The Boston restaurant "leads the van."

A meeting of the water works commission was held yesterday afternoon.

The real estate exchanges during the past week aggregated $800,000.

At the meeting of the chamber of commerce today a grain inspector will be elected.

Some 102,000 feet of lumber was turned out from the Camp & Walker mill yesteday.

Charles Chamberlain, injured in the McMullen mill accident, was improving yesterday.

The plats of three more additions to the city were filed yesterday. Thus do we grow.

George Post and Albert King were taken to Stillwater prison by Sheriff Eustis yesterday.

The Electric Light company announces its intention to be ready for business within thirty days.

The Pillsbury "A" mill will only run on half time until the new crop of wheat is harvested next autumn.

Only two cases of drunkenness were before his honor yesterday and they each got ten days on the rock pile.

The Pathfinders had a good audience at the Opera house last evening. They close their engagement this evening.

The council committee upon fire department made its annual tour of inspection of the department yesterday afternoon.

It is reported that another ordinance providing for a city forester will be introduced at the next meeting of the city council.

Adams, charged with adultery with Mrs. Aldora Card, was convicted in the district court yesterday. The woman was discharged.

Willie Welsh had his left arm broken in two places by falling down stairs at his father's residence on Cedar avenue, yesterday morning.

Frank Crawford says he will sue Koenner for $100,000 for defamation of character. This is the outcome of the trial for obtaining money under false pretenses.

While the workmen in the new water works tunnel were out to dinner on Thursday, the banks caved in, and they escaped certain death by being "regular at meals."

While standing on a ladder, George Gaylord, a painter residing in south Minneapolis, made a misstep and fell to the ground. His only injury was several bad bruises.

W. D. Brown was run away with yesterday morning on the East side. The carriage collided with the east end of the upper bridge, throwing Mr. Brown out. He sustained a bad injury in his left side. The carriage was wrecked.

Frank Crawford, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, was discharged by the jury in the district court, as predicted by the GLOBE at the time of the preliminary examination in the municipal court some time ago.

Segrim Rockshad, a stock dealer, met with a serious accident near the Western avenue bridge yesterday noon. While crossing the railroad track he was struck by a switch engine, and the wheels passed over his right arm near the shoulder. He was taken to Ames' hospital, where the limb was amputated.

The case of Alexander Bruce against George McMullen was commenced in the district court, before Judge Young, yesterday. Bruce was employed upon the east channel stone arch bridge, and on October 17, 1877, was injured by a falling beam, resulting in the lower part of his body being paralyzed. Negligence on the part of the contractor is alleged, and $25,000 the amount asked for.