SEVERE THUNDER STORM.--Our city and vicinity, was visited on Saturday evening last, wtih one of our old fashioned thunder storms, accompanied by heavy wind and lightning. We learn that in Whitesboro the chimnies of several houses were blown off and considerable damage done to out houses, fences, &c. In Deerfield, opposite this city, the home of AMASA ROWE, Esq. was struck by lightning--passing down the chimney, killing a dog of Mr. ROWE'S lying by the stove; passing throught to the cellar. Mr. ROWE was sitting by the stove at the time, but providentially escaped without any serious injury. FIRE AT MIDDLETOWN.--We learn that the beautiful village of Middletown was visited by a destructive fire on Tueday evening last. It originated in the store of JACKSON & CO. on Main st., and consumed six buildings, all erected in the last 5 years. In this fire, JAMES HOYT, BROADWELL & WHITE, SHAW & HANDFORD, merchants are sufferers. Also DANIEL ARMSTRONG, tailor; and COE G. BRADNER, Esq., in the burning of a valuable law library. Most of the buildings were insured. Of the amount of loss we have heard no estimate. _________________ JOHN B. GOUGH has published a confession. It is worth reading, though we doubt whether implicitt confidence can be placed in the statements. Still the story is told with great apparent candor and sincerity. He still clings to the idea that there was something put in the glass of soda-water he drank in Chatham street, which rendered him insensible to almost every thing that passed until he was found. _____________________ Hon. JOEL TURRIL left hthis place on Thursday evening, as Consul to the Sandwich Islands. He goies out, in the U.S. Frigate Congress, which sails from Norfolk, we believe, on the 2d of October. He is accompanied by his family. ___________________ That veteran Democrat, Col. SAMUEL YOUNG has been selected as the democratic candidate for senator in the Fourth Senate District, receiving eight of the fifteen votes cast. _________________ HORRID AFFAIR.--HULLIBURT MEACHUM, OF Chesterfield, (Mass.) has been committed to jail in Northampton, charged wtih rape upon his own daughter----SARAH J. MEACHUM--14 years of age! ______________ ENCYCLOPOEDIA OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY. We have received from the publishers, the Messrs. Harper, the 11th number of this publication. It is for sale by Mr. ADRIANCE, at 25 cents per number. _____________ ANDREW J. DONELSON, Esq. late Charge d'Affairs of the U.S. to the Republic of Texas, arrived in Washington on the night of the 19th. ______________ Debbie