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Domestic News Items. MURDER IN A COURT ROOM-The Austin (Texas) Intelligencer of the 25th ult. states that John Taney, who was then Using tried on an indictment charging him with having killed John Edwards, and was in the court room, about to be taken to jail until after dinner, was suddenly attacked by a crowd of armed men, who fired about twenty five abots at him, killing him on the spot, and then made their escape. The Sheriff shot one of the "lynchers" and arrested two more, who were lodged in jail. BANK OF CENTRAL New York.-The Utics Daily Tele. graph says that Geo. W. Stanton has petitioned Judge Morgan to remove Joseph Benedict, Esq, from the posttion of Receiver of the Bank of Central New York. Mr. Benedict, It is known, is the law partner of Hon. 0. B. Matteson, the late President of the Bank, and the petition urges that he is unfitted, therefore, to give the affairs of the institution the thorough investigation requisite. The case has been postponed sall the 18th inst. THE NEW LAW RELATING TO Walls-The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follown:Section 1. No person having a husband, wife, child or parent, shall, by his or her last will or testament, devise or bequeath to any benevolent, charitable, literary, sciensific, religious or missionary society, association or corpeation, in trust or otherwise, more than one hair part of bis or her estate, after the payment of his or her debts, (achd such devise or bequest shall be valid to the extent of om9 half and no more.) Section 2. All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Passed April 13, 1860. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.-The criminal law was 80 altered last winter that absence from the State (if the of. fender is wh bin the United States) is no longer deducted from the three years within which an indictment (except for murder) me st be found. TORNADO IN PENVSYLVANIA.-A terrible tornado passed over a portion of Backs county, Pa, on the 7th inst, accorepanied by thunder, lightning, hail and rain. Dwelling houses, barns, stables, barracks and shops were razed to the ground, bridgen were blown away, fences seattered over fields, and whole orchards of trees torn up by the roots.