Grant And Breckinridge

Gen. John C. Breckinndge, saya a Long Branch letter, spent a few days here during the present week, and attended the races. He called as a matter of personal courtesy on President Oran t, whom he had not secn since the Mexioan war where they were fellow oflicers and very intimate. Although Gen. Breckinridge has been frequently in VV ashington sinee the close of the war, he did not think it would be delicate for him to visit the President in the Executive Mansion. TIe was acoompanied to the President's cottage by Mr. John Hoey, and spent a portion of the evening in very agreeable conversation. Senator Frelinghysen was present, and others dropped in during the evening to pay their respects. No allusions whatever were made to the late war, and the part taken by either of the two gentlemen. The President greeted Mr. Breckinridge very kindly, and referred to the last time they met, which was when Grant was slightly wounded in one of the Mexican engagements. They called up memories and old friencls, and traced the latter into atter life. There is but a year's difference in the ages of the two, Gen. Grant being fifty-two and Gen. Breckinridge fifty-one. The latter took his leave in about half an hour, reueiving an invitation to cali again.