimore. During the war he took littlo part in politics or public affairs, but was classed as a Union democrat with doubtful stato rights ideas. Neither party claimed him, though both needed tho benefits of his, counaels and well trained legal mind. Siuoo the war he has been a republican, republi-can, acted with that party, and held office flfl above noted by appointment of republican administrations. |