TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

O'Leary, Carson, Glenin and Dobler commenced a 100-hour walk in Nashville last evening.

The earnings of the Denver & Rio Grande for the second week of January were $109,935; increase, $49,857.

Ex-Governor Alexander H. Bullock fell dead on the street near his residence about 4 P. M. yesterday afternoon.

Nine buildings were burned yesterday in Alibene, Kans. All district court records and county books destroyed. Loss, $75,000.

Simon Wolf, consul-general at Cairo, has forwarded to Treasurer Gilfillan another contribution of f.3800 to the Garfield memorial hospital, making in all $1200 collected by him from the khedive and others in Egypt.

During a bull-fight at Matanzas, Cuba, on Sunday, part of the scaffolding supporting the seats gave way, and nearly 300 persons were precipitated into the stables below. One person was killed and others were more or less injured.

Edward Hanlan, the champion oarsman, reached Liverpool yesterday. The voyage was extremely rough, and he was very seasick. Upon landing he was welcomed by the Mersey Rowing Club, and hospitably entertained. He will arrive in London at 6 o'clock this morning.

A dispatch to the London Standard from St. Petersburg says: A semi-official journal warns France that to allow the Nihilists to appeal through the Paris press for money is incompatible with the maintenance of the good relations of the powers, and also with their duties toward one another.

The train bearing the remains of the late Senator Wagner reached Palatine Bridge, Albany, yesterday afternoon. There the train was met by residents of the surrounding districts and by almost the entire force of the Wagner palace car conductors. Rev. Dr. Welles conducted the funeral services.

Secretary Hunt has received a cable dispatch from Mr. Hoffman, charge d'affaires at St. Petersburg, stating that he has forwarded to Irkutsk the secretary's dispatch to Lieut. Danenhower, telling him to remain at that place and render all assistance in his power in the search for the remainder of the crew of the Jeannette.

In the pigeon shooting match at the Union Gun Club grounds, Hendon, yesterday, between Dr. Carver and Mr. Bingham, at the end of the day's shooting the scores for both days were as follows: Dr. Carver, 249 birds; Mr. Bingham, 244 birds. Today's shooting closes the match, the number of birds having been reduced from 500 to 300 each, by mutual consent.

THE WEATHER.WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18, 1882, 1 A. M. For New England, fair weather, low, but slowly rising temperature, winds shifting to east and south, lower barometer.