Connecticut western news., 1873-01-31
Meeting of Long Separated Brothers.


 Some ten years ago two brothers left their home in Illinois and went to Cali fornia. The elder was man of most steady habits, who had received most thorough business education in his na- tive State, and who had made up his mind to prosper in the new country he had chosen. The other was inclined to be dissipated, and had figured in so very bad odor in his village. The broth Francisco, while both looked far situ- ations. The younger brother, however, fell inte bad company and bad habits, and after few months they became separated.
 For ten years they did not meet To- ward two o'clock in the morning of Last Christmas, the gentleman of the house, the elder brother, heard a noise below stairs, and moving quietly out of bed, stood at the head of the stairs to assure himself that his suspicious of burglars being in the house were correct The gleam of candle in the parlor assured him, and returning to his bedroom and arming himself, he crept down stairs to capture the thief. He had proceeded so cautiously that the burglar was not aware of any one stirring inethe house. hold, and when he reached the parlor door he saw man endeavoring to pry open the buffet where he kept his sl- yer. Leveling his revolver at the thief, he shouted, "Stop, or you are a dead man!' and he had the burglar complete ly at his mercy.
 The Jimmy " dropped from his ner- vous hands, and the gentleman was aa- vancing to secure him, when, to his in- finite horror, he perceived that it was his younger brother whom he had thus detected in the act of crime. Both stood motionless for moment, and then the unfortunate wretch, dropping on his knees, cried out: "As God is my judge, Robert, I did not know that you lived here" The other believed him, and bidding him sit down, asked him what could have led to the commission of such @ crime Twas the old story. Liquor and evil companions. That night the would-be burglar slept under the roof of his forgiving brother, who, when he told this strange story, de- clared with tears in his eyes that he in- tended to save him, if possible, and was going to give him employment in his store.
 The Horse Disease Again.
 The peculiar affection known as spinal meningitis, which was prevalent among the horses of New York city over year since has suddenly reappeared, and in nearly all cases the result has been fatal One of the most remarkable features of the disease is the absence of premonitory symptoms, the attack coming on suddenly and often termina- ting fatally before the animal can be removed to the stable, should the form CT be in harness at the time. Veterin- ary surgeons who have carefully watch ed the horses under their care state, however, that profuse precipitation often precedes the attack by few hours, but as yet no means of averting it has been discovered. The horses attacked ap- pear to the unprofessienal observer per fectly sound and healthly only few hours before their death. No coughing or other sign of irritation precedes the fatal convulsion but the limbs of the animal tremble violently for few min utes before he succumbs. In conversa- tion with 8 reporter, well-known vet erinary surgeon stated that in the course of his practice he had met with a great number of cases of meningitis, and had found it fatal in majority of instances. He defined it as an affection of the membrane of the spine, of unknown origin, and periodical in it's appearance in great cities but he did not appre- bend that it would become general on